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

Even I've been workin' man, dang near all my life but I'll keep workin'

As long as my two hands are fit to use

I'll drink my beer in a tavern

And sing a little bit of these working man blues

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

Get tired on the weekend, after I draw my pay

But 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 me a train to another town

But I go back working, I gotta buy my kids a brand new pair of shoes

I'll drink a little beer that evening

Cry a little bit of these working man blues, here comes workin' man

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

Never been on welfare, and that's one place I will not be

Keep me working, you have long two hands are fit to use

My little beer in a tavern

Sing a little bit of these working man blues, this song for the workin' man