Album: We Care a Lot (1985)

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• (We care a lot)
  (We care a lot)
  
  (We care a lot) about disasters, fires, floods and killer bees
  (We care a lot) about the NASA shuttle falling in the sea
  (We care a lot) about starvation and the food that Live Aid bought
  (We care a lot) about disease, baby Rock, Hudson, rock, yeah
  
  Hoo
  Whoa, whoa, oh, oh
  Oh, it's a dirty job but someone's gotta do it
  It's a dirty job but someone's gotta do it
  We care a lot
  Yeah, we care (we care a lot)
  
  (We care a lot) about the gamblers and the pushers and the geeks
  (We care a lot) about the smack and crack and whack that hits the street
  (We care a lot) about the welfare of all the boys and girls
  (We care a lot) about you people 'cause we're out to save the world
  
  (Yeah)
  
  Oh, it's a dirty job but someone's gotta do it
  Said, it's a dirty job but someone's gotta do it
  Oh, it's a dirty job but someone's gotta do it
  
  Oh, it's a dirty job but someone's gotta do it
  Said, it's a dirty job but someone's gotta do it
  Oh, it's a dirty job but someone's gotta do it
  
  Jump around (oh yes, jump up, jump up)
  Jump around (jump up, jump up, jump up)
  Jump around (jump up, jump up, jump up)
  Jump up, jump up and get down
  
  (We care a lot) about the army, navy, air force and marines
  (We care a lot) about the NY, SF and LAPD
  (We care a lot) about you people
  (We care a lot) about your guns
  (We care a lot) about the wars you're fighting
  Gee, that looks like fun
  
  (We care a lot) about the Garbage Pail Kids, they never lie
  (We care a lot) about Transformers 'cause there's more than meets the eye
  (We care a lot) about the little things, the bigger things we top
  (We care a lot) about you people, yeah, you bet we care a lot!
  
  Hoo!
  
  (Whoa, whoa)
  
  Oh, it's a dirty job but someone's gotta do it
  Said, it's a dirty job but someone's gotta do it
  Oh, it's a dirty job but someone's gotta do it
  Well, it's a dirty job but someone's gotta do it
  Oh, it's a dirty job but someone's gotta do it
  Yes, it's a dirty job but someone's gotta do it
  Yes, it's a dirty job but someone's gotta do it Writer/s: Bill Gould, Chuck Mosley, James Blanco Martin, Michael Andrew Bordin, Roddy Christopher Bottum
  Publisher: BIG THRILLING MUSIC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Royalty Network
  Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 2

• Luna Loud from Royal Woods, MichiganThey were making fun of all the big time celebrities, who they felt cared a lot less about working for a cause then by making themselves look good by doing the Live-Aid and Hands Across America campaigns.
  
  P.S. This song was the theme song to the show "Dirty Jobs" that my 7 year old sister is a fan of, so in a way, she is actually the one who got me into this song. Go figure!
• Luna Loud from Royal Woods, MichiganThe lyrics on this site are either the ones from the Live At Brixton Academy album or another live recording. The "Introduce Yourself" album version is pretty much the same lyrics, except it omits the lyrical snippet from House Of Pain's "Jump Around" in the middle, and Chuck Mosley sings, "Well, it's a dirty song, but someone's gotta sing it, now," as the last line (come to think of it, I think Mike Patton sings a snippet from New Kids on the Block's "The Right Stuff" on the Brixton version, so this is from a different live version).
  
  The lyrics to the original We Care A lot album version go as follows:
  
  (We care a lot)
  (We care a lot)
  
  (We care a lot) About disasters, fires, floods and killer bees.
  (We care a lot) About Los Angeles falling in the sea.
  (We care a lot) About starvation and the food that Live Aid bought.
  (We care a lot) About disease, baby, Rock Hudson, rock, yeah!
  
  Whoa...
  
  (We care a lot)
  (We care a lot)
  
  (We care a lot) About the gamblers and the pushers and the freaks.
  (We care a lot) About the people who live off the street.
  (We care a lot) About the welfare of all the boys and girls.
  (We care a lot) About you people, 'cause we're out to save the world, yeah!
  
  Well, it's a dirty job, but someone's gotta to do it.
  It's a dirty job, but someone's gotta do it.
  Well, it's a dirty job, but someone's gotta do it.
  It's a dirty job, but someone's gotta do it.
  
  Whoa...
  
  (We care a lot) About the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines.
  (We care a lot) About the NY, SF, and LAPD.
  (We care a lot) About you people,
  (We care a lot) About your guns,
  (We care a lot) About the wars you're fighting,
  gee that looks like fun!
  
  (We care a lot) About the Cabbage Patch and Smurfs and DMC.
  (We care a lot) About Madonna and we cop for Mr. T.
  (We care a lot) About the little things, the bigger things, we top.
  (We care a lot) About you people, yeah, you bet we care a lot, yeah!
  
  Whoo, whoo!
  
  Well, it's a dirty job, but someone's gotta do it.
  It's a dirty job, but someone's gotta do it.
  It's a dirty job, but someone's gotta do it.
  It's a dirty job, but someone's gotta do it.
  Well, it's a dirty job, but someone's gotta do it.
  It's a dirty job, but someone's gotta do it.
  It's a dirty job, but someone's gotta do it.
  Well, it's a dirty job, but someone's gotta do it, now.

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