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Download Chris Thile’s Song of the Week for May 9, 2020: “You’re Just Doing Your Job.” The band: Chris Thile, Anaïs Mitchell, Jon Cowherd, Eric Doob, Alex Hargreaves, Armand Hirsch, Chris Morrissey. (Originally from our November 23, 2019 episode.)
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Listen to our May 9 rebroadcast with Paul Simon, Vagabon, Anaïs Mitchell, Ryan Hamilton, Ron Funches & Holly Laurent
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Lyrics:
Here’s a song
For the good folks who
We pay to look for bombs
In each other’s boots
Sure this line is long
Longer than my fuse
But you’re just doing your job
And what a job you’re doing
For the put-upon
Bearers of bad news
Now and forever caught here
Between us and our due
As platinums golds and silvers
Singing the Delta blues
“I can’t believe it’s not in your
Power to move me
To the seat I want
And just forgot to choose
I know you’re doing your job
But what a job to do”
And for the mom
Running stoically through
Each kid-unfriendly gauntlet
Doing the work of two
‘Til the boarding process
Drops her off next to
A childless man of business
Whose cares are few
Enough to voice his problems with
Her toddler on fumes
I heard her tell him off like
“Who the hell are you
To assess this job
That you could never do
Just put your headphones on”
Then away we flew
Then away we flew
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Download Chris Thile’s Song of the Week for May 9, 2020: “You’re Just Doing Your Job.” The band: Chris Thile, Anaïs Mitchell, Jon Cowherd, Eric Doob, Alex Hargreaves, Armand Hirsch, Chris Morrissey. (Originally from our November 23, 2019 episode.)
Please support Live from Here with Chris Thile to help us stay strong during these tough times: livefromhere.org/give
—
Listen to our May 9 rebroadcast with Paul Simon, Vagabon, Anaïs Mitchell, Ryan Hamilton, Ron Funches & Holly Laurent
—
Lyrics:
Here’s a song
For the good folks who
We pay to look for bombs
In each other’s boots
Sure this line is long
Longer than my fuse
But you’re just doing your job
And what a job you’re doing
For the put-upon
Bearers of bad news
Now and forever caught here
Between us and our due
As platinums golds and silvers
Singing the Delta blues
“I can’t believe it’s not in your
Power to move me
To the seat I want
And just forgot to choose
I know you’re doing your job
But what a job to do”
And for the mom
Running stoically through
Each kid-unfriendly gauntlet
Doing the work of two
‘Til the boarding process
Drops her off next to
A childless man of business
Whose cares are few
Enough to voice his problems with
Her toddler on fumes
I heard her tell him off like
“Who the hell are you
To assess this job
That you could never do
Just put your headphones on”
Then away we flew
Then away we flew

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