Jobs and Occupations

[MaVolta]

I don’t remember doing this subject. If we did, it was years forever ago. 😸

There should be a lot of these songs, titles or lyrics with jobs or occupations, etc.

Journeyman - Blackmore’s Night

Journeyman - Iron Maiden

From Wikipedia —- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journeyman

The term "journeyman" was originally used in the medieval trade guilds. Journeymen were paid daily and the word "journey" is derived from journée, meaning "whole day" in French. Each individual guild generally recognised three ranks of workers: apprentices, journeymen, and masters. A journeyman, as a qualified tradesman, could become a master and run their own business, but most continued working as employees.[3]

[1968Hoya46]

Vincent:  Don McLean (an homage to Vincent Van Gogh)

[EricC28201]

Jet - Wings

Jet, was your father as bold as a Sergeant Major?

And Jet, I thought the Major was a Lady Suffragette

[Raynyky]

Salt of the Earth-Rolling Stones 

[1968Hoya46]

Knockin' On Heaven's Door: Dylan  (A dying lawman).

[MaVolta]

Doctor Robert - The Beatles

[KellytheBelly]

Courtney Barnett - Elevator Operator

[MaVolta]

Livin’ On A Prayer - Bon Jovi

Tommy used to work on the docks
Union's been on strike
He's down on his luck
It's tough, so tough
Gina works the diner all day
Working for her man

She brings home her pay for love

For love

[1968Hoya46]

Clementine: Bobby Darin  (In a cavern down by a canyon/Excavatin' for a mine/There lived a miner from North Carolina/And his daughter Clementine).

[Raynyky]

She Came In Through The Bathroom Window-Beatles

She said she'd always been a dancer
She worked at fifteen clubs a day
And though she thought I knew the answer
Well, I knew what I could not say

And so I quit the police department
And got myself a steady job
And though she tried her best to help me
She could steal, but she could not rob

[1968Hoya46]

Hurdy Gurdy Man: Donovan

[MaVolta]

Tiny Dancer - Elton John

Seemstress for the band, music man, ballerina, piano man, tiny dancer

[1968Hoya46]

Levon: Elton John  (Levon sells cartoon balloons in town).

[Raynyky]

Rocket Man-Elton John

It's just my job, five days a week
A rocket man, a rocket man

[1968Hoya46]

Down On The Corner: CCR  (Willy and the Poor Boys were buskers)

[EricC28201]

When I Kissed the Teacher - ABBA

[1968Hoya46]

One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer: John Lee Hooker; George Thorogood & The Destroyers  (He kept the bartender busy that night).

[MaVolta]

40 Hour Week - Alabama

Detroit auto worker, Pittsburg steel mill worker, the one who swings the hammer, the one behind the counter, the one who fights the fires, the one who brings the mail, Kansas wheat field farmer, West Virginia coal miner, the one who drives the big rig, the one out in the warehouse, the waitress, the mechanic, the policeman, and everyone behind the scenes

[1968Hoya46]

The Old Lamplighter: The Browns

[BeatleloverKT]

Bang the drum all day, Todd Rundgren

[MaVolta]

Work For The Working Man - Bon Jovi

[1968Hoya46]

Salesman: Monkees

[1968Hoya46]

Alice's Restaurant Massacree: Arlo Guthrie  (You can get anything you want at Alice's Restaurant/Excepting Alice).

[BeatleloverKT]

Teacher, teacher, 38 Special

[1968Hoya46]

Smokey Joe's Cafe:  The Robins (The owner, a chef hat on his head and a knife in his hand, was the jealous type).

[BeatleloverKT]

Allentown, Billy Joel

[MaVolta]

Life’s Been Good - Joe Walsh

It’s good to be a rock star! 😎 🤘

[BobH07]

The Ferryman:  Gaelic Storm

[BobH07]

Mr Limousine Driver:  Grand Funk

[BobH07]

Witch Doctor:  David Seville

[BobH07]

The Dancer:  Leo Sayer