Hey now, you better listen to me every one of you We got a lot of lot of lot of lot of work to do Forget about your women and that water can Today you're working for the man Well pick up your feet, we got a deadline to meet I'm gonna see you make it on time And don't relax, I want elbows and backs I wanna see everybody from behind 'Cause you're working for the man Working for the man Gotta make him a hand When you're working for the man Well, I'm pickin' em' up and I'm layin' 'em down Believe he's gonna work me into the ground I pulled to the left and I heaved to the right I outta kill him but it wouldn't be right 'Cause I'm working for the man Working for the man Gotta make him a hand When you're working for the man Well, the boss man's daughter sneaks me water Every time her daddy's down the line She says "Meet me tonight, love me right And every thing's gonna be fine" So I slave all day, without much pay I'm just abiding my time 'Cause the company and the daughter, you see They both gonna be all mine Yeah, I'm gonna be the man Gonna be the man Gotta make him a hand If it gonna be the man Working for the man Working for the man Gotta make him a hand When you're working for the man Working for the man Working for the man Gotta make him a hand When you're working for the man
Hey now, you better listen to me every one of you We got a lot of lot of lot of lot of work to do Forget about your women and that water can Today you're working for the man Well pick up your feet, we got a deadline to meet I'm gonna see you make it on time And don't relax, I want elbows and backs I wanna see everybody from behind 'Cause you're working for the man Working for the man Gotta make him a hand When you're working for the man Well, I'm pickin' em' up and I'm layin' 'em down Believe he's gonna work me into the ground I pulled to the left and I heaved to the right I outta kill him but it wouldn't be right 'Cause I'm working for the man Working for the man Gotta make him a hand When you're working for the man Well, the boss man's daughter sneaks me water Every time her daddy's down the line She says "Meet me tonight, love me right And every thing's gonna be fine" So I slave all day, without much pay I'm just abiding my time 'Cause the company and the daughter, you see They both gonna be all mine Yeah, I'm gonna be the man Gonna be the man Gotta make him a hand If it gonna be the man Working for the man Working for the man Gotta make him a hand When you're working for the man Working for the man Working for the man Gotta make him a hand When you're working for the man
