i wake in the sewer it s a very hard job you know they won t hire just any old slob you don t have to wear a tie or a coat you just have to know how to float we sing the song of the sewer of the sewer we sing this song together we stand with shovel in hand to keep things rolling along i wake down a manhole with a guy named bruce and we are in charge of all the refuse he lets me go first while he holds the lid i m telling you what a sweet kid we sing the song of the sewer of the sewer we sing this song together we stand with shovel in hand to keep things rolling along a funny thing happened to bruce yesterday the tide came along he got carried away he come in jersey but it s okay now cause that s where he lives anyhow we sing the song of the sewer of the sewer we sing this song together we stand with shovel in hand to keep things rolling along my father he works in a sewer uptown i followed his footsteps and wait my way down that s how i began in this here industry i just kind of fell into it a lucky me we sing the song of the sewer of the sewer we sing this song together we stand with shovel in hand to keep things rolling along