since Dave is so repulsed by the song that he cannot bring himself to supply the link, I will do it for him.

Ian and Sylvia, + Emmylou, singing "Summer Wages"

average typical C*W schmaltz it most certainly isn't IMHO.

I have always thought that the song was about a college student working his vacation on the towboats, much like students used to work on building sites in the UK back in the day, hence "summer wages".