One Piece at a Time
Barbara Dane singing Sarah Ogan Gunnings “I Hate the Capitalist System”
Tom Waits - “I Can’t Wait To Get Off Work”
ETA: spoilered because of naked boobies on the album cover.
D’oh, and of course:
On a more upbeat note, “The Commonwealth of Toil”
Workin’ in the Coal Mine
The Strawbs, “Part of the Union,” which pretty much takes the theme and some of the lyrics from Woody Guthrie’s “Union Maid.”
There is some dispute over whether it is a pro-labour or anti-labour song, but according to the BBC “Although the lyrics could be read as satirical of the trade union movement, the band has frequently stated that that’s not the case at all. In fact the song was picked up by the trade unions and became something of an unofficial anthem for them.”
TCB
Singing about the time when you aren’t working…sticking it to the man, sort of, as we do on Labor Day
Workingman’s Hands / Fountains of Wayne
I’m Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band) - The Moody Blues
Turn the Page - Bob Seger
Working Man by Rush.
How about for after work?
But its so good it needs mentioned twice!
The Banana Boat Song by Harry Belafonte.
Since the OP mentioned them…
I’ve, er, never heard of this song from a pre-Prince era Sheena Easton… I’m, er, posting on behalf of a friend.
TCMF-2L