# Well, there's work, and then there's...

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-theres-work-and-then-theres/103962
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [April 16, 2002, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-theres-work-and-then-theres/103962 "2002-04-16T15:48:01Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author: ![11811](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/9d8465/32.png) [@11811](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/11811)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2002, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-theres-work-and-then-theres/103962/1 "2002-04-16T15:48:01Z")

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_work_

Need help with song titles. A friend brought up that “work” was a euphemism for sex in songs. I want as many song titles or lyrics as you can give me with the word “work” in them, the funnier the better.

I’ve been working on the railroad  
Whistle while you work  
It’s the work, the workin’ and the workin’ life

Please send me your work. Will work for food. :eek:

Chrome

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### Author: ![Max\_Carnage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/max_carnage/32/12775_2.png) [@Max\_Carnage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Carnage)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2002, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-theres-work-and-then-theres/103962/2 "2002-04-16T15:50:04Z")

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Workin’ for the Weekend

“it’s been a hard day’s night and I’ve been working like a dog”

“Get your mojo working now”

“Take this job and shove it, I’ve been working here too long”

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### Author: ![auntie\_em](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@auntie\_em](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/auntie_em)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2002, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-theres-work-and-then-theres/103962/3 "2002-04-16T15:50:07Z")

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_Work! and Work (well, those cars nevvuh seem to stop comin’)!  
Work! and Work (kEEEEEEEEEP those lines and machines hummin’)!_

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### Author: ![gallows\_fodder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8c91f0/32.png) [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2002, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-theres-work-and-then-theres/103962/4 "2002-04-16T16:00:47Z")

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Uhh…“Working for the Man”? Or is that too obvious?

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### Author: ![madcat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/73ab20/32.png) [@madcat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madcat)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2002, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-theres-work-and-then-theres/103962/5 "2002-04-16T16:30:14Z")

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“Working in a Coal Mine”

(Workin’ in a coal mine

Goin’ down,down,down…)

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### Author: ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2002, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-theres-work-and-then-theres/103962/6 "2002-04-16T17:30:27Z")

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Work. HUH! What is it good for? Absolutely nothing.

Oh wait…

How about that song “I don’t wanna work (I just want to bang on the drum all day)”

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### Author: ![tanstaafl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba8739/32.png) [@tanstaafl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanstaafl)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2002, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-theres-work-and-then-theres/103962/7 "2002-04-16T19:26:15Z")

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_Takin’ Care of Business_

“It’s the work that we avoid and we’re all self-employed,  
We love to work at nothin’ all day.”