Fifteen hours in the shop today
Putting in time, honey, making my pay
When I get home, baby, and my bones are tired
I just want to sip my drink by the fire

Cold steel showers at the thompson mill
It's long hard hours making that thomspon steel
If I had my way I might be next to you
But there's certain things a man's gotta do

Baby, what you got to understand
I'm nothing if I ain't a working man
Baby, what you got to understand
I'm nothing if I ain't a working man

I know it's hard to take it sitting down
And harder still without your man around
But what I'm doing here, I do for you
To give you everything you need, cos you know it's true

Punch my card in the morning light
Once again in the dark, dark night
And all I can stand of this working life
Is a working man needs a loving wife

Baby, what you got to understand
I'm nothing if I ain't a workin man
Baby, what you got to understand
I'm nothing if I ain't a workin man