The Working Man

(J.C. Fogerty)

Well, I was born on a Sunday; On Thursday I had me a job.
I was born on a Sunday; By Thursday I was workin` out on the job.
I ain`t never had no day off since I learned right from wrong.

Mama said I was bad, I did something to her head.
Mama said I was bad, I did something to her head.
And poppa threw me out, ooh, said, "I gotta earn my own way."

CHORUS:
I ain`t never been in trouble;
I ain`t got the time.
I don`t mess around with magic, child.
What I got is mine.

Whatever you say, Lord, well, that`s what I`m gonna do.
Whatever you say, well, that`s what I`m gonna do.
`Cause I`m the Working Man, Lord, and I do the job for you.

CHORUS

Every Friday, well, that`s when I get paid.
Don`t take me on Friday, Lord, `cause that`s when I get paid.
Let me die on Saturday night, ooh, before Sunday gets my head.