words and music by Robb (Rabbitt) MacKay
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Now there's a new craze a-goin' 'round
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It's gettin' bigger in most every town
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From New York City out to Hollywood
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Got everybody in the neighborhood
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CHORUS:
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Down in the unemployment line
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You got yourself a place and I got mine
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We been here waitin' since the clock struck nine
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Down in the unemployment line
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Now every day you've got to fight the horde
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Just to read what's on the bulletin board
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When you go back and try and claim your space
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Some other sucker come and stole your place
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CHORUS
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I hope the people in the government
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Tell us how we're gonna pay the rent
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How we're gonna get enough to eat
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No that the workin' man is obsolete
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If things keep goin' like they seem they do
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Won't be long before they're down here too
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And they can be a part of this here mob
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Workin' nine to five to find a job
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CHORUS
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Unemployment Line
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| Arlo Guthrie |
