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Well I'd like to suck out the brain
Of the guy that invented work.
Why must I spend five days of my week
Busting my ass for some ignorant jerk? Ya see...
I feel sapped of all strength,
I feel more dead than alive,
I need the magical regenerative powers
Of the P45.

Hey boss man
Don't ya get the drift?
You can stick yer job
You can east my fist.

What is the world coming to?
Can't pay my taxes or union dues.
But I don't mind if we can't afford food,
Just don't open the mail cuz it might be bad news.

All day I plan what I'll do once I'm home,
Once I'm home I just east and sleep.
When I mention Howe Gelb, Dock Boggs or Bob Wills
My colleagues look at me like I was some kind of freak, so...
I think I'll move to the sticks.
Gonna learn me to bake corned beef pie.
Then I'll go make a shedload of records
That no-one will buy.

Hey boss man
Don't ya get the joke?
You can keep yer cash.
Hope it makes you choke.

What is the world coming to?
Can't pay my taxes or union dues.
But I don't mind if we can't afford food,
Just don't open the mail cuz it might be bad news

Well it could be a final demand
Or some kind of lawsuit.
It could be a notice of eviction
Or a decree absolute.
They could be disconnecting the gas,
Or doing me for evasion of tax,
It might be a bill and it might be a writ
But I'll never find out cuz I'm not opening it.

What is the world coming to?
Can't pay my taxes or union dues.
But I don't mind if we can't afford food,
Just don't open the mail cuz it might be bad news.

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from A Dying Man Can Sure Sing The Blues, released May 13, 2013
Lyrics and music by James R Closs. Performed by Muleskinner Jones.

Saxophones by Chris Frost and Mark Wood

Drunken yelling by Chris Frost, Kevin Haigh and Richard Wheeler

Background vocals by the Nota Bene singers.

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