I Keep Gettin’ Paid the Same

[Intro]

I'm a working on the line

Six days at a time

With a shovel and a spade, I'm digging for the shade

But I keep getting paid the same

I've been working for a man, he likes my style

The more I sweat, the more he smiles

The more I sweat, the deeper I get

He's driving this poor boy wild

I can't live no good on what I get paid

Trouble is a poor man's claim to fame

The prices keep rising every day

But I keep getting paid the same

I get up every mornin' 'bout half past six

Drink a pot a coffee just to load a ton of bricks

Long about noon, I'm thinkin' that soon

You're gonna work this poor boy sick

I can't buy beans on what I get paid

I was cooking biscuits when the bill collector came

The prices keep rising every day

And I keep getting paid the same

I lay down my hammer when the whistle sounds

I bury my shovel in the deep, deep ground

I run into my home to see my honey comb

When that evening sun goes down

I can't live no good on what I get paid

My roof's got a hole and It's looking like rain

The prices keep rising everyday

But I keep getting paid the same

I keep getting paid the same

Yeah, I keep getting paid the same

Hey, I keep getting paid the same

Yeah, I keep getting paid the same