What's Your Occupation?

Originally Posted by Stephen Hoover

I am a Chimney Sweep and have operated my own company for 20 years.

My job description includes sweeping flues, performing inspections for homeowners, real estate and insurance companies. We also install hearth products and rebuild/install chimney systems.

Recently I have also been doing some work as an expert witness in my field.

DO you just HATE this song or like it?

Chim Chim Cheree

Chim chiminey
Chim chiminey
Chim chim cher-ee!
A sweep is as lucky
As lucky can be

Chim chiminey
Chim chiminey
Chim chim cher-oo!
Good luck will rub off when
I shake 'ands with you
Or blow me a kiss
And that's lucky too

Now as the ladder of life
'As been strung
You may think a sweep's
On the bottommost rung

Though I spends me time
In the ashes and soot
In this 'ole wide world
There's no 'appier bloke

Up where the smoke is
All billered and curled
'Tween pavement and stars
Is the chimney sweep world

When the's 'ardly no day
Nor 'ardly no night
There's things 'alf in shadow
And 'alf way in light
On the roof tops of London
Coo, what a sight!

I choose me bristles with pride
Yes, I do
A broom for the shaft
And a broom for the flume

Though I'm covered with soot
From me 'ead to me toes
A sweep knows 'e's welcome
Wherever 'e goes

Chim chiminey
Chim chiminey
Chim chim cher-ee!
When you're with a sweep
You're in glad company

No where is there
A more 'appier crew
Than them wot sings
"Chim chim cher-ee
Chim cher-oo!"
On the chim chiminey
Chim chim cher-ee
Chim cher-oo!

Here is a poem by William Blake about the Chimney Sweep...a little morbid, I would say.

http://www.repeatafterus.com/title.php?i=5988

A little black thing among the snow,
Crying "'weep! 'weep!" in notes of woe!
"Where are thy father & mother? say?"
"They are both gone up to the church to pray.

"Because I was happy upon the heath,
And smil'd among the winter's snow,
They clothed me in the clothes of death,
And taught me to sing the notes of woe.

"And because I am happy & dance & sing,
They think they have done me no injury,
And are gone to praise God & his Priest & King,
Who make up a heaven of our misery."

[RevDWW]

I make my living as a Senior Program/Analyst/DBA for a large lumber company.

But I have to many jobs to list outside of work............

[Pragmatist]

Former pediatric private duty RN

Currently stay at home mom to 11 week old baby girl

[tamor]

Originally Posted by SarahElizabeth

DO you just HATE this song or like it?

Chim Chim Cheree

Chim chiminey
Chim chiminey
Chim chim cher-ee!
A sweep is as lucky
As lucky can be

Chim chiminey
Chim chiminey
Chim chim cher-oo!
Good luck will rub off when
I shake 'ands with you
Or blow me a kiss
And that's lucky too

Now as the ladder of life
'As been strung
You may think a sweep's
On the bottommost rung

Though I spends me time
In the ashes and soot
In this 'ole wide world
There's no 'appier bloke

Up where the smoke is
All billered and curled
'Tween pavement and stars
Is the chimney sweep world

When the's 'ardly no day
Nor 'ardly no night
There's things 'alf in shadow
And 'alf way in light
On the roof tops of London
Coo, what a sight!

I choose me bristles with pride
Yes, I do
A broom for the shaft
And a broom for the flume

Though I'm covered with soot
From me 'ead to me toes
A sweep knows 'e's welcome
Wherever 'e goes

Chim chiminey
Chim chiminey
Chim chim cher-ee!
When you're with a sweep
You're in glad company

No where is there
A more 'appier crew
Than them wot sings
"Chim chim cher-ee
Chim cher-oo!"
On the chim chiminey
Chim chim cher-ee
Chim cher-oo!

Here is a poem by William Blake about the Chimney Sweep...a little morbid, I would say.

http://www.repeatafterus.com/title.php?i=5988

A little black thing among the snow,
Crying "'weep! 'weep!" in notes of woe!
"Where are thy father & mother? say?"
"They are both gone up to the church to pray.

"Because I was happy upon the heath,
And smil'd among the winter's snow,
They clothed me in the clothes of death,
And taught me to sing the notes of woe.

"And because I am happy & dance & sing,
They think they have done me no injury,
And are gone to praise God & his Priest & King,
Who make up a heaven of our misery."

I like it!!

[berkeley]

Originally Posted by tamor

I like it!!

that song is annoying.. and one of the reasons that I HATE Disney Musicals with a passion!!!!!

[tamor]

Originally Posted by Berkeley

that song is annoying.. and one of the reasons that I HATE Disney Musicals with a passion!!!!!

You would! I love Disney musicals!!

[berkeley]

Originally Posted by tamor

You would! I love Disney musicals!!

It's very annoying!! And I had a friend who would break into song at a whim.!!! You have no idea how many times I came close to clocking him!! Can't have a conversation without the moron singing.... I would tell him, LIFE IS NOT A MUSICAL!!!

[QueenEsther]

Originally Posted by Berkeley

that song is annoying.. and one of the reasons that I HATE Disney Musicals with a passion!!!!!

SCROOGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[QueenEsther]

Originally Posted by Berkeley

It's very annoying!! And I had a friend who would break into song at a whim.!!! You have no idea how many times I came close to clocking him!! Can't have a conversation without the moron singing.... I would tell him, LIFE IS NOT A MUSICAL!!!

It can be!!

[berkeley]

Originally Posted by QueenEsther

It can be!!

Uh, sorry, Life is NOT a musical!! There is not a song for every situation.. well, COUNTRY comes pretty close to it!! but it is not normal, albeit, it is very ABNORMAL to break out into song in the middle of a conversation!! And it is RUDE!!