Roy orbison





Re-recorded version of 1987

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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

No, no 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

Now, 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



I believe he's gonna work me into the ground

I pulled to the left, and i heaved to the right

I wanna 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 bossman's daughter sneaks me water

Everytime her daddy's down the line

She says "meet me tonight,

Love me right



And everyting'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 you 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





Original version

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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

Oh, 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

Ya gotta make him a hand

A' working for the man



So i'm pickin' em' up

And i'm layin' 'em down



I 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

A working for the man

I gotta make him a hand

A working for the man



Well the bossman's daughter sneaks me water

Everytime her daddy's down the line

She says "meet me tonight,

Love me right

And everything'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 iam gonna be the man

Working for the man

Working for the man

I gotta make him a hand

A working for the man


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