lower on the hog

i've been workin' at a sawmill earnin' every dime i make

lookin' at my check stub cussin' what the tax man takes

my baby's dependin' on me oh lord to bring the bacon home

but it's just salt pork we're eating lower on the hog

but if i die in the mornin' they can't say i didn't pay my way

with honest sweat and elbow grease and doin' what the foremen say

but after we buy groceries

pay the rent and the telephone

i'm broke

it's gone

what's goin' on

there's a lot less scrap to throw out to the dog

i'm makin' more now and eatin' lower on the hog

there's people standin' with their hands out formin' a welfare line

savin' their back while i'm out breakin' mine

i ain't worried about the federal budget or the l.a. city smog

i'm workin' overtime and eatin' lower on the hog

but if i die in the mornin' they can't say i didn't pay my way

with honest sweat and elbow grease and doin' what the foremen say

but after we buy groceries

pay the rent and the telephone

i'm broke

it's gone

what's goin' on

there's a lot less scrap to throw out to the dog

i'm makin' more now and eatin' lower on the hog

there's a lot less scrap to throw out to the dog

i'm makin' more now and eatin' lower on the hog