Good Job single cover, showing an illustrated man happily walking along a path, with a giant hand drawing this path with a pencil, all in shades of yellow

Good Job

And now it’s time for silly songs with Mark…

There’s plenty of worship songs that describe the ~grand majesty~ of God’s Creation. So I thought it would be funny to write a song that does the same, except in the most underwhelming, understated words. (A handful of songs from my album started like this, just a funny understatement.) Interestingly, in an album full of gospel songs, this one is technically the only “worship” song.

It seemed natural to write it in the style of a kids song: it heightens the irony, plus it expresses a certain modesty and childlike wonder. (Who am I to think I could sum up God’s greatness with a few pretty words?) And I guess I like the aesthetic — even as a teen, I appreciated children’s music by Raffi & Sharon/Lois/Bram. Maybe these songwriters were, like me, fans of traditional jazz from the 20s-30s (think “Five Foot Two” or “Sweet Georgia Brown”: just a constant stream of cheerful major chords).

One part that especially delights me is in the second chorus, where the trombone and accordion take turns and play off each other, which in turn plays off the vocal melody, all bouncing on a euphonium bass line.

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Lyrics

Good job when you made my hands
I use them quite a lot
Good job for getting me here and there
By giving me the legs I’ve got
Good job when you made my heart
It’s nice the way it throbs
It’s not my job to rate your job
But you’re doing a really good job
Oh, you’re doing a really good job

Nice work when you made those trees
You wrapped them up in bark
Nice work for putting the moon up there
‘Cause I don’t like the dark
Nice work when you made the platypus
What an unexpected quirk
I’d be a jerk to critique your work
But I just gotta say nice work
Oh, I just gotta say nice work

Ohh, you did, you did, you did
Ohh, you made each little part
Ohh, you did, you did, you did
Ohh, you planned it from the start
Ohh, oh it is, oh it is, oh it is
Ohh, a beautiful work of art
Ohh, oh it does, oh it does, oh it does
Ohh, it shows us who you are
Good job

Thanks for making my mom
My dad and siblings too
Thanks for filling up my house
With itty-bitty pictures of you
Thanks for making us all
Each Cathy, Joe, and Frank
There’s no bank that’ll cash my thanks
But I might as well say thanks
Ohhh, I might as well say thanks
(Thanks)

Ohh, you did, you did, you did
Ohh, you made each little part
Ohh, you did, you did, you did
Ohh, you planned it from the start
Ohh, oh it is, oh it is, oh it is
Ohh, a beautiful work of art
Ohh, oh it does, oh it does, oh it does
Ohh, it shows us who you are
Good job

Nice work
Bravo
Not Bad
Congrats
Top notch
(Like honestly, you’re doing really good)

Credits

Emma Flowerdew: vocals
Mark: vocals, ukulele, euphonium, piano, trombone, accordion, jaw harp, percussion, programming, mixing

Written by Mark Amadeus Flowerdew. Recorded in Mark’s home in Halifax NS.
Mastered by Don Chapman. Cover illustration by Nathan Little, then Mark made it yellow.
Single released June 18, 2021.

ISRC: CAREH2100003, ISWC: T3064621116, ©&℗ 2021 Mark Amadeus Flowerdew

Thanks Meg for lending me your triangle uke! And thanks Charles Austin for giving me your old accordion, holy smokes.

Extras

More from Let’s Go:
 1. Let’s Go

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 2. Good Job
 3. Lead The Way

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 5. Break It Down

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 6. Welcome

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 8. Nope

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 9. You Are The One

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10. A Long Long Time

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