May 31 - Johnny Paycheck (The Musical Birthday Series, 4th Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for May 31st are found here: Alfred Deller (2019), Marin Marais (2020), and Louise Farrenc (2021)

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Johnny Paycheck (31 May 1938 – 19 February 19, 2003) was an American country music singer-songwriter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paycheck Pentameters

I’m sure that there are country music fans

Who, when they’re riding in their trucks or vans,

Still know the Paycheck oeuvre, every song,

And playing air guitars will sing along.

The rest of us know only one line of it,

His admonition “Take this job and shove it.”

 

 

 

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