Lyrics

I ain't working in this mine no more
and I ain't shopping at their company store
I ain't living in this shoe box shack.
I'm goin'na burn it down and I'm never look'n back.

Because you know I tried
I tried the best that I can
I tried to be a company man
Tried the best that I can
I tried to be a company man.

Camp killed my Betsy and the child she bore me.
Killed my friend Jonny and his wife became a whore.
She took all my money for my manly needs.
She said she would marry me if I promised not to leave.

I tried
I tried the best that I can
Tried to be a company man
I tried the best that I can
I tried to be a company man.