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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Doobie Brothers
Performer
Tom Johnston
Vocals
Andrew Love
Horn
Wayne Jackson
Horn
Tiran Porter
Vocals
Eddie Guzman
Congas
John Hartman
Drums
Keith Knudsen
Drums
Michael Hossack
Drums
Pat Simmons
Guitar
Arlo Guthrie
Harp
The Memphis Horns
Horn
Bill Payne
Keyboards
Milt Holland
Marimba
Jeff Baxter
Pedal Steel Guitar
James Booker
Piano
Novi
Viola
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Tom Johnston
Songwriter
Andrew Love
Arranger
Wayne Jackson
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Lee Herschberg
Mastering Engineer
Donn Landee
Engineer
Ted Templeman
Producer
Lyrics
I been workin' the whole day long
On these railroad ties singin' a sad, sad song
Down the track is a bad way to live
The boss man's whip is all he's got to give
And late at night in the twilight of the South
They put you in a cell and let the bulldogs out
The old cat down the way
Well he's singin' out the blues
'Cause he's got no one back home
Oh, somebody sighed
Next day comes they send you back out on the track
All that sweat be drippin' down off your back
Everybody's singin' a workin' man's song
Hopin' they don't have to feel the whip on their bone
The water boy slowly works his way around
A bucket full of swamp water weighin' him down
Old Squezer Walker just fell out on the ground
And they're draggin' his body away
Oh, my, my, my
Well, there's talk around camp
That there's gonna be a fight
Old Razor Face and Willie Black
The meanest dudes in sight
One's got a razor and the other's got a knife
But only one's gonna walk out alive
Oh, baby, mama, get me out of here
Can't stand no more
This place is gonna be the death of me
Believe to my soul that I gotta be free
There's only one way that it's every gonna be
That's when the angels come and take me away
Well, now
Oh, baby, mama, get me out of here
Can't stand no more
This place is gonna be the death of me
Believe to my soul that I gotta be free
There's only one way that it's every gonna be
That's when the angels come and take me away
Well, now
Writer(s): Tom Johnston
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