I ain’t gonna work at DEQ no more.
No, I ain’t gonna work at DEQ no more.
No more risin’ early just to run and catch the train.
My good friends are all worried; they think I might go sane.
Don’t try to call at 6 - 7 - 6 – 4,
‘Cause I ain’t gonna work at DEQ no more.

I ain’t gonna write no cleanup rules no more.
No, I ain’t gonna write no cleanup rules no more.
So get yourself a tank and stick it in the ground,
But if that sucker leaks you won’t see me around
‘Cause I’ll be home and I won’t unlock my door.
No, I ain’t gonna write no cleanup rules no more.

I ain’t gonna calculate no risks no more.
No, I ain’t gonna calculate no risks no more.
So take your reference dose and put it you know where.
Don’t factor any slope ‘cause frankly I don’t care
If it’s ten-to-the-minus-six or minus-four.
‘Cause I ain’t gonna calculate no risks no more.

I ain’t gonna work on river mud no more.
No, I ain’t gonna work on river mud no more.
Go argue all you want about setting SQGs;
But lately this thing’s like an incurable disease.
So please throw it out but don’t get none on my floor
‘Cause I ain’t gonna work on river mud no more.

I ain’t gonna use no acronyms no more.
No, I ain’t gonna use no acronyms no more.
From RCRA down to CERCLA, is NEPA all to blame?
Is NIOSH worse than OSHA, or are they both the same?
Please give me lowercase forevermore.
‘Cause I ain’t gonna use no acronyms no more.

I ain’t gonna see all those good folks no more.
No, I ain’t gonna see all those good folks no more.
Don’t ask me to explain it; I just don’t know why.
They’re the only thing I’ll miss; it might just make me cry
So let me just go quietly through that door,
‘Cause I ain’t gonna see all those good folks no more.

No, I ain’t gonna work at DEQ no more…