Everyday we earn our meager pay
But it takes its toll to play the happy prole.
They buy your labor, try to steal your soul –
Bite the bullet, hold your tongue and play the happy prole.
Paranoid and tired – quit before you’re fired.
But they’ve got you in the hole, so you play happy prole.
You need the money so you got to play it dumb,
but if you play it long enough it’s just what you become.
Pay your rent, pay your bills, pay the doctor for your pills
So you can work another day, as life slips away
“The World Owes Me a Living,” by Shirley Temple.
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Mojo and Skid “Ain’t Got No Boss” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Kpui-MIgYU&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Hear Lou explain it (the way he meant it to sound) in “Please Don’t Talk to me About Work”.
Broadcast have a whole album entitled “Work and Non Work.” That’s it for me.
In practical life, it’s always veered between The Replacements’ “Goddamn Job” (http://youtu.be/NL-lYj9e8l8) and Jimmy Reed’s “Big Boss Man” (http://youtu.be/Dd-o_kLONVI).
Philosophically, I think The Mekons’ chant, “Never Work”, is probably closer to my true attitude concerning the subject: http://youtu.be/20rNtVwZ3Us
In honor of Mod’s recent purchase – “This Ain’t No Picnic” by the Minute-men.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIhw57H2vzo
“The Happy Prole” by Quasi
Everyday we earn our meager pay
But it takes its toll to play the happy prole.
They buy your labor, try to steal your soul –
Bite the bullet, hold your tongue and play the happy prole.
Paranoid and tired – quit before you’re fired.
But they’ve got you in the hole, so you play happy prole.
You need the money so you got to play it dumb,
but if you play it long enough it’s just what you become.
Pay your rent, pay your bills, pay the doctor for your pills
So you can work another day, as life slips away
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8bDlq3GLxk
“Maggie’s Farm” by Bob Dylan pretty much says it all.