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A 20th Century work song

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The Grindstone

Some people got a job they really like
They don't mind getting up to go
But most every one that I ever known
Feels like the work they do is not their own

It's a back breaking, mind numbing, hell of a rut
Trying to keep your family in a home
Bitching and a moaning working and a groaning
The grindstone's a killer and it's first degree

The boss thinks he's cool but he's just a jerk
He doesn't care about you and he does not work
He'll hang out the carrot of security
But when you want that raise you gotta get on your knees

It's a back breaking, mind numbing, hell of a rut
Trying to keep your family in a home
Bitching and a moaning working and a groaning
The grindstone's a killer and it's first degree

People around here have learned to live with fate
They go to jobs that they tolerate
As long as there's a weekend to re-cooperate
From a babe to the grave you can appreciate

It's a back breaking, mind numbing, hell of a rut
Trying to keep your family in a home
Bitching and a moaning working and a groaning
The grindstone's a killer and it's first degree

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from The Human Wilderness - Alternate Mixes Arrangements & Songs, released May 10, 2017
John Jennings- Guitar
Robbie Magruder- Drums
Rico Petrucelli-Bass
Rob Schnapf-Guitar and fairy dust
Jeff Smith -Guitar, Vocals

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Jeff Smith Virginia

Inspired and influenced by early country, blues, rock and pop
Jeff Smith writes songs and tells elongated and elliptical stories about them. Jeff's Appalachian drawl slides in and around his guitar playing and Smith says “on a good night the stories and songs swing on top of a funky kind of country blues pop stomp”. Now residing in the swamps of Virginia, Smith performs club gigs and
concerts.
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