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For all you guys workin ya butts off . Hope this takes yer mind off the clock :o)

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"Working Man Blues" by Flat357 is a Cover Songs production available on SoundClick. The arrangement reflects a careful attention to detail that rewards repeated listening. There is a quiet confidence to this track — the mark of an artist who understands the cover songs sound. It has reached the top 10 on the SoundClick Cover Songs chart, peaking at #2. SoundClick gives artists like Flat357 a platform to share original Cover Songs music with listeners around the world. Download this track for free.

Song Info

Genre

Country • Cover Songs

Charts

#5,607 today Peak #68

#482 in subgenre today Peak #2

Author

Haggard / Flat357

Rights

Flat357

Uploaded

March 10, 2008

Track Files

MP3

MP3 3.9 MB • 128 kbps • 4:13 minutes

Story behind the song

I'd been getting interested in the big Country & Rockabilly players , and thought i'd try to come up with something different that blended the styles .
Big thanks to Pete Anderson for providing the drums / bass etc .

Lyrics

Workin' Man Blues ( Merle Haggard )

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

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