Workin' At The Car Wash, Yeah
"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 say, we got all that we can use.
Now i got them steadily depressin’, low down mind messin’
Working at the car wash blues
Well, I should be sittin’ in an air conditioned office in a swivel
chair
Talkin’ some trash to the secretaries
Sayin’, here, now mama, 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
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"
- Jim Croce
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Hilary (curioush), Devil Ducky, Cleopapu / db, eelend, and 45 other people added this photo to their favorites.
Hilary (curioush) (84 months ago | reply)
oh wow wow wow
Devil Ducky (84 months ago | reply)
GREAT! RICH!
shadowbox (84 months ago | reply)
Perfect slice o' summer
mimbrava (84 months ago | reply)
I've got one quite similar waiting in the wings, except mine is a kid and the image won't be accompanied by Croce.
Sandheep (84 months ago | reply)
nice pic...
Duchess [deleted] (84 months ago | reply)
I love this.
Derby City (Rachel Pace) (84 months ago | reply)
You don't want to hear my carwash story. AND I didn't have the nerve to ask my husband to get my camera to take a photo of me flat on the garage floor! But I bounced back just fine. Concrete floors in garages are just too slick!
Vina the Great (84 months ago | reply)
love it!
Mark Interrante (aka pinhole) (84 months ago | reply)
Great shot. I need more Jim Croce. Heading off to find that CD...
JessiQua (84 months ago | reply)
Super sweet shot
thepretenda (84 months ago | reply)
fluid dynamics!
eelend (84 months ago | reply)
perfect
Ron Diorio (84 months ago | reply)
Car Wash
Well my name is Catherine LeFevre
I work at the Astrowash on Sunset and Vine
I drop my kids at school in the morning
And I pick them up at Mary's just 'fore suppertime
CHORUS
Well I work down at the car wash
For a dollar and a dime
And mister, I hate my boss
It's at the car wash I'm doing my time
Pick up my water bottle and my towel, sir
And I take 'em one by one
From Mercedes to VW's
I do 'em all and I don't favor none
CHORUS
Well someday I'll sing in a night club
I'll get a million-dollar break
A handsome man will come here with a contract in his hand
And say "Catherine, this has all been some mistake"
Bruce Springsteen
smiling_da_vinci (84 months ago | reply)
Splish, splash, splatter!
belliebottom (84 months ago | reply)
nice splashin!
chacabuco (84 months ago | reply)
You might not ever get rich
But let me tell ya it's better that diggin' a ditch.
There ain't no tellin' who ya might meet. .
A movie star or may be even an Indian Chief.
(Workin' at the) car wash.
Workin' at the car wash yeah !
Come on and sing it with me car wash.
Get with the feelin' y'all car wash yeah.
Come summer the work gets kind a hard
This ain't no place to be if ya planned on being a star.
Let me tell you it's always cool
And the boss don't mind sometimes if ya act a fool.
At the car wash
Talkin' about the car wash yeah!
Come on and sing it for me car wash.
Car wash yeah!
Rose Royce, from the Car Wash soundtrack
Great perspective!
Jane_W [deleted] (84 months ago | reply)
Fantastic water effects!
aarthyr (84 months ago | reply)
haha everyone has their song. Mmm, I don't have a song, nor can I clean my car properly without a million trillion streaks! :P My poor car, I don't deserve it! Lovely picture, I liek the'just wiped' aspect of the guys hand, the water, mmm the clarity and then lack there of :D Too Goood!
tamjpn (84 months ago | reply)
great capture. awesome!!
chorickr (84 months ago | reply)
nice capture to splash off the summer heat
Inj (84 months ago | reply)
Fab catch, man.
sebastian's belle (84 months ago | reply)
fantastic! and apparently lots of great songs, as well.
really has that whole 'summer' feeling going for it.
mightymis (84 months ago | reply)
this is a really terrific shot!
OldhaMedia (84 months ago | reply)
I put mine up too! From the passenger's seat:
www.flickr.com/photos/oldhamedia/21282421/
The distortions in both are sweet....
artofgold (84 months ago | reply)
It has that summer feel to it! Nice capture!
Peter Bowers (84 months ago | reply)
whoa...great creative shot
Ultra@ (84 months ago | reply)
very nice photo
... has left the building [deleted] (84 months ago | reply)
He's executing his position quite well!
stefan0 (84 months ago | reply)
cool pic !
Just Peter (84 months ago | reply)
beautiful capture ... i should keep my camera always ready too ...
Juan Coloma (84 months ago | reply)
notable momento!
hellophotokitty (84 months ago | reply)
Tandem photographs! cool!!
the tomahawk kid (84 months ago | reply)
good shot duane...loved all the lyrics too!...
GoodKarmaHippieMagic (84 months ago | reply)
ha!
love jim croce!
love this pic!
JourneyToNoWhere (84 months ago | reply)
nice colors
vice1 (84 months ago | reply)
creative shot!!
elsakawai™ (84 months ago | reply)
great shot
marlenells (84 months ago | reply)
Fantastic!
Happy saturday to you Duane!☺
Tozzophoto (84 months ago | reply)
I drove by 14 car washes today... I counted!
art ascii(paul) (84 months ago | reply)
clean, mean automachine.
love the water, it's hot here (by english std's at the mo')
Marion J. Ross (84 months ago | reply)
cool shot!!!!
:)
*CA* (84 months ago | reply)
Like this shot.
Zewalt (84 months ago | reply)
beautiful crackled fluid
Imapix (84 months ago | reply)
Very creative! Superbe!!!!
stereoleo (84 months ago | reply)
fantastic shot!
pine red (84 months ago | reply)
just awesome! :)
BoazImages (84 months ago | reply)
amazing shot!
Anas Bukhash (nascity) (84 months ago | reply)
Nicely taken...good shot...
Ton Haex (84 months ago | reply)
Fantastic and creative.
DerrickT (84 months ago | reply)
I love Jim Croce...
and this capture is a perfect fit.