Workin' Man Blues (Live)

Workin' Man Blues (Live) - Merle Haggard

It's a big job just getting

By with nine kids and a wife

I've been a working man dang near all my life

I'll be working

Long as my two hands are fit to use

I'll drink little 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 working

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

Sometimes I think about leaving

Do a little bumming around

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 evening

Sing a little bit of these working man blues

Hey come on working man

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