It's a big job just gettin' by with nine kids and a wife
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I been a workin' man dang near all my life
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I'll be working long as my two hands are fit to use
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I'll drink my beer in a tavern,
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Sing a little bit of these working man blues
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I keep my nose on the grindstone, I work hard every day
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Might get a little tired on the weekend, after I draw my pay
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But I'll go back workin, come Monday morning I'm right back with the crew
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I'll drink a little beer that evening,
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Sing a little bit of these working man blues
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Hey hey, the working man, the working man like me
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I ain't never been on welfare, that's one place I won't be
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Cause I'll be working long as my two hands are fit to use
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I drink a little beer in a tavern
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Sing a little bit of these working man blues
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Sometimes I think about leaving, do a little bummin around
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I wanna throw my bills out the window catch a train to another town
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But I go back working I gotta buy my kids a brand new pair of shoes
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Yeah drink a little beer in a tavern,
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Cry a little bit of these working man blues
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Hey hey, the working man, the working man like me
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I ain't never been on welfare, that's one place I won't be
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Cause I'll be working long as my two hands are fit to use
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I drink a little beer in a tavern
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Sing a little bit of these working man blues
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Yeah drink a little beer in a tavern,
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Cry a little bit of these working man blues
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Workin' Man Blues
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| Merle Haggard |
