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Lyr Add: Forty Hour Week (David Loggins)
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Subject: Lyr Add: Forty Hour Week (Dave Loggins) From: Joe Offer Date: 05 Jul 17 - 12:15 AM This one will get lost if I don't put it in its own thread. Thread #25044 Message #291090 Posted By: Mbo 04-Sep-00 - 09:25 PM Thread Name: Happy Labor Day (US) Subject: RE: Happy Labor Day (US)
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Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Forty Hour Week (David Loggins) From: Joe Offer Date: 05 Jul 17 - 12:18 AM Here's the recording by Alabama:
Here's my transcription from that recording: FORTY HOUR WEEK (FOR A LIVIN') (David Loggins - as recorded by Alabama) There are people in this country Who work hard every day, Not for fame or fortune do they strive; But the fruits of their labor Are worth more than their pay, And it's time a few of them were recognized. Hello Detroit Auto Worker, Let me thank you for your time, You work a forty hour week for a livin', Just to send it on down the line. Hello Pittsburg Steel Mill Worker, Let me thank you for your time, You work a forty hour week for a livin', Just to send it on down the line. This is for the one who swings the hammer, Drivin' home a nail; For the one behind the counter, Ringin' up a sale; For the one who fights the fire, The one who brings the mail, For everyone who works behind the scenes. You can see them every mornin', In the factories and the fields, In the city streets and the quiet country towns; Workin' together, like spokes inside a wheel, They keep this country turnin' around. Hello Kansas wheat field farmer, Let me thank you for your time, You work a forty hour week for a livin', Just to send it on down the line. Hello West Virginia coal miner, Let me thank you for your time, You work a forty hour week for a livin', Just to send it on down the line. This is for the one who drives the big rig, Up and down the road; For the one out in the warehouse, Bringin' in the load; For the waitress, the mechanic, the policeman on patrol, For everyone who works behind the scenes, With a spirit you can't replace with no machine. Hello America, Let me thank you for your time! This song is in the "Work" section of the Rise Up Singing Songbook, page 255. It also has a Wikipedia Page. |
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