The State Worker Blues

[senoritafish]

An mp3 of this was circulating around my work about the time the governator got hisself elected last year. It's been about a year, and as far as I can see it's still applicable. If you want to hear it I can send you the mp3.

When I was a kid my momma said, “Son,
Don’t work for the state like your daddy done.
There ain’t a lot of money and there ain’t a lot of fun
And you’ll owe your soul to the golden one.”
But I was just a hippy and a slacker and fool
Didn’t wanna work but starving wasn’t cool
Took me a test got on that list
Started pushing that paper and I done my best

I got the State Worker Blues
Been payin’ my dues
Have ya heard the good news
Well,there ain’t none.

If you want a sad story, go and see the ex-boss
He’d be under the dome if he hadn’t got lost
Got the deficit recall muscleman blues
And it must be contagious ‘cuz I got em too
Now we got a new boss with a million dollar smile
He’s gonna pump us up but it might take a while
He’s gotta magic bullet to cure this mess
Straight from Hollywood, special effects

I got the State Worker Blues
Been payin’ my dues
Have ya heard the good news
Well, there ain’t none.

Now for year after year I done more with less
Then the less got less and there’s nothin left
If you want a paperclip you gotta get your boss to sign
And they’re handin’ out staples one at a time
At least I got PC with plenty of RAM
For worms and viruses and all of that spam
REFI, Triple X, Money for Free!
I got carpal tunnel from pressin’ delete

I got the State Worker Blues
Been payin’ my dues
Have ya heard the good news
Well, there ain’t none.

Well I’m not complainin’ about my fate
The food at the potlucks is always firstrate
And I’ll tell St. Peter at the Pearly Gate
I was proud to be a worker for the Golden State
There’s a little tarnish on the California gold
And Jay Leno’s jokes are getting’ mighty old
But to the best civil servants in all the land
This is for you, give yourselves a hand.

I got the State Worker Blues
Been payin’ my dues
Have ya heard the good news
Well, there ain’t none.

I got the State Worker Blues
Been payin’ my dues
Have ya heard the good news
Well, there ain’t none.

(repeat and fade out, add kazoo at the end)

- Happy Jack Hastings