G 
Hey now, you'd better listen to me, every one of you 
                                         G 
We got a lotta lotta lotta lotta work to do 
                                    G 
Forget about your women & that water can 
                             C 
Today you're workin' for the man 
 
 
Am - Em - Am 
Oooh, Oooh 
So I'm pickin' 'em up & I'm layin' 'em down 
I believe he's gonna work me into the ground 
I pull to the left, I heave to the right 
I oughta kill him but it wouldn't be right 
 
 
                             G                     C 
'Cause you're workin' for the man, workin' for the man 
                     G                     C 
You gotta make him a hand, workin' for the man 
 
 
Am - Em - Am 
Oooh, Oooh, Ooooh 
Well pick up your feet, we've got a deadline to meet 
I wanna see you make it on time 
Oh don't relax, I want elbows & backs 
I wanna see everybody from behind 
 
 
'Cause I'm workin' for the man, workin' for the man 
I gotta make him a hand, workin' for the man 
 
 
Well the boss' daughter sneaks in deep water 
Every time her daddy's down the line 
She says "Meet me tonight, love me right 
& everything is gonna be fine" 
So I slave all day without much pay 
I'm just a-bidin' my time 
 
 
'Cause the company & the daughter you see 
They're 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 
I'm workin' for the man, workin' for the man 
I gotta make him a hand, workin' for the man 
 
 
 
 
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