Well I got a cousin that's twice removed

Had a crush on a girl back in school

She didn't know it he didn't let it show

Now she's married to a banker in El Paso



You gotta swing that hammer

And beat that drum

Swing that hammer beat that drum

Work work work

It's a labor of love



Well I once knew a couple from Arkansas

And she did hair and he hauled logs

Saved up their money and built on a room

Now there's three of them where there used to be two



You gotta swing that hammer

And beat that drum

Swing that hammer beat that drum

Work work work

It's a labor of love



No matter if you're low class, high class, middle class

Well it don't discriminate, no it don't

It don't matter if you're redneck, intellect, a beatneck

Well it all works the same, Lordy Lordy Lordy Lord now



You gotta swing that hammer

And beat that drum

Swing that hammer beat that drum

Work work work

It's a labor of love



Gotta swing that hammer

And beat that drum

Swing that hammer beat that drum

Work work work

It's a labor of love



Work work work

It's a labor of love