A Blues - written as a result of observations of current working practises in large companies. where people seem to be expected to work longer & longer hours. Plus the increasing invasion of modern technology (phones/Laptops and i-pads) on our time.
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Story behind the song
A chance comment from a colleague made me think about how our personal time is getting squeezed like never before... Longer working hours and the constant 24/7 access by new technology. Having written the words Strummer joined up with Viking Blues and recorded the song over a David Wallimann BT in Em.
Lyrics
Working Mans Blues
V1
My daddy was a-he was a working man
Worked hard .....from Dawn to Dusk
Ma daddy was....he was a Working Man ....
Worked hard .........for his whole life
But when the sun went down, He left work behind
..and.... went home ......to his wife
V2
But now I’m working with ....with Brain and screen,
My work goes on and on ....I’m always got me ...on the run.
But now I work every waking hour ...
it never stops and I hardly ever .....see the Sun.
I’m a Working all the time , there is no space for me .........
This work gets it in the way of me and Ma baby...... having Fun
V3
I gotta sort out this work- Or its gonna take me over ........
Make me lonely ..........make me sad
I gotta put down all this ‘i’ stuff ....Phone, pad and PC ..............
or the electronic 24/7 world, will dominate me, and my whole life will be less sunny
Gotta pay rent .I gotta eat ... But I gotta get ma life back ....
Avoid the working trap .... ‘n find time for my me and ma honey
Copyright Barry J.A .Bond @2011
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