Dead Kennedys - Take This Job And Shove It Lyrics

My absolute FAVORITE album. Love the songs, love the artwork.

Crust lyrics tho

As much as I love Johnny Paycheck, this version is amazing. Appalachian Punkneck representative out....

Dont work!

I fired my self just last week! 🙂

Done working pizza today. It's been a long few years.

I bought this on record in the late 80's or early 91, can't remember. Still play it on occasion. Cheers all.

I've quit my job yesterday.

it's a good thing your opinion means dick. this is one of the best albums of all time.

TAKE THIS JOB AND SHOVE IT

i aint working here no more

johnny paycheqqqqqqqqqqque

This song was once described to me as Hee Haw on acid.

I bought this album In 1986. This is the first time I hear it online. Omg. Lolzzzzz

Thanks! :D
It's nice to see people sharing things they don't necessarily like for others to discover!

I don't like this I don't siii yes dead kennedys

Take this job and shove it 
I ain't working here no more 
My woman left and took all the reasons I was working for 
You better not try to stand in my way 
When I'm walking out the door 
Take this job and shove it 
I ain't working here no more

Take this job and shove it 
I ain't working here no more 
My woman left and took all the reasons I was working for 
You better not try to stand in my way 
When I'm walking out the door 
Take this job and shove it 
I ain't working here no more

They'll have you in this factory 
From now on for fifty years 
All this time I see my woman 
Drowning in her tears 
I see a lot of people who 
Gotta have a piece of me 
I'd give the shirt right off my back 
If I had the nerve to say

Take this job and shove it 
I ain't working here no more 
My woman left and took all the reasons I was working for 
You better not try to stand in my way 
When I'm walking out the door 
Take this job and shove it 
I ain't working here no more

The foreman is a regular S.O.B. 
The night boss he's a fool 
Got brand new skinhead hair cuts 
You think he's a fool 
One of these days I'll blow my top 
And somebody's gonna pay 
I'd hate to see the look on his face 
When I get the nerve to say

Take this job and shove it 
I ain't working here no more 
My woman left and took all the reasons I was working for 
You better not try to stand in my way 
When I'm walking out the door 
Take this job and shove it 
I ain't working here no more

Take this job and shove it 
I ain't working here 
Ain't working here 
Ain't working here no more

What a horrible cover of a David Allan Coe song. It sucks.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Take this song and 2x speed it!

at 1.25, it's like MDC

love both songs

Today was my last day, but don't worry i got another lined up.

J O B -  just over broke

Bravo Jello.

Just quit my shit job today. Blaring this in their parking lot right now.

https://youtu.be/gj2iGAifSNI

The better version of this song, sung by a person you can understand and it doesn’t suck.

Handed in my notice last week, am so channeling this song right now...

JUST QUIT MY JOB FUCK EM

now money jello haha.

Such a kickass cover

Frankenchrist, Bedtime For Democracy, Plastic Surgery Disasters, In God We Trust Inc, Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables, Give Me Convenience Or Give Me Death. In that order. Of course, if you dont like your thoughts to be provoked and just wsnt it simple, you're not going to agree. That said, not one bad album.

Thanks for the quittin' soundtrack

the worst?...is the best Album of DK dude!!!

Crazy, the other day a higher-up came in *JUST* as I started to play this album, I *COMPLETELY FORGOT* this was the *FIRST SONG* I was like *OOOOOOHHHH FUUUUUCCCCKKKKK*

I feel everyday of work

bedtime for democracy 1/20/2017

thank you

Welcome in France #2017

Still getting ads on album cover. I thought you were doing something about it . .

Best cover ever.

Fuck work

I love this version! Although I couldn't really play it now, I am self employed! Lol unless I look in the mirror and play it 😂

But if you're bipolar or multiple personality type, this would be perfect!

I Like listening to this at work. I'm at work now!

I will bet a lot of kids in school want to take this school and shove it :P

Fuck you Woodies, take that job n shove it.

Johnny Paycheck

david allan coe

MMD: Yoshika Escapes.

Teared off ofuda on her own and place it back right to Seiga's face is satisfying.

Told my job today to take this job and shove it and as I drove home I played this song feels good

same here. spend the rest of my day smoking blunts and not giving a fuck !

Love it

fuck em mike my fav dk album too!

I absolutely don't get how anyone can say this is their weakest album. It's my favorite from the band. Chickenshit Conformist, I Spy, Cesspools In Eden alone merit that claim.

Mike Bezalel

They have no bad albums

Where do you draw the line is also an absolute beast

Its always subjective, however you are fundamentally correct that chickenshit conformist and cesspools in eden merit said claim

It was "weak" in 86 when released, because if you didn't have a lyric sheet, a lot of heads didn't understand the point of half the songs on the album. Also if you didn't go to a DK show you didn't get the whole experience. It's one thing listening to it on your stereo, totally different when your in the pit. We called it a slam pit back then , we didn't "mosh"

This album doesn't get much respect for a reason.  It is by far their weakest effort.

You were your moms weakest effort

I respect your opinion. However, this just goes to show you that even their weakest effort is far from bad.

this is an abortion of a great song

@thorsmitersaw thats a great compliment

you're too low energy for this bruh

An abortion like you should have been?

The day I quit my job my one boss will get a respectful thanks for the opportunity cos hes actually cool but the rest will get stone cold stunners and fuck yous

you have to slam a few Steveweisers afterwards.

you have to slam a few Steveweisers afterwards.

Thank you, sir! I intend to fully enjoy your upload. :)

I'm so playing this song over the loudspeakers at work on my last day.

Amazing song! I like it better than the original by Johnny paycheck.

It is an amazing song. Their cover of I fought the law is a great one too.

@Cemoman17 
niggaaa the original is by david allen coe

Bak Steen D. A. Coe wrote it for J. P. And recorded it later

Not me. I can actually understand the lyrics in Paycheck's version. This is pure shit.

@Kay Anthony Dick.

Fuck you Providence Warehouse in Lacey, WA! Overworked and underpaid, take this job and shove it!!

hahaha!

Monday jam

One of the best albums
!

DK

to me is the most dead kennedys hardcore record. i just love it :)

TAKE THIS JOB AND SHOVE IT

I ain’t working here no more
I will not get all the pieces 

I’ve been working for 

Paper cups, minimum wage 

Just walk on out the door 

Take this job and shove it 

I ain’t working here no more 


Take this job and shove it 

I ain’t working here no more 

I will not get all the pieces 

I’ve been working for 

Paper cups, minimum wage 

Just walk on out the door 

Take this job and shove it 

I ain’t working here no more 



They’ll have you in this factory 

From now on for fifty years 

All this time I see my woman 

Drowning in her tears 

I see a lot of people who 

Got to have a piece of me 

I’d give the shirt right off my back 

If I had the nerve to say 



Take this job and shove it 

I ain’t working here no more 

I will not get all the pieces 

I’ve been working for 

Paper cups, minimum wage 
Just walk on out the door 

Take this job and shove it 

I ain’t working here no more 



Let’s all go use our sick leave up 

And then we’ll shoot some pool 

Got brand new skinhead hair cuts 

You think he’s a fool 

One of these days I’ll blow my top
 
Or somebody’s gonna pay 

I’d hate to see the process 

As you enter the factory and say 



Take this job and shove it 

I ain’t working here no more 

I won’t let that shit bother me 

That I’ve been working for 

Paper cups, minimum wage 

Just walk on out the door 

Take this job and shove it 

I ain’t working here no more 


Take this job and shove it 

I ain’t working here, ain’t working here,
ain’t working here no more 

Hands down the greatest song title ever!

just put in my 2 weeks today! they can take that job and shove it!

Oh my satan me too! Fuck yeah!! XD

@Monika Jauregui
"oh my satan!" I love it. I'm gonna have to steal that, hope you don't mind. 

oh look, a bunch of dumbass's that think they can make music 

You're a dumbass.

DK is revolutionary you fat fuck, get off the couch and do something with your life you inbred piece of shit

HA! Fucking idiot. What shot music do you listen to?

Matt Hodges certainly not this shit

David allan coe cover

God, I know this song could be a thousand times better.  By my judgement, it sounds like TDK were more or less forced by contract to record another album even though their hearts weren't in it (and there may have been some turmoil within the band itself).
If I'm wrong, please correct, fellow youtubers!

nah i think you pretty much hit it on the head. i read about it years ago and it sounds like what i remember reading. still a cool album though!

Definitely not a contract issue since Jello and Ray owned the label they released their records on. You're definitely right that there was turmoil within the band by this point, though -- coming out the year that they broke up, this album, with its sort of massive tracklisting, was in all likelihood a rushed effort to release all of the ideas that the band had had floating around in their heads and in the backlog while they still had the chance before the band imploded.

@OriginalName90
And also the fact they got sued over their album cover. What assholes they were to do that, and then the band sued jello and now they continue on without him and they all hate jello and jello hates them now.

Frankenchrist is obviously the worst DK record....... ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

They don't have a bad record, and I enjoyed the music on it.

You gotta understand, my man... DK is one of my favorite bands ever. Saying something is my least favorite DK record is as painful a decision as saying something is my least favorite Ozzy/Sabbath record. (Technical Ecstasyl

Frankenchrist is my favorite, Bedtime is second

Thx 4 the upld!

Holy shit, this song is basically sped-up surf rock. The Dead Kennedys were such a unique band.

speed country basically

This band was basically (usually sped up) demented surf rock.

wow. I didn't know people disliked this album so much... It's awesome. 

I'm about to quit my job and I am going to blue tooth this to an amp

101AlexHutch did you do it???

still in my buckett list...

This song is hilariously awesome.

i liked frankechrist better

David Allen Coe did the original version.

is the best album for me, more hardcore punk and all the song are awesome !!!

Very weak.

Yes you are

It has Chickenshit Conformist on it, therefore it is a GREAT album just for having that song.

Cinduke here. I actually like this song.

Jello was actually 30 years before his time. :()

They didn't like because it challenge them to take direct action, instead of drinking themselves to death

I like DK, I like Johnny Paycheck, and I even liked David Allan Coe's version of this song. However, DK simply does not do a good cover of this song.

Simply. Wrong.

F@CK RETAIL!!

the pay sucks, as well as a bunch of other things suck around here too. does this sound like you

Take This Job and Shove It. still waitin to......

Strange I've always thought Frankenchrist was their weakest album... Different folks for different strokes I guess

Is this a cover of Johnny Paycheck or did Johnny cover this?

this album fucking rocks i dont know what the fuck else people be crazy to think

quit my fuckin terrible call centre job today

TAKE THIS JOB AND SHOVE IT

Johnny Paycheck Cover

Reminds me of what I said to my cleaning supervisor lol.

Not their worst in my opinion, i reckon that goes to Frankenchrist. Thanks for uploading!! Respect.

quit my awful fucking job today!

Sounds like my current job situation...

this was my first DK song I ever heard, and it didn't do anything but spark my interest. great album.

today my boss, who is also my uncle, blew up at me for refusing to work more than 56 hours a week. So this one is dedicated to you Kent. You're a fucking asswipe!

Also, I'm obviously not counting Ep's or compilation albums.

Totally agree with you in saying this is their worst.

1. Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
2. Plastic Surgery Disasters
3.Frankenchrist
4.Bedtime for Democracy.

And just because he said it's their worst, doesn't mean he dislikes the album.