| I tell you, buddy, it ain’t no fun |
| Workin' all day in the hot-hot sun |
| It don’t seem right a man should work all day |
| In the hot-hot sun earnin' workin' man’s pay |
| Workin' man’s pay |
| Workin' man’s pay |
| Swingin' that sledgehammer every day |
| A bottle of beer at the end of the day |
| And a naggin' woman |
| That’s a workin' man’s pay |
| I went to Hialeah with my pay in my hand |
| I bet all my money on an also-ran |
| Workin', workin' 'til you waste away |
| In the hot-hot sun |
| Earnin' workin' man’s pay |
| Workin' man’s pay |
| Workin' man’s pay |
| Swingin' that sledgehammer every day |
| It don’t seem right that a man should work this way |
| In the hot-hot sun earlin' workin' man’s pay |
| I ain’t got much, but I ain’t no thief |
| And my old woman ain’t long to leave |
| So while you hippies are pickin' flowers |
| Remember some jerks workin' workin' man’s hours |
| I tell you, buddy, it ain’t no fun |
| Workin' all day in the hot-hot sun |
| It don’t seem right a man should work all day |
| In the hot-hot sun earnin' workin' man’s pay |
| Workin' man’s pay |
| Workin' man’s pay |
| Swingin' that sledgehammer every day |
| A bottle of beer at the end of the day |
| And a naggin' woman |
| That’s a workin' man’s pay |