She's a working girl since the age of thirteen I don't know how she does it but she sure is sweet Not a dollar to her name, not even a dime Doin' what she's gotta do to get by Doin' what she's gotta do to get by Family full of failures, ridin' the line Workin' to the bone 'til closing time Well they prob'ly shoulda known but they don't mind Puttin' dinner on the table's worth bein' blind Dinner on the table's worth bein' blind She's a working girl since the age of thirteen I don't know how she does it but she sure is sweet Not a dollar to her name, not even a dime Doin' what she's gotta do to get by Doin' what she's gotta do to get by Mama was a waitress, Daddy rolled steel Every day at the county union mill Well her sister turned tricks and her brother would steal Anything he thought worth a dollar bill Anything he thought worth a dollar bill A hard living sure ain't easy Easy living's even harder So please just come and take me I don't wanna be a martyr A hard living sure ain't easy Easy living's even harder So please just come and take me I don't wanna be a martyr She's a working girl since the age of thirteen I don't know how she does it but she sure is sweet Not a dollar to her name, not even a dime Doin' what she's gotta do to get by Doin' what she's gotta do to get by She's a working girl since the age of thirteen I don't know how she does it but she sure is sweet Not a dollar to her name, not even a dime Doin' what she's gotta do to get by Doin' what she's gotta do to get by