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 (Solo) The hobo was a subject that the late and great jimmie rogers Sang of many times during his great career And the freight train served a faithful means of travel for the migrant worker Or for the fella out of work or some ole boy That just wanted to live off the fat of our great land And of course at this time the fat was kind a scarce Because during the period of jimmie rodger's greatest popularity Our great nation's economy was at all time low And it was known as the depression days During this time it wasn't unusual to see 50 or 75 hobos Jump from a moving freight train as it neared the edge of a city This was dangerous but it was done to keep from being caught by the train bulls That worked the great freight yards during this era A lot of the hobos were respectable men and rode the rods Because it provided a dependable means of travel which they could afford And some of them made their destinations and some of them died along the tracks And their friends and family never knew what happened to 'em And i would imagine maybe that hobo bill was one of them
