Jim Croce Lyrics
"Workin' At The Car Wash Blues"
Well, I had just got out from the county prison
Doin ninety days for non-support
Tried to find me an executive position
But no matter how smooth I talked
They wouldnt listen to the fact that I was a genius
The man say, we got all that we can use.
Now i got them steadily depressin, low down mind
messin
Working at the car wash blues
Well, I should be sittin in an air conditioned office in a swivel chair
Talkin some trash to the secretaries
Sayin, here, now mama, come on over here.
Instead, Im stuck here rubbin these fenders with a rag
And walkin home in soggy old shoes
With them steadily depressin, low down mind messin
Workin at the car wash blues
You know a man of my ability
He should be smokin on a big cigar
But till I get myself
straight I guess Ill just have to wait
In my rubber suit a-rubbin these cars
Well, all I can do is a shake my head
You might not believe that its true
For workin at this end of niagara falls
Is an undiscovered howard hughes
So baby, dont expect to see me
With no double martini in any high-brow society news
Cause I got them steadily depressin, low down mind messin
Workin at the car wash blues
So baby, dont expect to see me
With no double martini in
any high-brow society news
Cause I got them steadily depressin, low down mind messin
Workin at the car wash blues
Yeah I got them steadily depressin, low down mind messin
Workin at the car wash blues
Writer(s): James Croce
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album: "I Got A Name" (1973)
Well, I had just got out from the county prison
Doin' ninety days for
non-support
Tried to find me an executive position
But no matter how smooth I talked
They wouldn't listen to the fact that I
was a genius
The man say, we got all that we can use
Now I got them steadily depressin', low down mind messin'
Workin' at the car wash blues
Well, I should be sittin' in an air conditioned
office in a swivel chair
Talkin' some trash to the secretaries
Sayin', "here, now mama, come on over
here"
Instead, I'm stuck here rubbin' these fenders with a rag
And walkin' home in soggy old shoes
With them steadily depressin', low down mind messin'
Workin' at the car wash blues
You know a man of my ability
He should be smokin' on a big cigar
But 'till I get myself straight I guess I'll just have to wait
In my rubber suit a-rubbin' these cars
Well, all I can
do is a-shake my head
You might not believe that it's true
For workin' at this end of Niagara Falls
Is an
undiscovered Howard Hughes
So baby, don't expect to see me
With no double martini in any high-brow society news
Cause I got them steadily depressin', low down mind messin'
Workin' at the car wash blues
So baby, don't expect to see me
With no double martini in any high-brow society news
Cause I got them steadily depressin', low down mind messin'
Workin' at the car wash
blues
Yeah I got them steadily depressin', low down mind messin'
Workin' at the car wash blues
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Well I had just got out from the county prison
Doin' 90 days for
non-support
Tried to find me an executive position
But no matter how smooth I talked
They wouldn't listen to the fact that I was genius
The man said, "We got all that we can use."
Now I got
them
Steadily depressin', low down mind-messin'
Workin' at the carwash blues
Well I should be sittin' in an air conditioned
Office with a swivel chair
Talkin' some trash to the secretary, sayin'
"Hey now
mama, come on over here."
Instead I'm stuck here rubbin' these fenders with a rag
And walkin' home in soggy old shoes
With them steadily depressin', low down mind-messin'
Workin' at the carwash blues
You know a man of my ability
He should be smokin' on a big cigar
But till I get myself straight
I guess I'll just have to wait
In my rubber suit rubbin' these cars
Well, all I can do is just shake my head
You might not believe that it's true
For working at this end of Niagara Falls
Is an undiscovered Howard Hughes
So baby, don't 'spect to see me
With no double
martini
In any high-brow society news
Cause I got them
Steadily depressin', low down mind-messin'
Workin' at the carwash blues
So baby, don't 'spect to see me
With no double martini
In any high-brow society news
Cause I got them
Steadily depressin', low down mind-messin'
Workin' at the carwash blues
Yeah, I got them
Steadily depressin', low down mind-messin'
Workin' at the carwash blues
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Croce mentioned in an interview that this song was inspired by the rantings of a co-worker at a car wash he worked at while taking a sabbatical from songwriting.
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Workin’ at the Car Wash Blues
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Recorded At
The Hit Factory, New York City
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