It's a big job just gettin' by with nine kids and a wife Ive been a workin' man damned near all my life I'll keep working just as long as my two hands are fit to use Well i might drink a little beer in the evening Sing a little bit of these working man blues Well I keep my nose to the grindstone, I work hard every day I might get a little tired on the weekend, after I draw my pay But I'll go back workin, yea Monday morning I'm right back with my crew yes i am Well I might drink a little beer come sundown Sing a little bit of these working man blues Aw little guitar Sometimes I think about leaving, do a little bummin around Im gonna throw my bills out the window catch a train going to another town But I'll be workin, yea Monday morning I'm right back with my crew yes i am Well I might drink too much come sundowm Sing a little bit of these working man blues Well Hey hey, the working man, is a working man like me I aint never been on welfare, that's one place I won't be Brotha I'll be working i gotta buy my kids a brand new pair of shoes Well I might drink to much in the evening Sing a little bit of these working man blues Yeah i might smoke to much come sundown Sing a little bit of these working man blues