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Merle Haggard lyrics - Workin' Man Blues

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(Merle Haggard)

It's a big job just gettin' by with nine kids and a wife
I been a workin' man dang near all my life             
I'll be working  long as my two hands are fit to use           
I'll drink my beer in a tavern,     
Sing a little bit of these working 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 morning I'm right back with the crew
I'll drink a little beer that evening, 
Sing a little bit of these working man blues.

Hey, hey, the working man, the working man like me
I ain't never been on welfare, that's one place I won't be
'Cause I'll be working long as my two hands are fit to use
I drink a little beer in a tavern
Sing a little bit of these working man blues.

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 working man blues.

--- Instrumental ---

Hey, hey, the working man, the working man like me
I ain't never been on welfare, that's one place I won't be
'Cause I'll be working long as my two hands are fit to use
I drink a little beer in a tavern
Sing a little bit of these working man blues.

Yeah, drink a little beer in a tavern,
Cry a little bit of these working man blues...