Working for the Man

Hey now, you better listen to me every one of you We got a lotta, lotta, lotta, lotta work to do Forget about your woman and that water can Today you're working for the man Oh well, pick up your feet, we've got a deadline to meet I'm gonna see you make it on time Oh, don't relax, I want elbows and backs I wanna see everybody from behind 'Cause you're working for the man Working for the man You gotta make him a hand Oh, working for the man So, I'm picking 'em up and I'm laying 'em down I believe he's gonna work me into the ground I pull to the left, I heave to the right I wanna kill him, but it wouldn't be right 'Cause I'm working for the man I'm working for the man I gotta make him a hand When you're working for the man Oh well, the bossman's daughter sneaks me water Every time her daddy's down the line She says, "Meet me tonight, love me right And everything is gonna be fine" So, I slave all day without much pay 'Cause I'm just abiding my time 'Cause the company and the daughter, you see They're both gonna be all mine Yeah, I'm gonna be the man I'm gonna be the man I'm gonna make him my hand Oh, if I'm gonna be the man Hey, I'm working for the man Oh, working for the man I'm gonna make him my hand I'm working for the man