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Bo Diddley
Working Man
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Working Man was released on January 1, 1961 by Geffen* as a part of the album Bo Diddley Is a Gunslinger
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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley
Vocals
Peggy Jones
Peggy Jones
Guitar
Lafayette Leake
Lafayette Leake
Piano
Jerome Green
Jerome Green
Maracas
Jesse James Johnson
Jesse James Johnson
Bass
Billy Downing
Billy Downing
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ellas McDaniel
Ellas McDaniel
Composer

Lyrics

Well, I work on the railroad
With a sledge in one hand and a pick in the other
Well, I can do more work than my brother
Work don't hurt me
Well, I look over yonder and what I see
The ol' water boy a'comin' up to me
Sometimes he be running
And then again he be jumping
Oh, you oughta hear my sledgehammer pumpin'
Well, I wanna tell you and I'm-a tell you time and again
It was a terrible wind
It was my sledgehammer
I'm a man amongst men
Work for a little bitty pay
Sweat running off every way
Oh, I'm a working man
Written by: Ellas McDaniel

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