It's a big job just getting by with nine kids and a wifeBut I've been a working man, dang near all my lifeAnd I'll keep on working as long as my two hands are fit to useI'll drink my beer in a tavern, sing a little bit of these working man bluesI'll keep my nose on the grindstone, work hard every dayI might get a little tired on the weekend, after I draw my pay I'll go back workingCome Monday morning I'm right back with the crewI'll drink a little beer that evening, sing a little bit of these working man bluesSometime I think about leaving, do a little bumming aroundI wanna throw my bills out the window, catch a train to another townI'll go back working, gotta buy my kids a brand new pair of shoesI'll drink a little beer in a tavern, cry a little bit of these working man bluesHere comes that working man bluesWell hey, hey, the working man, working man like meI ain't never been on welfare, that's one place I won't beBut I'll be working as long as my two hands are fit to useI'll drink my beer in a tavern, sing a little bit of these working man bluesThis song's for the working man