Song Description
The lament of the proletariat
| Song Length |
3:03 |
Genre |
Folk - General, Country - Traditional |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Mood |
Outraged, Cheerless |
| Subject |
Anti, Equality |
Similar Artists |
Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan |
| Language |
English |
| |
Lyrics
A workin' mans Job is no easy lot
You work overtime for the little you got
Deeper in debt, consumption be praised
At the end of it all you're just a slave
Come into this world full of God given verve
Forsake your calling for the masters you serve
They reduce your spirit to a will to survive
You know they won't stop till they suck you dry
A workin' man's lot is no easy job
You live your whole life like corn on the cob
Kernel by kernel and when they are done
It's off to the outhouse and the Corporate bum
Believe what they tell you even though it aint true
Reinforce the illusions they teach you in school
live in the lie from cradle to grave
At the end of it all you're still a slave
A workin' mans Job is no easy lot
You work overtime for the little you got
the more you've got the deeper you get
the harder you work the more you regret
A workin' man's lot is no easy job
You live your whole life like corn on the cob
Kernel by kernel and when they are done
It's off to the outhouse and the Corporate bum