Workin' Man Blues

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

Yeah, but I been a workin' man dang near all my life

And I'll keep on workin' long as my two hands are fit to use

I might drink my beer this evenin' and then

Sing a little bit of these workin' man blues

Oh, come in, Willy, sing it

Well, I keep my nose to 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' (He's a workin' man)

I gotta 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 workin' man, the workin' man like me

Never been on welfare, and that's one place I'm not gonna be

I'll be workin' long as my two hands are fit to use

I will drink my beer at a tavern and then

Sing a little bit of these workin' man blues

Play it, Willy

Come in, son, sing it for us

Sometimes I think about leavin'

And doin' a little bummin' around

I throw my bills out the window

Catch a train to another town

Go back workin'

I buy my kids a brand new pair of shoes

I sang a little bit in a tavern

Cry a little bit of these workin' man blues

Ah, ha ha

Well, hey, hey, the workin' man, the workin' man like me

Never been on welfare, and that's one place I will not be

I'll be workin' long as my two hands are fit to use

It's the truth

I drink a little beer that evenin' and then

Sing a little bit of these workin' man blues

This song goes out for all the workin' men everywhere