workin' man blues

it's a big job gettin' by with nine kids and a wife

you know i've been a workin' man dang near all my life

i'll keep on working long as my two hands are fit to use

i drink my beer this evening and sing a little bit of these workin' man blues

well

i keep my nose on the grindstone and i work hard every day

i might get a little high on the weekends

after i draw my pay

but i go back workin'

i got to buy my kids a brand new pair of shoes

well i drink a little beer in a tavern and i sing a little bit of them workin' man blues

well

hey

hey

the working man

the working man like me

never been on welfare and that's one place i'm not gonna be

i'd be workin' as long as my two hands are fit to use

i will drink my beer at a tavern and sing a little bit of them workin' man blues

sometimes i think about leavin' and do a little bummin' around

i throw my bills out the window

catch a train to another town

but i go back workin'

i got to buy my kids a brand new pair of shoes

i sing a little bit in a tavern and cry a little bit of these workin' man blues

well

hey

hey

the working man

the working man like me

never been on welfare and that's one place i'm not gonna be

i'd be workin' as long as my two hands are fit to use

i'd drink a little beer this evening and sing a little bit of them workin' man blues

this song goes out for all the working man there.