Back to back shifts, sp. closing shift followed by an opening shift the next day, primarily making a night on the town impractical.
by Nartal April 01, 2011
Something that does not make sense
by Donald_nut July 07, 2018
Also songs used when people needed to work in rhythm. Many are familiar folk songs. Like
--sea chanteys where the lead singer's solo line would get everyone set, and then they'd all sing (and therefore exhale) when they put out their effort pulling on a line.
-- field hollers that were used to keep lines hoeing a field up with each other. (And field hollers, speeded up and with some rhythm and some guitar added, might have been one of the origins of the blues, and thus of most American popular music since 1920)
-- capstan chanteys that kept people pretty much walking in the same rhythm while they turned giant cranks.
Very often work songs were subversive, making fun of the boss, complaining about the conditions, and sometimes carrying instructions for prison breaks, union organizing, or the Underground Railroad.
--sea chanteys where the lead singer's solo line would get everyone set, and then they'd all sing (and therefore exhale) when they put out their effort pulling on a line.
-- field hollers that were used to keep lines hoeing a field up with each other. (And field hollers, speeded up and with some rhythm and some guitar added, might have been one of the origins of the blues, and thus of most American popular music since 1920)
-- capstan chanteys that kept people pretty much walking in the same rhythm while they turned giant cranks.
Very often work songs were subversive, making fun of the boss, complaining about the conditions, and sometimes carrying instructions for prison breaks, union organizing, or the Underground Railroad.
Work songs examples:
Sea chantey,
Leader (while the end man belays, and everyone walks up the line and gets a grip): Reuben was no sailor ...
Crew (Singing while they pull the line back): Ranzo, boys ranzo!
(later in the song it turns out Reuben is now the captain ...)
Field holler ...
Leader: (while the crew picks up their hammers, stretches, and gets ready to swing): When Israel was in Egypt land ...
Crew (hitting on the drills on let, peop, and go): LET MY PEOPLE GO!
Capstan chantey, used to turn the winch to move the locks on the canal ...
Leader (while crew breathe and get set): I got a mule, her name is Sal ...
Crew (Walking forward, pushing on the capstan bars): FIFTEEN MILES ON THE ERIE CANAL!
Sea chantey,
Leader (while the end man belays, and everyone walks up the line and gets a grip): Reuben was no sailor ...
Crew (Singing while they pull the line back): Ranzo, boys ranzo!
(later in the song it turns out Reuben is now the captain ...)
Field holler ...
Leader: (while the crew picks up their hammers, stretches, and gets ready to swing): When Israel was in Egypt land ...
Crew (hitting on the drills on let, peop, and go): LET MY PEOPLE GO!
Capstan chantey, used to turn the winch to move the locks on the canal ...
Leader (while crew breathe and get set): I got a mule, her name is Sal ...
Crew (Walking forward, pushing on the capstan bars): FIFTEEN MILES ON THE ERIE CANAL!
by old lang guy September 23, 2006
It's such a beautiful day, do some lawn work.
by rarri October 01, 2013
When you supposed to be doin yo job but a ratchet hoe of an employee decide she tryna suck that fat meaty cock
I saw this Arab guy at target getting work head instead of doing his damn job but I wasn't even mad I was proud!
by chrispaulcurry February 04, 2014
The act of stomping the hell out of someone once they are on the ground. Usually associated with a group of friends stomping a single individual
by Mo February 20, 2004
Bill: "What are we going to Walmart for?"
Mike : " I have to get some Work Shirts, Marla is dirty, I dont want to get any thing when I fuck her tonight"
Bill "Sounds good, I should get some Work Shirts too"
Mike: "You can't catch anything from your hand Bill"
Mike : " I have to get some Work Shirts, Marla is dirty, I dont want to get any thing when I fuck her tonight"
Bill "Sounds good, I should get some Work Shirts too"
Mike: "You can't catch anything from your hand Bill"
by White_Knight May 18, 2009