It's a big job just gettin' by with nine kids and a wife But I've been a workin' man dang near all my life And I'll keep on workin' Long as my two hands are fit to use I'll drink my beer in a tavern Sing a little bit of these workin' man blues I keep my nose on the grindstone, work hard everyday I might get a little tired on the weekend, after I draw my pay I'll go back workin', come Monday morning I'm right back with the crew And I drink a little beer that evening Sing a little bit of these workin' man blues Sometimes I think about leaving, do a little bumming around I want to throw my bills out the window Catch a train to another town I'll go back workin', gotta buy my kids a brand new pair of shoes I drink a little beer in a tavern Cry a little bit of these workin' man blues Well, hey hey the workin' man, the workin' man like me I ain't never been on welfare that's one place I won't be I'll be workin', long as my two hands are fit to use I'll drink my beer