Roy Orbison - Working For The Man Lyrics
Roy orbisonRe-recorded version of 1987----------------------------------Hey nowYou better listen to me every one of youWe got a lot of lot of lot of lot of work to doForget about your womenNo, no water canToday you're working for the manWell pick up your feetWe got a deadline to meetI'm gonna see you make it on timeNow, don't relaxI want elbows and backsI wanna see everybody from behind'cause you're working for the manWorking for the manGotta make him a handWhen you're working for the manWell i'm pickin' em' upAnd i'm layin' 'em downI believe he's gonna work me into the groundI pulled to the left, and i heaved to the rightI wanna kill him but it wouldn't be right'cause i'm working for the manWorking for the manGotta make him a handWhen you're working for the manWell the bossman's daughter sneaks me waterEverytime her daddy's down the lineShe says "meet me tonight,Love me rightAnd everyting's gonna be fine."So i slave all day, without much payI'm just abiding my time'cause the company and the daughter, you seeThey both gonna be all mineYeah i'm gonna be the manGonna be the manGotta make him a handIf you gonna be the manWorking for the manWorking for the manGotta make him a handWhen you're working for the manWorking for the manWorking for the manOriginal version------------------------Hey nowYou better listen to me every one of youWe got a lot of lot of lot of lot of work to doForget about your womenAnd that water canToday you're working for the manWell pick up your feetWe got a deadline to meetI'm gonna see you make it on timeOh, don't relaxI want elbows and backsI wanna see everybody from behind'cause you're working for the manWorking for the manYa gotta make him a handA' working for the manSo i'm pickin' em' upAnd i'm layin' 'em downI believe he's gonna work me into the groundI pulled to the left, and i heaved to the rightI outta kill him but it wouldn't be right'cause i'm working for the manA working for the manI gotta make him a handA working for the manWell the bossman's daughter sneaks me waterEverytime her daddy's down the lineShe says "meet me tonight,Love me rightAnd everything's gonna be fine."So i slave all day, without much payI'm just abiding my time'cause the company and the daughter, you seeThey both gonna be all mineYeah i'm gonna be the manGonna be the manGotta make him a handIf iam gonna be the manWorking for the manWorking for the manI gotta make him a handA working for the man
