Workin' Man Blues (with Lee Roy Parnell & Steve Wariner)

It's a big job, just gettin' by with nine kids and a wife

I been workin' man dang near all my life

I'll be workin' long as my two hands are fit to use

I'll drink my beer in a tavern

Sing a little bit of these workin' man blues

I keep my nose on the grindstone, I work hard every day

Might get a little tired on the weekend after I draw my pay

But I'll go back workin'

Come Monday mornin', I'm right back with the crew

I'll drink a little beer that evening

Sing a little bit of these workin' man blues

Oh, work it out Lee Roy

Well, hey, hey, the workin' man, the workin' man like me

I ain't never been on welfare, that's one place I won't be

'Cause I'll be workin', long as my two hands are fit to use

I drink a little beer in the tavern

Sing a little bit of these workin' man blues

Here comes that working man

Sometimes I think about leaving, do a little bummin' around

I wanna throw my bills out the window, catch a train to another town

But I go back working, I gotta buy my kids a brand new pair of shoes

Yeah, drink a little beer in a tavern

Cry a little bit of these workin' man blues

Oh, here comes the real boys

Well, hey, hey, the workin' man, the workin' man like me

I ain't never been on welfare, that's one place I won't be

But I'll be workin', long as my two hands are fit to use

I drink my beer in a tavern

Sing a little bit of these workin' man blues

Yeah, drink my beer in a tavern

Cry a little bit of these workin' man blues

This song here is for the workin' man

Mr. Merle Haggard