[Intro]
Hey, now you better listen to me, everyone of you
(Hoo!)
We got a lotta, lotta, lotta, lotta work to do
(Hoo!)
Forget about your woman and that water can
(Hoo!)
Today we're workin' for the man

[Verse 1]
(Oh, whoa, whoa, hoo!)
Well, pick up your feet, we've got a deadline to meet
(Oh, whoa, whoa, hoo!)
I'm gonna see you make it on time
(Oh, whoa, whoa, hoo!)
Don't relax, I want elbows and backs
(Oh, whoa, whoa, hoo!)
I wanna see everybody from behind

[Chorus 1]
'Cause you're workin' for the man
Workin' for the man
You gotta make him a hand
A-workin' for the man
(Hoo! Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!)
[Verse 2]
(Oh, whoa, whoa, hoo!)
So I'm pickin' 'em up and I'm layin' 'em down
(Oh, whoa, whoa, hoo!)
I believe he's gonna work me into the ground
(Oh, whoa, whoa, hee!)
I pull to the left, I heave to the right
(Oh, whoa, whoa, hoo!)
I wanna kill him, but it wouldn't be right

[Chorus 2]
'Cause I'm workin' for the man
Workin' for the man
Gotta make him a hand
A-workin' for the man

[Verse 3]
(Oh, whoa, whoa, hoo!)
(Oh, whoa, whoa, hoo!)
(Oh, whoa, whoa, hoo!)
Well, the boss man's daughter sneaks me water
(Oh, whoa, whoa, hoo!)
Every time her daddy's down the line
(Oh, whoa, whoa, hee!)
She says, "Meet me tonight, love-a me right"
(Oh, whoa, whoa, hee!)
And everything is gonna be fine
(Oh, whoa, whoa, ha!)
So I slave all day without much pay
(Oh, whoa, whoa, ha!)
'Cause I'm just a-bidin' my time
'Cause the company and the daughter, you see
(Hoo! Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!!)
They're both gonna be all mine
[Chorus 3]
Yeah, I'm gonna be the man
I'm gonna be the man
Gotta make him a hand
If I'm gonna be the man

[Chorus 2]
A-workin' for the man
A-workin' for the man
I gotta make him a hand
Workin' for the man