(Billy Lawson - Larry Boone)

Well, I got a cousin that's twice removed
Had a crush on a girl back in school
She didn't know it, he didn't let it show
Now she's married to a banker in El Paso.

You gotta swing that hammer
And beat that drum
Swing that hammer, beat that drum
Work, work, work, it's a labor of love.

Well, I once knew a couple from Arkansas
And she did hair and he hauled logs
Saved up their money and built on a room
Now there's three of them where there used to be two.

You gotta swing that hammer
And beat that drum
Swing that hammer, beat that drum
Work, work, work, it's a labor of love.

No matter if you're low class, high class, middle class
Well, it don't discriminate, no, it don't
It don't matter if you're redneck, intellect, a beatneck
Well, it all works the same, Lordy, Lordy, Lordy, Lord now.

--- Instrumental ---

You gotta swing that hammer
And beat that drum
Swing that hammer, beat that drum
Work, work, work, it's a labor of love.

Gotta swing that hammer
And beat that drum
Swing that hammer, beat that drum
Work, work, work, it's a labor of love.

Work, work, work, it's a labor of love...