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Hey now, you'd better listen to me, every one of you
We've got a lot of, lot of, lot of, lot of, lot of work to do
Forget about your women and your water cans
Today you're working 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 working for the man
You're working for the man
You're gonna make it out ahead
When you're working for the man
Well, I'm picking them up and I'm laying them down
I believe you're gonna work me to the ground
I pull to the left and I heave to the right
I wanna kill him, but it wouldn't seem right
'Cause I'm working for the man
I'm working for the man
I'm gonna make it out ahead
When you're working for the man
Well, the boss man's daughter, she sneaks me water
Every time her daddy's down the line
She says, "Meet me tonight and love me right
And everything's gonna be fine"
So I slave all day with so much to pay
'Cause I'm just obeying my time
Because the company and the daughter, you see
They both gonna be all mine
Yeah, I'm gonna be the man
I'm gonna be the man
I'm gonna make it out ahead
I'm working for the man
Yes, I'm working for the man
I'm working for the man
I'm gonna make it out ahead
I'm gonna be the man
Gonna be the man
Yes, I'm gonna be the man