0||0|859|0|yes 0|0|0|||1||song of the week|Gryphon||16:39:41|03/28/2007|Now everyone who%27s got a job has got his dues to pay%0D%0AWorkin%27 for a paycheck and gettin%27 through the day%0D%0ABut if you%27re bored or otherwise inclined to be a slob%0D%0AGrab some boots and lose that suit and get a dirty job%0D%0A%0D%0AFight a fire or tread a tire or ride a garbage truck%0D%0ASave a seal or make some meal or manage miles of muck%0D%0AMisbehave inside a cave with 40 million bats%0D%0AFind some friendly roaches in a sewer filled with rats%0D%0A%5Bi%5D%28Aaah%21 Dammit%21%29%5B%2Fi%5D%0D%0A%0D%0ADirty jobs%2C they%27re everywhere%2C just take a look around%0D%0ADown the street or up the stairs or even underground%0D%0AYou don%27t need to borrow%2C beg%2C and you don%27t need to rob%0D%0AAll you got to do is get yourself a dirty job%0D%0AAll you got to do is get yourself a dirty job%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Bi%5DThing is%2C dirty jobs aren%27t hard to find. Heck%2C if you look for %27em%2C they%27re pretty much everywhere%21 If you know what I%27m saying.%5B%2Fi%5D%0D%0A%0D%0ASmelly loads and foul commodes all need to be addressed%0D%0AChimney sweeps and chicks that peep can make an awful mess%0D%0AWrangle herds of cranky birds that bite and kick and stomp%0D%0AMine for coal or dig a hole or navigate a swamp%0D%0A%0D%0ADig for clams or handle ham or work with stingin%27 bees%0D%0AClean a dump or lift a pump or labor out at sea%0D%0ARun a rig or chase a pig%2C find vomit from an owl%0D%0AChange your course and shoe a horse or reach inside a cow%0D%0A%0D%0ADirty jobs%2C they%27re everywhere%2C just take a look around%0D%0ADown the street or up the stairs or even underground%0D%0AYou don%27t need to borrow%2C beg%2C and you don%27t need to rob%0D%0AAll you got to do is get yourself a dirty job%0D%0AAll you got to do is get yourself a dirty job%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Bi%5DListen%2C we found over a hundred of these jobs in the last year. Believe me%2C they%27re out there. Follow your nose.%5B%2Fi%5D%0D%0A%0D%0ACleanin%27 skulls%2C collectin%27 balls%2C or workin%27 down a drain%0D%0AKillin%27 bugs or pickin%27 spuds or separatin%27 grain%0D%0ASweat and toil or drill for oil or tear apart a float%0D%0APull a teat or chip concrete or shave an orn%27ry goat%0D%0A%0D%0ADrive a nail%2C replace a rail%2C or disembowel a fish%0D%0ATackle grime or grow some slime inside a petri dish%0D%0ATar a roof or clean a hoof or handle poison toads%0D%0ABrew some beer or drag a deer across a busy road%0D%0A%0D%0ADirty jobs%2C they%27re everywhere%2C just take a look around%0D%0ADown the street or up the stairs or even underground%0D%0AYou don%27t need to borrow%2C beg%2C and you don%27t need to rob%0D%0AAll you got to do is get yourself a dirty job%0D%0AAll you got to do is get yourself a dirty job%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Bi%5DWhat%27re you gonna do%3F Spend the rest of your life sittin%27 behind that desk in that air conditionin%27%3F C%27mon%2C get outside%21 Get your hands dirty.%5B%2Fi%5D%0D%0A%0D%0ANow dirty jobs don%27t guarantee no great big pile of loot%0D%0AThere ain%27t no perks or fancy cars or golden parachutes%0D%0AThe pension plan is also-ran%2C the pay is far from rich%0D%0ABut dirty jobs will keep you far from office politics%0D%0A%0D%0ASo don%27t be scared or unprepared to tackle somethin%27 rank%0D%0APick up gum or have some fun inside a septic tank%0D%0ADon%27t begrudge a little sludge or workin%27 in a pit%0D%0ABut always ask to wear your mask when cleanin%27 pigeon %5Bi%5Dgee whiz%21%5B%2Fi%5D%0D%0A%0D%0ADirty jobs%2C they%27re everywhere%2C just take a look around%0D%0ADown the street or up the stairs or even underground%0D%0AYou don%27t need to borrow%2C beg%2C and you don%27t need to rob%0D%0AAll you got to do is get yourself a dirty job%0D%0AAll you got to do is get yourself a dirty job%0D%0AAll you got to do is get yourself a dirty job%0D%0A%0D%0A - Mike Rowe %26 Dave Barsky%0D%0A%22The Ballad of Dirty Jobs%22%0D%0A%5Bi%5DDirty Jobs%3A 100th Dirty Job Special%5B%2Fi%5D %282006%29