Take This Job and Shove It
Dead Kennedys * Track #1 On Bedtime for Democracy
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Take This Job and Shove It by Dead Kennedys
Performed by
Dead KennedysProduced by
Jello BiafraWrited by
David Allan CoeAbout
The opening track to Dead Kennedys‘ 1986 album Bedtime for Democracy. “Take This Job And Shove It” is a cover of a country song originally written by David Allan Coe and first recorded by Johnny Paycheck about the bitterness of a man who has worked long and hard with no apparent reward.
Take This Job and Shove It Lyrics
[Chorus]
Take this job and shove it
I ain't working here no more
My woman left and took all the reasons
I've been working for
You better not try to stand in my way
As I'm walking out the door
Take this job and shove it
I ain't working here no more
[Chorus]
Take this job and shove it
I ain't working here no more
My woman left and took all the reasons
I've been working for
You better not try to stand in my way
As I'm walking out the door
Take this job and shove it
I ain't working here no more
[Verse 1]
I've been working in this factory
From now on fifteen years
All this time, I've seen my woman
Drowning in her tears
I've seen a lot of good people die
Who had a lot of bills to pay
I'd give the shirt right off my back
If I had the nerve to say:
[Chorus]
Take this job and shove it
I ain't working here no more
My woman left and took all the reasons
I've been working for
You better not try to stand in my way
As I'm walking out the door
Take this job and shove it
I ain't working here no more
[Verse 2]
That foreman, he's a regular dog
That line boss, he's a fool
Got brand-new skinhead haircuts
Thinks that he looks so cool
One of these days, I'll blow my top
Or somebody's gonna pay
I'd hate to see the look on his face
When I enter the factory and say:
[Chorus]
Take this job and shove it
I ain't working here no more
My woman left and took all the reasons
I've been working for
You better not try to stand in my way
As I'm walking out the door
Take this job and shove it
I ain't working here no more
[Outro]
Take this job and shove it
I ain't working here
Ain't working here
Ain't working here no more
Take This Job and Shove It Q&A
Who wrote Take This Job and Shove It's ?
Take This Job and Shove It was written by David Allan Coe.
Who produced Take This Job and Shove It's ?
Take This Job and Shove It was produced by Jello Biafra.