Pink Slip Blues
by 
Porter Grainger 
recording of October 31 1939 
from probably 
I Can't Quit My Man (Affinity 1015) 
One day every week, I prop myself at my front door 
One day every week, I prop myself at my front door 
And the police force couldn't move me 'fore that mail man blow 
'T'was a little white paper Uncle Sam had done addressed to me 
'T'was a little white paper Uncle Sam had done addressed to me 
It meant one more week, one week of sweet prosperity 
But bad news got to spreading, and my poor hair started turning grey 
But bad news got to spreading, and my poor hair started turning grey 
'Cause Uncle Sam started chopping, cutting thousands off the W.P.A. 
Just a little pink slip, in a long white envelope 
Just a little pink slip, in a long white envelope 
Was the end of my road, was the last ray of my only hope 
After four long years, Uncle Sam done put me on the shelf 
After four long years, Uncle Sam done put me on the shelf 
'Cause that little pink slip means you got to go for yourself 
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Note 1: W.P.A., Works Projects Administration, set up in the 1930's as part of President Roosevelt's "New Deal" to combat unemployment by providing jobs in public works like highways, dams, 
levee's 
, bridges etc.).