Working Man Blues Lyrics - The Definitive Collection - Merle Haggard

It's a big job just 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 in a tavern 

Sing a little bit of these working man blues 

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

I might get a little 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 

I want to 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 a little beer in 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 

I ain't 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