
"It's hard gettin' by with seven kids and a wife
Even I've been workin' man, dang near all my life but I'll keep workin'
As long as my two hands are fit to use
I'll drink a little beer in a tavern
And sing a little bit of these working man blues
Well, hey, hey, the working man, the working man like me
Never been on welfare, and that's one place I won't be
go back working, long as my two hands are fit to use
drink a little beer in a tavern
Sing a little bit of these working man blues"
Merle Haggard
A Portrait of Merle Haggard
1969