workin' at the carwash 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 wouldn't listen to the fact that i was a genius

the man said 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 some air-conditioned

office in a swivel chair

talkin' me some trash to the secretaries

sayin' hey honey 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

cause 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

i got them steadily depressin' low down mind messin'

workin' at the car wash blues