Working For the Man

Hey now, you better listen to me, every one of you

We've got a lot, a lot, a lot, a lot of work to do

Forget about your women and your water can

Today, you're working for the man

Oh, I'm pickin' 'em up

And I'm layin' 'em down

I believe

They're gonna work me into the ground

Now I'ma pull to the left

I'ma heave to the right

I wanna kill him

But it wouldn't be right

'Cause I'm working for the man

Working for the man

Gotta lend him a hand

Working for the man

Pick up your feet

Got a deadline to meet

I'm gonna see

You make it on time

Now don't relax

I want elbows and backs

I wanna see

Everybody from behind

'Cause you're working for the man

Working for the man

You gotta lend him a hand

Working for the man

Boss man's daughter sneaks him in some water

Hey, every time her daddy's down the line

She says, "Meet me tonight, love me right

And everything's gonna be fine"

So I slave all day without much pay

I'm just biding my time

'Cause company and the daughter, you see

Are both gonna be all mine

Yeah, I'm gonna be the man

Gonna be the man

You gotta lend me a hand

If I'm gonna be the man

Yeah, I'm gonna be the man

I'm gonna be the man

You gotta lend me a hand

If I'm gonna be the man

Picking them up

Before laying 'em down

Working for the man

Working for the man

Working for the man

Working for the man

Working for the man