40 Hour Week Lyrics - Alabama

There are people in this country 

Who work hard every day 

Not for fame or fortune do they strive 

But the fruits of their labor 

Are worth more than their pay 

And it's time a few of them were recognized. 

Hello Detroit auto workers, 

Let me thank you for your time 

You work a forty hour week for a livin', 

Just to send it on down the line 

Hello Pittsburgh steel mill workers, 

Let me thank you for your time 

You work a forty hour week for a livin', 

Just to send it on down the line. 

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This is for the one who swings the hammer, 

Driving home the nail 

Or the one behind the counter, 

Ringing up the sale 

Or the one who fights the fires, 

The one who brings the mail 

For everyone who works behind the scenes. 

You can see them every morning 

In the factories and the fields 

In the city streets and the quiet country towns 

Working together like spokes inside a wheel 

They keep this country turning around. 

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Hello Kansas wheat field farmer, 

Let me thank you for your time 

You work a forty hour week for a livin', 

Just to send it on down the line 

Hello West Virginia coal miner, 

Let me thank you for your time 

You work a forty hour week for a livin', 

Just to send it on down the line. 

This is for the one who drives the big rig, 

Up and down the road 

Or the one out in the warehouse, 

Bringing in the load 

Or the waitress, the mechanic, 

The policeman on patrol 

For everyone who works behind the scenes. 

With a spirit you can't replace with no machine 

Hello America, let me thank you for your time...