Don't want to work away
Doin' just what they all say
Work hard, boy, you'll find
One day you'll have a job like mine
'Cause I know, for sure
Nobody should be that poor
Say yes or sink low
Because you happen to say so, say so, you say so
I don't want to work away
Doin' just what they all say
Work hard, boy, you'll find
One day you'll have a job like mine, job like mine, a job like mine
Be wise, look ahead
Use your eyes, he said
Be straight, think right
But I might die tonight
Doin' just what they all say
Work hard, boy, you'll find
One day you'll have a job like mine
'Cause I know, for sure
Nobody should be that poor
Say yes or sink low
Because you happen to say so, say so, you say so
I don't want to work away
Doin' just what they all say
Work hard, boy, you'll find
One day you'll have a job like mine, job like mine, a job like mine
Be wise, look ahead
Use your eyes, he said
Be straight, think right
But I might die tonight