A Job Of Work

Tom Paxton

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[Verse 1] I hate unemployment and I’ll tell you why I want to keep working til the day I die I like to work I do it well and when I can’t feed my fam’ly Lord I feel like hell. [Chorus] Lord give me a job of work to do. Lord give me a job of work to do. That’s all I want that’s all I ask of You. [Verse 2] The government man he says its fine To go on down to the free food line. Nice of the government to be so fair But I don’t want my friends to see me there. [Chorus] Lord give me a job of work to do. Lord give me a job of work to do. That’s all I want that’s all I ask of You. [Verse 3] I was born and raised in these old hills I never left ’em and I never will. I’m able-bodied and my friends are too And all we ask is a job to do. [Chorus] Lord give me a job of work to do. Lord give me a job of work to do. That’s all I want that’s all I ask of You. [Verse 4] Yes these are the worst times I have seen Don’t want to seem ungrateful or mean But a mans got to raise his family And I can’t stand to raise ’em on charity. [Chorus] Lord give me a job of work to do. Lord give me a job of work to do. That’s all I want that’s all I ask of You.

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Cette chanson exprime le profond désir de travailler, témoin d'une dignité humaine liée à l’emploi. L’auteur partage son aversion pour le chômage, soulignant que même si l'aide gouvernementale est appréciée, il préfère gagner sa vie par ses propres efforts. Il évoque la possibilité d'une vie difficile, mais rappelle qu'un homme doit pouvoir subvenir aux besoins de sa famille sans dépendre de la charité. Cette quête d’un travail pour subvenir aux besoins de tous résonne particulièrement dans un contexte d’incertitude économique.