Capo 1st fret
Intro:
G
I dedicate this song to the workin' man. For ev'ry man that puts in
Eight or ten hard hours a day of workin', toil and sweat.
He's always got somebody lookin' down his neck,
Tryin' to get more out of him than he really oughta have to put in.
G
After twenty-nine long years of workin' in this shop
A
With Oney standin' over me,
D7
To-day when that old whistle blows
G
I'll check in all my gear and I'll retire.
The superintendent just dropped by and said they had planned
A
My little get-to-gether.
D7
G
Then he said I'd never made it if old Oney hadn't held me to the fire.
G
I've seen him in my dreams at night
A
And woke up in the mornin' feelin' tired.
D7
And old Oney don't remember when I came here
G
How he tried to get me fired.
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With his folded hands behind him,
A
Ev'ry mornin' Oney waited at the gate,
D7
Where he'd rant and rave like I committed murder
G A
Clockin' in five minutes late.
A
But today they'll gather 'round me
B7
Like I've seen 'em do when a man re-tires.
E7
Then old Oney's gonna tell me from now on
A
I'm free to do what I desire.
He'll present me with that little old gold watch
B7
They give a man at times like this.
E7
But there's one thing he's not countin' on:
A C
Today's the day I give old Oney his.
C
I been workin' buildin' muscles;
D7
Oney's just been standin' 'round a gettin' soft.
G7
And to-day about 4:30 I'll make up
C
For ev'ry good night sleep I've lost.
When I'm gone, I'll be remembered as
D7
A workin' man that put his point a-cross.
G7
With a right hand full of knuckles,
C
'Cause today I show old Oney who's the boss.
C
Mm, what time is it? 4:30?
Hey, Oney? Oney? Ha, ha, ha.. Fade out
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