I had forgotten all about this old Heavens to Betsy song, Waitress Hell (you may know Corin Tucker from H2B from her later band, Sleater-Kinney). Their only album, Calculated came out in 1994 and I think I first heard it around 1995 or so, after I'd gotten obsessively into Bikini Kill and was a full-fledged Riot Grrrl (or at least the tamer, teenage, polite midwestern English-class revolutionary version of a Riot Grrrl). Listening to it now, it's just as good. Maybe even better now that I've lived it.
miss, i need another glass, this one is smudged and my
lips are too precious for this
we want the window table clear and set it for us
it's not too busy for us
bring a million different things to my table on a silver
platter you've got nothing better to do
if you smile really big and kiss my whitey ass
maybe you'll get a dollar today
you're going to waitress hell
you're gonna burn in my hell
yeah i just do this job for a hobby so
don't worry about a tip
4.25/hr suits me fine yeah i just love to serve
sure i'll take your plate your glass your bowl and then
i'll wipe your chin
and in the end i'm covered in your shit-
you look at me like i'm the dirty one
you're going to waitress hell
you're gonna burn in my hell
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