[Verse 1]

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

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

And I'll keep on working

As long as my two hands are fit to use

[Refrain]

I'll drink my beer in a tavern

Sing a little bit of these working man blues

[Verse 2]

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

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

But I'll go back to working

Come Monday morning I'm right back with the crew

[Refrain]

I'll drink a little beer that evening

Sing a little bit of these working man blues

[Verse 3]

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

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

But I'll go back working

I gotta buy my kids a brand new pair of shoes

[Refrain]

I'll drink a little beer in a tavern

Cry a little bit of these working man blues

[Bridge]

Here comes that working man

[Instrumental]

[Verse 4]

Well, hey-hey, the working man, the working man, like me

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

'Cause I'll be working

As long as my two hands are fit to use

[Refrain]

I'll drink my beer in a tavern

Sing a little bit of these working man blues

[Outro]

This song's for the working man