Modest Mouse - This Devil's Workday Lyrics






All those people that you know.
All those people that you know.
All those people that you know,
floatin' in the river are logs.

I could buy myself a reason.
I could sell myself a job.
I could hang myself on treason.
All the folks I know are gone.

All the people that you know.
All the people that you know.
All the people that you know
floatin' in the river are logs.

So I ate the wedding cake
'til the whole damn thing was gone.
And I'm gonna drown the ocean.
Now ain't none o' that so wrong?

All the people that you know.
All those people that you know.
All those people that you know
floatin' in the river are gone.

Gonna take this sack of puppies.
Gonna set it out to freeze.
Gonna climb around on all fours
'til all the blood falls out my knees.

All the people that you know.
All the people that you know.
All those people that you know
floatin' in the river are logs.
Well let's take this potted plant
to the woods and set it free.
I'm gonna tell the owners
just how nice that was of me.

I could buy myself a reason.
I could sell myself a job.
I could hang myself on treason.
Oh I am my own damn god.
HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA





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  1. J.... R....

    people with jobs are hummingbird radioloving lost river cucks..beyond retarded

  2. B.... B....

    This song live the BEST !!

  3. Q.... Q....

    Come back to modest from time to time here weeeeee go again.

  4. R.... D....

    Underrated album.

  5. B.... ....

    One of my least favorite modest mouse albums and it's a masterpiece

    B.... ....

    It took me awhile to appreciate it, until I learned that this was going to possibly be their last album. There simply isn’t another album where he is this angry and frustrated, not only that, but this album probably saved the band altogether.

    I think people who hate this album aren’t true fans. That’s not saying this album is better than their old music, but it’s simply god awful and stupid to say this album isn’t good at all.

  6. J.... V....

    Modest Mouse 9. This Devil’s Workday
    A Picture Of The Dirty
    Dozen Brass Band Who
    Helped Out Always In This
    Song And In Horn Intro

  7. k.... ....

    Aw shiittt

  8. A.... L....

    All those people that you know.
    All those people that you know.
    All those people that you know,
    Floatin' in the river are logs.
    I could buy myself a reason.
    I could sell myself a job.
    I could hang myself on treason.
    All the folks I know are gone.
    All the people that you know.
    All the people that you know.
    All the people that you know
    Floatin' in the river are logs.
    So I ate the wedding cake
    'til the whole damn thing was gone.
    And I'm gonna drown the ocean.
    Now ain't none o' that so wrong?
    All the people that you know.
    All those people that you know.
    All those people that you know
    Floatin' in the river are gone.
    Gonna take this sack of puppies.
    Gonna set it out to freeze.
    Gonna climb around on all fours
    'til all the blood falls out my knees.
    All the people that you know.
    All the people that you know.
    All those people that you know
    Floatin' in the river are logs.
    Well let's take this potted plant
    To the woods and set it free.
    I'm gonna tell the owners
    Just how nice that was of me.
    I could buy myself a reason.
    I could sell myself a job.
    I could hang myself on treason.
    Oh I am my own damn god.
    Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha

  9. 3.... ....

    Annoying customers sat down at the smoke shack while I'm on lunch break, gossiping at an obnoxiously loud level...
    So I'm blasting this song.

  10. d.... ....

    AH HAH HAH HA HA HA HA

  11. J.... C....

    Gonna crawl around on all 4s till all the blood falls out my knees - or *** gonna call the entire phone book till them neighbors call police :/ hahahahaha

  12. W.... D....

    Gonna crawl around on all fours till the blood falls out my knees, My favorite line from any song!

  13. M.... R....

    "I can hang myself for treason"

  14. D.... n....

    39 people are floating in the river like logs.

  15. _.... a....

    Wait people hate this song?

  16. A.... K....

    in the video the title is the devil's workday but in the youtube is "this devil's wokday", I always remember the title is with THE not THIS, is this mandela effect?

    A.... K....

    Azmi Kamarullah SAME I literally have “the devil’s workday” in my search history and have always put “the” whenever I was referring to this song

    A.... K....

    @Death by Proxy I'm totally sure it's "The" not This, also happened to Stephen Malkmus's album, it's supposed to be "Wig Out The Jagbags" but now it is "Wig Out at Jagbags" so weird both title exist when I google it, like both of "the devil's workday and "this devil's workday" are exist in this video

  17. T.... G....

    I was playing this at work one day and a guy I work with said it sounded like someone was torturing an elephant!

  18. G.... F....

    Big Daddy Graham's 3 Amigos!

  19. c.... ....

    I came from the yaga

  20. F.... P....

    Always only known this band for "float on" and "dashboard" but I have literally spent all night listening to their music. Was supposed to go bed at 12 I'm here at half 7 wondering how I have never had this band in my life. Absolutely fucking excellent

  21. m.... r....

    Seems like not many people know this song, I like that. I bet their floating in a river

  22. t.... 0....

    This song is fucking ass and yes I came to the video just to say it sucks ass

  23. 4.... G....

    🔮🔮🔮

  24. E.... E....

    MOUNEST MOUSE YAAAAAS

  25. B.... ....

    Am I the only one who pictures a clown washing an elephant when I hear this song?

  26. b.... ....

    i don’t find this song funny at all i just reeeeaally like it

    makes me think of a guy who killed all of the friends of this other guy he’s stalking and affixed them to logs and floated them down the river.. then is like “LOOK WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR FRIENDS WOW KINDA FUCKED UP HUH?? payattentiontome”

  27. J.... R....

    I'm I the only one who thinks this goes perfect for Cuphead?

    J.... R....

    It reminds me of the level with the frogs

  28. T.... D....

    Damn; if you don't hear this. you're so sane. "Oh I am my own damn "God".

  29. D.... D....

    True that!

  30. B.... C....

    'I could buy myself a reason,
    I could sell myself a job,
    I could hang myself for treason,
    I am my own damn god'
    Pure gold.

    B.... C....

    Cool comment but I think it's 'I can hang myself on trees'

  31. J.... C....

    Tom Waits was a pretty cool guy.

  32. D.... H....

    my 7 year old asked if she could sing this for the talent show. she likes this song does the lagh and all hahaha!!!!

    D.... H....

    10/10 parenting!!! Just don't let her close to Modest Mouse sadest songs LOL *Stares at first albums*

    D.... H....

    lucky for you isaac brock hates kids lol

    D.... H....

    Now that's a top quality mom.

    D.... H....

    The only true queen is your daughter

  33. A.... M....

    Oh my, this song makes me go insane.

  34. E.... M....

    o fim é a melhor parte

  35. J.... T....

    Makes me wonder if I am my own God.

    J.... T....

    Justin Thomas hmmm

  36. b.... ....

    Don't freeze the puppies! =,(

    b.... ....

    Ah ha ho

  37. A.... M....

    Its imposible don't remember Tom Waits with this! awesome

  38. *.... G....

    Anyone ever see "Let's Make a Deal"? Sometimes there'd be shows where a person would trade several hundred dollars for what's behind door #3, only for it to be an obstinate donkey. I imagine the horn intro of this song is the reveal of the donkey as a prize, while the rest of the song is the luckless contestant trying to actually take said donkey back home, with the donkey having none of it. Anyone else have a similar reaction to the song?

  39. z.... ....

    'thanks...

  40. S.... T....

    I don't know why this is my favorite off this album but it definitely is. Satin in a coffin comes pretty close, too.

    S.... T....

    Same reason why dramamine is one of the most godlike songs ever. Isaac knows how to make a kick ass riff.

  41. W.... J....

    This song always makes me think of the story The Black Cat by Edgar Allen Poe.

  42. A.... ....

    Tom Waits

  43. J.... S....

    That trumpet though..

  44. R.... B....

    Song reminds me of Sudomemo as a whole.

    R.... B....

    ah same :0

  45. J.... S....

    ก็็็็็็็็็็็็็•͡ᴥ•ʔ ก้้้้้้้้้้้

  46. D.... M....

    I remember when I was 4 and moving to New York, my mom would play this song and it was funny as fuck. It's still funny as fuck.

  47. S.... M....

    This is one of my favorite Modest Mouse songs!

  48. M.... T....

    so much Tom Waits influence in this song... dayum. Love this shit.

    M.... T....

    ok so it's not just me i was checking the comments to see if anyone knew if it was actually influenced but someone else thinking it is good enough for me.

    M.... T....

    straight out ripping off

    M.... T....

    Max Thomas Nah

    M.... T....

    I feel you. Love tom

    M.... T....

    @Lucas Garibaldi ripping off your mother's clothes, yes.

  49. L.... T....

    I lose it every time at the potted plant line!

  50. G.... ....

    It's so weird and I love the banjo :p

  51. S.... ....

    His laugh in this gets me every time at 1:59

    S.... ....

    for all the tom waits comments that laugh is such a john darnielle moment, the whole tone and lyrics too. i wasn't interested in this band when they kicked off mainstream in 04 and indie was kinda irritatingly everywhere under the surface but i am glad i came back for em later in life.

  52. J.... ....

    The BariSax <3

  53. s.... ....

    So many people hate on this song; it's my personal favorite off the album.

    s.... ....

    I saw this performed live a year after I made this comment and like, no one really knew it.

    s.... ....

    This is definitely my favorite on this album, then bukowski and satin in a coffin

    s.... ....

    I mean float on is actually just "we're all gonna die anyway", I guess you could consider that happy..

    s.... ....

    spaceman craig, agreed if I didn't think it was a good song I wouldn't be listening to it right now.

    s.... ....

    @Leo the Lion Oh yeah. I've been there. Let it out.

  54. C.... W....

    I like to see this song as the beginning of Act II on this album. It's the second occurrence of the horns from the intro.

  55. C.... m....

    Brilliant :-)

  56. g.... ....

    GONNA TAKE THIS POTTED PLANT
    TO THE WOODS AND SET IT FREE
    NOW I'M GONNA TELL THE OWNERS
    JUST HOW NICE THAT WAS OF ME

    too good isaac haha

    g.... ....

    The plant is the Vegan's pet! leave them be!

  57. M.... c....

    I am my own damn god

  58. R.... M....

    Isaac Brock is one of the few who can actually pull off Tom Waits styled vocals.

    R.... M....

    Richard MacDougall And that's the truth, Sis

  59. d.... s....

    The best kind Andrew, the best kind.

  60. T.... V....

    I love this song <3

  61. a.... b....

    WTF kind of genre of music is this?

    a.... b....

    Awesome genre

  62. l.... ....

    This song is to music what meth is to drugs.

  63. K.... U....

    Isaac Brock.

  64. j.... o....

    Tom Waits wrote this when he was 8 thats why he sounds so young in this song :)

  65. S.... ....

    1:56 I really like how Isaac is a Biblical name....meaning "he who laughs".

    S.... ....

    Thank you for that but of knowledge.

  66. t.... ....

    its a good album but no were near their first three

  67. A.... H....

    haha i love thier songs on this cd XD their so odd lol i love it

  68. G.... G....

    "Well let's take this potted plant to the woods and set it free. I'm gonna tell the owner just how nice that was of me." I cracked up.

  69. h.... e....

    Just read the comments. The song was better.

  70. L.... ....

    It's great that so many other people can hear Tom Waits in this.
    I'd like to hear him do a cover version :)

  71. A.... ....

    Tom waits?

  72. t.... ....

    isnt it "This Devil's Workday"?

  73. l.... ....

    @xxxassasinatedxxx some one has their sassy pants on

  74. R.... ....

    13th time today I can't stop listening.

  75. A.... N....

    the beginning kinda reminds me of king rat

  76. l.... ....

    @jujubucks12 because all the people they know are a bunch of turds.

  77. B.... A....

    @jujubucks12 thats a dumb question..

  78. p.... ....

    madness!

  79. N.... L....

    @jujubucks12 Because all the people that they know floating in the river are logs.

  80. j.... ....

    why would they even make this song

  81. C.... ....

    Awesome Tom Waits homage.

    Great song, great album.

  82. J.... .....

    @Dogfuckedthepope hahahaha yes i have, hes so wonderful. have you heard edgar winter?

  83. J.... .....

    @Dogfuckedthepope I would hope more people than us have heard tom waits, especially since im only fifteen

  84. A.... C....

    @Shortieplaya2012 me too!

  85. G.... E....

    modest mouse is so unique..

  86. S.... X....

    i want to play this song in my band!!!!!

  87. S.... D....

    Modest Mouse is amazing! I just can't get enough of them!! :D

  88. D.... L....

    great song

  89. D.... A....

    this song always makes me think of new orleans cause of all the trumpet. i've never even been there haha

  90. G.... ....

    @letterstometro sweet, since your still new to Mouse, check out the really early work (This Is A Long Drive For Someone With Nothing To Think About, The Lonesome Crowded West, Everywhere And His Nasty Parlour Tricks, Sad Sappy Sucker, etc...)

  91. M.... m....

    @bdebramo Oh yes ;D

  92. M.... m....

    My bestfriend decided to ditch me for cooler kids one day, permanently.
    This is what I listened to...

  93. A.... ....

    this is so different which is just like them while at the same time nothing like them

  94. i.... ....

    I LOVE THIS SONG!