Thank you, Howard. I shoulda known it was Charlie King's voice in the back of my head. On the 8-hour day song, Charlie played what I think was Pete Seeger's voice in the background when Charlie sang about the "fuzzy folksinger."

And since we already have a thread on "Our Work" (and I'm the one who posted the lyrics), I've renamed this thread to "8-Hour Day."
The upcoming Rise Again songbook will have 5 Charlie King songs. I guess editors Peter Blood and Annie Patterson must really like Charlie King. I like Charlie King, too - but maybe not quite that much.

"Bring Back the 8-Hour Day" brings back memories of my 30 years as a government investigator. I worked 10 hours of overtime a week most of that time, and sometimes was required to work 20. When I went back to work after back surgery, I had to get a written statement from my doctor that I was not to work overtime. After we were privatized by the Clinton Administration, my 3 years as a contract employee were constantly under a requirement of 10 hours of overtime a week, and I was constantly pushed to do more. It near drove me batty, and I retired at the age of 51.

Now I investigate folk songs, a much more satisfying occupation - and I don't mind that I don't get paid.

-Joe-