Songs about ... X!

[smokey the elder]

"Working Man" by Rush
"Casey Jones" by The Grateful Dead
"Workin' on a Coal Mine" by ?

[Karen]

Working' 9 to 5 - Dolly Parton
This Woman's Work - Kate Bush
"Work" by Bob Marley

[Twisterdog]

"Workin' on a Coal Mine" by ?

Devo! (From the crazy movie "Heavy Metal", which came out when I was in the 7th grade. Also contains excellent Stevie Nicks, BOC and Sammy Hager, for us old fogies.)

“Working Class Hero,” John Lennon
“Working in the Highway,” Bruce Springsteen
“Sixteen Tons,” Merle Travis
“Blue Collar Man,” Styx

[JuniorxMyxLove]

“Working Class Hero,” John Lennon

you beat me to it! that's the first song I thought of when I read this thread (probably cause it's playing on my iPod right now) but...ditto?

[RICHARD]

The Monster Mash?

[smokey the elder]

Penny Lane.

I knew "Workin' on a Coal Mine" was in Heavy Metal. That was such a cool movie.

[DJFyrewolf36]

Im suprised no one posted Sixteen Tons One of my favorites

Some people say a man is made outta mud
A poor man's made outta muscle and blood
Muscle and blood and skin and bones
A mind that's a-weak and a back that's strong

You load sixteen tons, what do you get
Another day older and deeper in debt
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store

I was born one mornin' when the sun didn't shine
I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine
I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal
And the straw boss said "Well, a-bless my soul"

You load sixteen tons, what do you get
Another day older and deeper in debt
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store

I was born one mornin', it was drizzlin' rain
Fightin' and trouble are my middle name
I was raised in the canebrake by an ol' mama lion
Cain't no-a high-toned woman make me walk the line

You load sixteen tons, what do you get
Another day older and deeper in debt
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store

If you see me comin', better step aside
A lotta men didn't, a lotta men died
One fist of iron, the other of steel
If the right one don't a-get you
Then the left one will

You load sixteen tons, what do you get
Another day older and deeper in debt
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store

[DJFyrewolf36]

King of the Road is sort of about work hehe. Reminds me of my day labor days...

Trailers for sale or rent
Rooms to let...fifty cents.
No phone, no pool, no pets
I ain't got no cigarettes
Ah, but..two hours of pushin' broom
Buys an eight by twelve four-bit room
I'm a man of means by no means
King of the road.

Third boxcar, midnight train
Destination...Bangor, Maine.
Old worn out suits and shoes,
I don't pay no union dues,
I smoke old stogies I have found
Short, but not too big around
I'm a man of means by no means
King of the road.

I know every engineer on every train
All of their children, and all of their names
And every handout in every town
And every lock that ain't locked
When no one's around.

I sing,
Trailers for sale or rent
Rooms to let, fifty cents
No phone, no pool, no pets
I ain't got no cigarettes
Ah, but, two hours of pushin' broom
Buys an eight by twelve four-bit room
I'm a man of means by no means
King of the road.

[Twisterdog]

Im suprised no one posted Sixteen Tons

I did.

[momcat]

The Monster Mash?

The first line is.....

"I was working in the lab late one night"

[Suki Wingy]

Some of my favourites are Downeaster "Alexa" by Billy Joel and Amarillo Sky by Jason Aldean about farming.

[RICHARD]

Nothing to die for- Tim McGraw

You'd give your last breath to your wife
Take a bullet for your kids
Lay your life down for your country for your Jesus for your friends
There's a whole lot of things you say you're living for
You've got to fight it somehow, stop and turn around
'Cause this ain't nothin' to die for

So what's the harm in a little fun
'Cause you're off to work before the sun everyday

And the inbox outbox locks you in and the money you make ain't worth the time you spend to make your pay
The doctor says 'man your numbers they don't lie'
The graveyard's full of folks that didn't have time to die

[cassiesmom]

Freedom... "Taking Care of Business" is on the radio right now!

[Freedom]

Thanks, gosh I do like that song, he heee.

[RICHARD]

Back On The Chain Gang - Pretenders

I found a picture of you, oh oh oh
What hijacked my world that night
To a place in the past
We've been cast out of, oh oh oh

Now we're back in the fight
We're back on the train, hey
Oh, back on the chain gang

A circumstance beyond our control, oh oh oh
The phone, the TV and the news of the world
Got in the house like a pigeon from hell, oh oh oh
Threw sand in our eyes and descended like flies

Put us back on the train, yeah
Oh, back on the chain gang

The powers that be
That force us to live like we do
Bring me to my knees
When I see what they've done to you

But I'll die as I stand here today
Knowing that deep in my heart
They'll fall to ruin one day
For making us part

I found a picture of you, oh oh oh
Those were the happiest days of my life
Like a break in the battle was your part, oh oh oh
In the wretched life of a lonely heart

Now we're back on the train, yeah
Oh, back on the chain gang


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That is one of the best R&R song ever.