Hey, now you better listen to me, everyone of you We got a lotta, lotta, lotta, lotta work to do Forget about your woman and that water can Today we're workin' for the man Well, pick up your feet, we've got a deadline to meet I'm gonna see you make it on time Don't relax, I want elbows and backs I wanna see everybody from behind 'Cause you're workin' for the man, workin' for the man You gotta make him a hand when you're workin' for the man Oh well, I'm pickin' 'em up and I'm laying 'em down I believe he's gonna work me into the ground I pull to the left, I heave to the right I wanna kill him but it wouldn't be right 'Cause I'm workin' for the man, workin' for the man Gotta make him a hand when you're workin' 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 a me right And everything is gonna be fine So I slave all day without much pay 'Cause I'm just abiding my time 'Cause the company and the daughter you see Their both gonna be all mine Yeah, I'm gonna be the man, gonna be the man Gotta make him a hand if I'm gonna be the man Workin' for the man, workin' for the man Gonna be the man, gonna be the man Gotta make him a hand, workin' for the man
Hey, now you better listen to me, everyone of you We got a lotta, lotta, lotta, lotta work to do Forget about your woman and that water can Today we're workin' for the man Well, pick up your feet, we've got a deadline to meet I'm gonna see you make it on time Don't relax, I want elbows and backs I wanna see everybody from behind 'Cause you're workin' for the man, workin' for the man You gotta make him a hand when you're workin' for the man Oh well, I'm pickin' 'em up and I'm laying 'em down I believe he's gonna work me into the ground I pull to the left, I heave to the right I wanna kill him but it wouldn't be right 'Cause I'm workin' for the man, workin' for the man Gotta make him a hand when you're workin' 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 a me right And everything is gonna be fine So I slave all day without much pay 'Cause I'm just abiding my time 'Cause the company and the daughter you see Their both gonna be all mine Yeah, I'm gonna be the man, gonna be the man Gotta make him a hand if I'm gonna be the man Workin' for the man, workin' for the man Gonna be the man, gonna be the man Gotta make him a hand, workin' for the man
