Story Behind The Song

Out of work...and loving it!

Song Description

Being out of work can be depressing and humiliating, but when you have the safety net of Unemployment Insurance Compensation, life isn't so bad after all.

Lyrics

Never missed a day of work
Always paid my dues
Did my job the best I could
Never sang the blues

So the pink slip really slipped me up, Slim
And left me quite annoyed
Thank God and Uncle Sam that I am
Gainfully unemployed

Well the company took my best years
Then they shoved out the door
Now I'm out of work and uninsured
Guess my skills don't count no more

My self-esteem is shattered
And my dignity's destroyed
Thank God and Uncle Sam that I am
Gainfully unemployed

I will work for food, for room and board, or 50 cents
I tell myself I'll sell myself if that'll pay the rent
Will work for peanuts doin' cleanup
Cafeteria slinging slob
All I want for my birthday is a
Gosh darn job

Looking for a job is tough
So's filling out the forms
I was better off in college
When I was living in the dorms

But those paychecks every two weeks
I most certainly have enjoyed
Thank God and Uncle Sam that I am
Gainfully unemployed

Well I used to go a shootin'
With my high-falutin' friends
These days I can't make ends meet or mince meat Out of dead ends

I spend a lot of time at home
With Buddy Weiser and Pink Floyd
Thank God and Uncle Sam that I am
Gainfully unemployed

So keep your nose to the grindstone, Bubba
Press your pants, not your luck
Support your local charity - that's you
Give a dollar, save a buck

'Cuz no cable, smokes, or pale ale
Is a result we can avoid
Thank God and Uncle Sam
Dollar menu, canned Spam

That we are painfully, shamefully
But Lord have mercy gainfully
Unemployed!