| Hey now you better listen to me everyone of you
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| We got a lotta lotta lotta lotta work to do
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| Forget about your woman and that water can
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| Today we’re working for the man
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| Well pick up your feet
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| We’ve got a deadline to meet
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| I’m gonna see you make it on time
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| Don’t relax
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| I want elbows and backs
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| I wanna see everybody from behind
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| 'Cause your working for the man working for the man
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| You gotta make him a hand when you’re working for the man
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| Oh well I’m pickin' 'em up and I’m laying 'em down
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| I believe he’s gonna work me into the ground
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| I pull to the left I heave to the right
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| I wanna kill him but it wouldn’t be right
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| 'Cause I’m working for the man working for the man
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| Gotta make him a hand when you’re working for the man
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| Well the boss man’s daughter sneaks me water
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| Everytime her daddy’s down the line
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| She says meet me tonight love a me right
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| And everything is gonna be fine
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| So I slave all day without much pay
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| 'cause I’m just abiding my time
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| 'cause the company and the daughter you see
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| Their both gonna be all mine
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| Yeah I’m gonna be the man gonna be the man
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| Gotta make him a hand if I’m gonna be the man
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| Working for the man working for the man
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| Gonna be the man gonna be the man
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| Gotta make him a hand working for the man |