This song is a parody of David Allan Coe’s Take This Job and Shove It.

Take This Job and Love It lyrics

Take this job and love itI ain’t shirking here no moreMy woman done leftShe took all the reasonsThat I was shirking forYou better not tryTo stand in my wayWhen I’m walking out the doorTake this job and love itI ain’t shirking here no moreWell, I’ve been shirkingIn this dang factoryPretty close to 16 yearsI’ve seen my best friend’s womenDrown in a pool of tearsI’ve seen a lot of kinfolk dyingI had a lot of bills to payLord, I’d give the shirtRight off my back, off my backIf I had the guts to sayTake this job and love itI ain’t shirking here no moreMy woman done leftShe took all the reasonsThat I was shirking forYou better not tryTo stand in my wayWhen I’m walking out the doorTake this job and love itI ain’t shirking here no moreThe foreman is an S.O.B.And the night boss, he’s a foolHe got himself a brand newA brand new flattop haircutHe really thinks that’s coolOne of these daysI’m gonna blow my topThat’s shocking, he’s gonna payWell I can’t wait to see their facesWhen I get the nerve to sayTake this job and love itI ain’t shirking here no moreMy woman done leftShe took all the reasonsThat I was shirking forYou better not tryTo stand in my wayWhen I’m walking out the doorTake this job and love itI ain’t shirking here no more

Take this job and love itTake this job and love it

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