SPOKEN:
I dedicate this song to the workin' man For ever' man that puts in
Eight or ten hard hours a day of work and toil and sweat
Always got somebody lookin' down his neck Tryin' to get more out of 'im
Than he really ought to have to put in.
G
After twenty-nine long years of workin'
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In this shop with Oney standin' over me E-0-2h4-----|
D G
Today when that old whistle blows I'll check in all my gear and I'll retire
The superintendent just dropped by and said
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They'd planned my little get together E-0-2h4-----|
D G
Then he said I'd never a made it If old Oney hadn't held me to the fire.
G
I've seen him in my dreams at night
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And woke up in the mornin' feelin' tired E-0-2h4-----|
D G
And old Oney don't remember, when I came here How he tried to get me fired
With his folded hands behind him
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Every mornin' Oney waited at the gate E-0-2h4-----|
D G RIFF TO A
Where he'd rant and rave like I committed murder Clockin' in five minutes late.
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A B7
But today they'll gather 'round me Like I've seen 'em do when any man retires
E A
Then old Oney's gonna tell me From now on I'm free to do what I desire
B7
He'll present me with that little old gold watch They give a man at times like this
E A RIFF TO C
But there's one thing he's not countin' on Today's the day I give old Oney his.
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C
I've been workin', buildin' muscles
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Oney's just been standin' 'round a gettin' soft A-0-2h4-----|
G7 C
And today about four-thirty I'll make up for every good night's sleep I've lost
When I'm gone I'll be remembered
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As the workin' man who put his point across A-0-2h4-----|
G7
With a right hand full of knuckles
C
Cause today I show old Oney who's the boss.
Hmmmm! What time is it? Four thirty!
Hey, Oney!
Oney! Ha ha ha ha!