I've been workin' at a sawmill earnin' every dime I
make * Lookin' at my check stub cussin' what the tax
man takes * My baby's dependin' on me oh Lord to bring
the bacon home * But it's just salt pork we're eating
lower on the hog * But if I die in the mornin' they
can't say I didn't pay my way * With honest sweat and
elbow grease and doin' what the foremen say * But after
we buy groceries, pay the rent and the telephone *
I'm broke, it's gone, what's goin' on * There's a lot
less scrap to throw out to the dog * I'm makin' more
now and eatin' lower on the hog * There's people standin'
with their hands out formin' a welfare line * Savin'
their back while I'm out breakin' mine * I ain't worried
about the federal budget or the L.
A. city smog * I'm workin' overtime and eatin' lower
on the hog * But if I die in the mornin' they can't
say I didn't pay my way * With honest sweat and elbow
grease and doin' what the foremen say * But after we
buy groceries, pay the rent and the telephone * I'm
broke, it's gone, what's goin' on * There's a lot less
scrap to throw out to the dog * I'm makin' more now
and eatin' lower on the hog.