Well, I don't mind workin' I need the check Sometimes I think it would be nice If I could get me a little respect The kids are cryin' for groceries And every month the rent man comes around Sad, children cryin' for bread Sometimes you can't afford to be too sensitive Don't let the bossman get you down
One more dollar deeper in debt And another day older Just some four-eyed fool hangin' over my shoulder Oh yeah, watchin' every move that I make And my back's about to break I know he's a low-down hound Don't let the bossman get you down I'm feelin' down, Elvin!
You know I try to grin and fake it It's kinda hard to take it And it gets a fella down Bruce(?) I woulda joined the circus If I wanted to work with a clown But ah hell you gotta make a livin' But don't let the bossman get you down