Post a song with a profession in the title or lyrics. I'll start with "Cowboy Song" - Thin Lizzy

[bluesbassman]

RIP Phil Lynott.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

1. A Cowboy's Work is Never Done - Sonny & Cher

[BarbaRosa]

2. Here's an oldy

Mr. Farmer

[bluesbassman]

14. Wow, Nice one! Only really new of The Seeds from "Pushin' Too Hard".

[Ptah]

3. Glen Campbell - Wichita Lineman

[Revanchist]

4. Taxman by The Beatles

[CBGLuthier]

5. (The System of) Dr. Tarr & Professor Fether

[Throd]

6. "John The Fisherman" by Primus

[bluesbassman]

9. Les is one badass bass player.

League of his own really.

[Throd]

15. I thought you would like that, considering your handle.

[Throd]

27. Jerry Was A Racecar Driver

I like this song extra for the 442 reference...

[nomorenomore08]

7. Howlin' Wolf - "Mr. Airplane Man"

[bluesbassman]

10. Nice! Love the Wolf. That was most likely Willie Dixon on standup bass too.

Great stuff.

[Mr.Bill]

8. Harry Chapin - Taxi

[walkerbait41]

28. One of our favorite blues songs

[petronius]

11. Oingo Boingo - Elevator Man

[walkerbait41]

12. Paperback Writer by The Beatles

[Ptah]

21. +1

Excellent addition.

[pinboy3niner]

13. Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress - ("Workin' for the FBI")

[pinboy3niner]

16. I Write The Songs by Barry Manilow

[pinboy3niner]

17. Quincy Jones - Soul Saga (Song Of The Buffalo Soldier)

[Tom_Foolery]

18. "Doctor My Eyes" by Jackson Browne...

[Tom_Foolery]

19. "Hot for Teacher" by Van Halen...

[Tom_Foolery]

20. "Lawyers in Love" by Jackson Browne...

[Tom_Foolery]

22. "Hey, Bartender" by Floyd Dixon...

[pipi_k]

23. The Premiers....

"Farmer John"

Oh...and:

"The Boxer"

[pinboy3niner]

24. 'Witch Doctor' by David Seville (1958)

[MiddleFingerMom]

25. The Pusher.

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[pinboy3niner]

29. Well done!

[PuffedMica]

55. I would have thought MFM would pick Hootchie Kootchie Man

[MiddleFingerMom]

59. That's not a profession... that's an art.

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[lastlib]

26. "The Two Hangmen" - Mason Proffitt

"Old Admirals" - Al Stewart
"Operator" - Jim Croce
"The Boxer" - Simon & Garfunkel
"Outlaw Man" - Eagles
"I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock 'n Roll Band)" - Moody Blues
"Penny Lane" - Beatles (mentions a barber, a banker, a fireman, and a nurse)

[kwassa]

30. Dr. Feelgood - Aretha Franklin

[kwassa]

31. Chauffeur "Baby, You Can Drive My Car"

a bit of a stretch ..

[kwassa]

32. Drop the Pilot - Joan Armatrading

[kwassa]

33. Just a Gigolo - Louis Prima

[kwassa]

34. Tears of a Clown - Smokey Robinson and the Miracles

[pinboy3niner]

41. Cathy's Clown - The Everly Brothers

[Revanchist]

35. Thought two more: "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner" and "Lawyers Guns & Money" - Warren Zevon

[ashling]

40. Werewolves Of London , "Lawyers, Guns and Money" by Warren Zevon

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=post&forum=1018&pid=463471

Purple People Eater

John Henry was a Steel Drivin' Man
http://www.schooltube.com/video/d9e4e9f760ce045f89b0/Ballad-of-John-Henrys-Hammer

[Doc_Technical]

36. "The Dirty Jobs" by The Who

[HarveyDarkey]

37. Coal Miner's Daughter

[PuffedMica]

38. Popeye the Sailor Man

[PuffedMica]

39. A Pirate Looks At Forty

[OmahaBlueDog]

42. Damn - you beat me to it

I'll have to go with Son of a Son of a Sailor instead

[Yavin4]

43. I shot the sheriff -- Bob Marley

[pinboy3niner]

44. Rocket Man -Elton John

[pinboy3niner]

45. Son of a Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield

[pinboy3niner]

46. The Little Drummer Boy

[OriginalGeek]

47. Bolt Thrower - Mercenary

[enigmatic]

48. "Coalminers"- Uncle Tupelo

[enigmatic]

49. "Moonshiner"- Uncle Tupelo

[enigmatic]

50. 'Secret Agent Man"- Devo

[hibbing]

51. Dear Landlord - Bob Dylan

[enigmatic]

52. "I Fell Into Painting Houses In Phoenix, Arizona"- Richmond Fontaine

[Tuesday Afternoon]

53. Warren Zevon Lawyers, Guns and Money studio version

[BootinUp]

54. Rush-Working Man

[PuffedMica]

56. Politician

[PuffedMica]

57. Sky Pilot

[PuffedMica]

58. The Lumberjack

[pinboy3niner]

60. If I Were A Carpenter - Bobby Darin

[pinboy3niner]

61. I've Been Working on the Railroad

[pinboy3niner]

62. Farmer in th Dell :)

[pinboy3niner]

63. Universal Soldier

[pinboy3niner]

64. The Boxer - Simon & Garfunkel

[pinboy3niner]

65. 'State Trooper' and 'Highway Patrolman' - Springsten

[walkerbait41]

66. "Please Mr. Postman" by The Marveletts

[pinboy3niner]

67. Tiny Dancer - Elton John

[pinboy3niner]

68. The Barber of Seville :)

[DFW]

69. Back Door Man by Willie Dixon

Though it's hard to beat the version on the first Doors album

[patricia92243]

71. "I want to be a Producer" from the movie The Producers. Great musical.

[DFW]

72. Pilot of the Airwaves by Charlie Dore

This song accompanied me from Hamburg to Anchorage to Tokyo and back in 1980 and stuck in my mind ever since

[RiffRandell]

73. Police and Thieves by The Clash.

[NightWatcher]

74. "Private Eyes" by Hall & Oats

[DFW]

75. Under Assistant West Coast Promotion Man--The Rolling Stones

"Well, I'm sittin' here thinkin' just how sharp I am....."

[DFW]

76. Who are the Brain Police?--Frank Zappa

[DFW]

77. Mr. Businessman--Ray Stevens

[DFW]

78. The Fisherman--Leo Kottke

[DFW]

79. Airproofing--Leo Kottke

Though not originally meant as a profession the way Kottke tells it, it could be one.

When we think of guitar gods, we usually think of electric players such as Hendrix, Clapton and Knopfler, but to hear Kottke on an acoustic 12 string is to realize that there are other guitar gods out there of equal stature:

[DFW]

80. Working In The Coal Mine--Lee Dorsey

[DFW]

81. In light of the OP's source, how could I have left this out? Mr. Bassman

I'm passing on the original in favor of the Muppets' version:

[bluesbassman]

94. Great tune! I love those guys! Ever notice that all the guitar players are southpaws?

Must be hell finding all those instruments, especially in 1/4 scale size.

[DFW]

82. Piano Man--Billy Joel

[DFW]

83. The Entertainer-Billy Joel

[DFW]

84. Guitar Man--Bread

[DFW]

85. Here Comes the Judge--Shorty Long

[DFW]

86. Sailing to Philadelphia--Mark Knopfler and James Taylor

Not about sailors, but about a surveyor and an astronomer who was the son of a baker (Dixon and Mason)

[jrandom421]

87. A traditional one

Drill ye Tarriers Drill

The tarriers of the title refers to Irish workers, drilling holes in rock to blast out railroad tunnels

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drill,_Ye_Tarriers,_Drill

[Tom_Foolery]

88. "Take Me to the Pilot" by Elton John...

[Tom_Foolery]

89. "Hey, Mr. DJ" by Bobby Moore...

[Tom_Foolery]

90. "I'm a Truck Drivin' Man" by Buck Owens...

[Tom_Foolery]

91. "Highway Patrol" by by Junior Brown...

[walkerbait41]

92. "One Tin Soldier" by Coven

[PuffedMica]

93. Conquistador

[pinboy3niner]

95. The Joker - Steve Miller Band

Space cowboy, gangster of love, picker, grinner, lover, sinner, joker, smoker, midnight toker.