The Ballad Of Dan

Arrogant Worms · Live Bait [1997]

I'm out on the range surveying the land

Thinking of the job that's to be done

My life is hard but I don't mind

Men like me that's how the West was won



I stand the pain and the suffering

For on the trail I am the king

On doors I knock and on bells I ring

Always sure that I will get the sale



Chorus:

'Cause I am Dan the insurance sales man

In a beat up Chevrolet I do ride

I rope them in and tie them up and bind them legally

For on the dotted line I make them sign

Ay-yeah!



The door swings wide, and I sense my prey

Ready to fall victim to my pitch

I tell him all about the plan

With all of it's inherent benefits



If you lose an arm it's a thousand bucks

Lose both of them and get twice as much

And if you should die well then bless your luck

You'll just be rolling in the cash



*Chorus*



The sucker signs the deal is done

Time for me to get back on the road

A lonely man out on the land

Out where the wind can blow so cold



I ride into the setting sun

With the knowledge of a job well done!

But I can't rest until everyone

Has become properly insured



*Chorus*