It's a big job gettin' by with nine kids and a wife
But I've been workin' man, dang near all my life but I'll keep workin'
Long as my two hands are fit to use
I'll drink my beer at a tavern
Sing a little bit of these working man blues

I keep my nose on the grindstone, work hard every day
Get tired on the weekend, after I draw my pay
Then 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

Sometimes I think about leaving, do a little bummin' around
Throw my bills out the window catch a train to another town
I'll go back working
I gotta buy my kids a brand new pair of shoes
I drink my beer at a tavern
Cry a little bit of these working man blues
Here comes that workin' man

Well, hey, hey, the working man, the working man like me
Never been on welfare, 'n that's one place I won't be
I'll be working long as my two hands are fit to use
I'll drink my little beer in a tavern
Sing a little bit of these working man blues
This song for the workin' man

Copyright: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Writer(s): Merle Haggard