"Take This Job and Shove It" is a 1977 country music song originally written by David Allan Coe, but popularized by Johnny Paycheck, about the bitterness of a man who has worked long and hard with no apparent reward. The song was first recorded by Johnny Paycheck, on his album also titled Take This Job and Shove It. The recording hit number one on the country charts for two weeks, spending 18 weeks on the charts.