Jim Croce did some time at the car wash too…
Speaking of The Might be Giants…
Ok, it’s basically an instrumental, but the intro says it all.
And they’ve been working all day, all day, all day…
Does it count if the work isn’t there anymore?
Tommy USED to work on the dock in Bon Jovi’s Living On Prayer
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Lee Dorsey, Working in the Coal Mine
If you prefer, Devo
Or Blue Swede
The guitarist and drummer from The Sex Pistols formed a group called The Professionals and recorded this ode to the police force
The NSFW demo version has even funnier lyrics
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A song about work … and heat.
Bruce is Working on the Highway laying down blacktop
Meanwhile The Pretenders are Back on the Chain Gang
Probably because The Pretenders want some Brass In Pocket
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Sixteen Tons:
Jimmie Rodgers Mule Skinner Blues
And one about making work (for the working man to do).
Salt of the earth?
How about Craig Morgan and his International Harvester
Cold Chisel - Working Class Man
“I’m working at my job, I’m so happy
More boring by the day, but they pay me”
Can’t forget Johnny Paycheck…
I like this version, too.
John Henry
