Take This Job and Shove It (With Johnny Paycheck) Songtext
von Willie Nelson

Johnny paycheck while you′re out here
I'd like to introduce something
Take This job and Shove It
Would you like to hear that?
I′ll do the best I can here

Take this job and shove it
I ain't working here no more
My woman just left and took all the reasons
I been working for
Don't you try and stop me
′Cause I′m walking out the door
Take this job and shove it
I ain't working here no more


Well, I been working in this factory
For damn near 15 years
I′ve seen a lot of good folks die
And they had a lot of damn tears
I seen a lot of good folks die
That had a lot of bills to pay
I'd give the shirt right off of my back
If I had the guts to say

Take this job and shove it
I ain′t working here no more
My woman just left and took all the reasons
I been working for
Don't you try and stop me
When I′m walking out the door
You can take this job and shove it
I ain't working here no more

That foreman, he's a regular dog
The line boss, he′s a fool
He′s got a flattop haircut, honey, hey

The boy thinks he's cool
One of these days I′m gonna blow my top
And that sucker, he's gonna pay
And I can′t wait
Till I get the nerve to walk up to him and say


Take this job and stick it
I ain't working here no more
My woman just left and took all the reasons
I been working for
Don′t you try and stop me
'Cause I'm walking out the door
You can take this job and shove it
I ain′t working here no more

One more time now, everybody

You can take this job and shove it
I ain′t working here no more (yeah)

Johnny paycheck
Now you're talking ′bout an outlaw, I ain't got a chance