Corned Beef City Lyrics

[Stanko]

Thank you superval99.

Am I right in thinking he is stealing a diesel?

[dmg]

Thank you superval99.

Am I right in thinking he is stealing a diesel?

No.  He's a lorry driver who's doing extra work "on the side" (cash in-hand) so than he can pay the bills at Christmas.  The phrase "Cash in-hand" means exactly that;  without going through the books and therefore paying no tax, therefore the payment for the work/job (in this case the delivery) will be made in cash.

[LoveExpresso]

My take is that he was paid in kind so to say with the two jerry cans.. he got his "folding", but maybe he worked well or he was bargaining because he wanted more and got away with the two jerry cans. Something like that.

LE

[dmg]

My take is that he was paid in kind so to say with the two jerry cans.. he got his "folding", but maybe he worked well or he was bargaining because he wanted more and got away with the two jerry cans. Something like that.

LE

I always presumed it was simply to fill up his tank.

[Stanko]

Thank you superval99.

Am I right in thinking he is stealing a diesel?

No.  He's a lorry driver who's doing extra work "on the side" (cash in-hand) so than he can pay the bills at Christmas.  The phrase "Cash in-hand" means exactly that;  without going through the books and therefore paying no tax, therefore the payment for the work/job (in this case the delivery) will be made in cash.

Thank you, I agree.
Though maybe he is not a lorry driver, maybe he's just a worker that unloads a gas from trucks tanks laying at Ford and selling it for cash in hand. Privateering. I think so because he is too poor to own his own truck, and in the song goes "wants the truck unloaded for cash in hand"? ... but - I agree it could be both...?

[dmg]

Thank you superval99.

Am I right in thinking he is stealing a diesel?

No.  He's a lorry driver who's doing extra work "on the side" (cash in-hand) so than he can pay the bills at Christmas.  The phrase "Cash in-hand" means exactly that;  without going through the books and therefore paying no tax, therefore the payment for the work/job (in this case the delivery) will be made in cash.

Thank you, I agree.
Though maybe he is not a lorry driver, maybe he's just a worker that works the truck unloads for cash in hand. I think so because he is too poor to own his own truck, and in the song goes "wants the truck unloaded for cash in hand"?

Yeah, I think the lorry is owned by the company he works for and this work he is doing in the song is "on the side" meaning he is using his works lorry to earn money out of his hours/in his own time.  AKA: moonlighting.