All around I
Hear the sound
Of money
But I ain't got
A nickel
To my name
And everywhere
I look I see
Temptation
She stands on
Every corner
And calls my
Name
Now won't you
Tell me
If you can
Cause life's
So hard to
Understand
Why's the rich man
Busy dancin'
While the
Poor man
Pays the band
Oh they're
Billin' me
For killin' me
Lord have mercy
On the
Working man
Uncle Sam's
Got his hands
In my pockets
And he helps
Himself each time
He needs
A dime
Them politicians
Treat me like a
Mushroom
Cause they feed me
Bull and keep me
In the blind
Now won't you
Tell me
If you can
Cause life's
So hard to
Understand
Why's the rich man
Busy dancin'
While the
Poor man
Pays the band
Oh they're
Billin' me
For killin' me
Lord have mercy
On the
Working man
Hey Saint Peter
Look down
For a minute
And see this
Little Man about
To drown
There's quicksand
All around
And man
I'm in it
Please help me up
Lord
Cause I'm goin'
Down
Now won't you
Tell me
If you can
Cause life's
So hard to
Understand
Why's the rich man
Busy dancin'
While the
Poor man
Pays the band
Oh they're
Billin' me
For killin' me
Lord have mercy
On the
Working man
Now won't you
Tell me
If you can
Cause life's so
Hard to
Understand
Why's the fat man
Busy dancin'
While the
Thin man
Pays the band
Oh they're
Billin' me for
Killin' me
Dear Lord
Have mercy on
The workin' man
Please Lord
Have mercy on
The workin' man
Please Lord
Have mercy on
The working man..