A life-long renegade, singer/songwriter David Allan Coe was one of the most colorful and unpredictable characters in country music history. One of the pioneering artists of the outlaw country movement of the '70s, he didn't have many big hits — only three of his singles hit the Top Ten — but he was among the biggest cult figures in country music throughout his career. Born in Akron, OH, Coe first got into trouble with the law at age nine. As a result, he was sent to reform school. For the next 20 years, he never spent more than a handful of months outside of a correctional facility — he spent much of his twenties in the Ohio State Penitentiary.
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Take This Job And Shove It Lyrics

David Allan Coe

Take this job and shove it
I aint workin here no more
My woman done left and took all of the reasons i was working for
You better not try to stand in my way
when i walk out the door
Take this job and shove it
i aint workin here no more
I been working in this factory
pretty close to 15 years
Ive some of my best friends women
Standing in a pool of tears
Ive seen a lot of kinfolks dying
i had a lot of bills to pay
Lord, id give the shirt right offin my back
if i had the nerve to say:
Repeat chorus
The foreman is a regular s.o.b. and the night boss, hes a fool
He got himself a brand new flattop haircut
Lord, he really thinks thats cool
One of these days im gonna blow my top
And theres gonna be hell to pay
I cant wait to see their faces when i get the nerve to say
Repeat chorus
Take this job and shove it . . .