Classic Country Lyrics: "Workin' Man Blues" von Merle Haggard

Mit seinem "Workin' Man Blues" wurde Merle
Haggard zum Poeten des kleinen Mannes.

It's a big job just gettin' by with nine kids and a wife
I been a workin' man dang near all my life 
I'll be working 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
Might get a little tired on the weekend, after I draw 
my pay
But 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

Hey hey, the working man, the working man like me
I ain't never been on welfare, that's one place I won't 
be
Cause I'll be working long as my two hands are fit to 
use
I drink a little beer in a tavern
Sing a little bit of these working man blues

Sometimes I think about leaving, do a little bummin 
around
I wanna throw my bills out the window catch a train to 
another town
But I go back working I gotta buy my kids a brand 
new pair of shoes
Yeah drink a little beer in a tavern,
Cry a little bit of these working man blues

Hey hey, the working man, the working man like me
I ain't never been on welfare, that's one place I won't be
Cause I'll be working long as my two hands are fit to use
I drink a little beer in a tavern
Sing a little bit of these working man blues
Yeah drink a little beer in a tavern,
Cry a little bit of these working man blues