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I been workin' all my life tryin' to beat the company clock
In a Louisiana gravel pit, breakin' up rock
My baby's had enough, she's packin' up and leavin'
She says you're workin' for the man and you ain't breakin' even
Workin' for the man and you ain't breakin' even

Jackhammer Jimmy said to Shallowwater Slim
â€œIf you see Doctor Danny then you better talk to him
Life's too short to be sittin' 'round grievin'"
You're workin' for the man and you ain't breakin' even
Workin' for the man and you ain't breakin' even

Breakinâ€™ up rock, breakinâ€™ up rock
Working for the man on the company clock
Breakinâ€™ up rock, got everyone belivin'
You're workin' for the man and you ain't breakin' even

My daddy tried to tell me when I was just a kid
Don't work in the pit like your poor ol' daddy did
Some days you sit and wonder what it is that you're achievin'
You're workin' for the man and you ain't breakin' even
Workin' for the man and you ain't breakin' even

Breakinâ€™ up rock, breakinâ€™ up rock
Working for the man on the company clock
Breakin' up rock, got everyone belivin'
You're workin' for the man and you ain't breakin' even

fredriley Oct 25, 2012 - 13:13	kingart wrote: Repetitive. Jeez. Was the button stuck? As yer man's singing about a highly repetitive punishment task, do you not think that repetition was a 'design feature' of the song? [ Reply ]
onelittlemoose Oct 25, 2012 - 13:10	kingart wrote: Thought it was Mark Knopfler. Ditto. [ Reply ]
kingart Sep 11, 2012 - 08:58	Repetitive. Jeez. Was the button stuck? [ Reply ]
kingart Sep 11, 2012 - 08:56	Thought it was Mark Knopfler. [ Reply ]
bev Jul 10, 2012 - 11:06	Byronape wrote: I suppose its semantics, but I don't know if this could be considered Country and Western. Southern Rock maybe, Rockabilly? Perhaps a country/rock hybrid... "Outlaw" country? To me it's distinctly Austin, Texas singer/songwriter music. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Austin ftp://ftp.dot.state.tx.us/pub/txdot-info/library/pubs/travel/tx_music_guide.pdf [ Reply ]
tkosh May 20, 2012 - 20:27	cayenne wrote: Cornflakes, cornflakes, cornflakes,cornflakes,cornflakes,cornflakes,cornflakes,cornflakes,cornflakes. That's so funny! And my wife has coffee every flippin' morning! And who cares? [ Reply ]
aspicer Mar 05, 2012 - 12:59	Sounds very Dire Straits (but not as good) - at least this tune - don't know him at all....I'll give it a 6 with potential to grow to a 7 if it grows on me! [ Reply ]
cc_rider Mar 05, 2012 - 12:59	Byronape wrote: I suppose its semantics, but I don't know if this could be considered Country and Western. Southern Rock maybe, Rockabilly? Perhaps a country/rock hybrid... Labels are for cans, baby. [ Reply ]
djengs Feb 02, 2012 - 20:38	Joe Ely at Gruene Hall > bliss [ Reply ]
fredriley Dec 14, 2011 - 04:00	crockydile wrote: repetitive. repetitive . repetitive.repetitive. repetitive . repetitive.repetitive.repetitive. repetitive. Yeesh! Whaddya want - an PhD thesis? Most songs are repetitive, in whatever genre. It's what choruses are for. 8 from the foot-tappin' head-noddin' Nottingham jury. [ Reply ]
Stingray Dec 01, 2011 - 07:49	I have a soft spot for such rather trad. muzak I even give it a 8 (when tipsy - like now) [ Reply ]
ferwoman Nov 12, 2011 - 11:19	Like the segue, Chain Gang to Workin' For The Man. Good call, Bill. [ Reply ]
cayenne Aug 28, 2011 - 14:26	crockydile wrote: repetitive. repetitive . repetitive.repetitive. repetitive . repetitive.repetitive.repetitive. repetitive. Cornflakes, cornflakes, cornflakes,cornflakes,cornflakes,cornflakes,cornflakes,cornflakes,cornflakes. [ Reply ]
martinc Jun 26, 2011 - 18:52	You're working for the man and deeper in debt [ Reply ]
lmic Feb 20, 2011 - 13:50	He sounds a lot like Rodney Crowell here. [ Reply ]
Byronape Jan 20, 2011 - 08:05	kaybee wrote: I've said this before, I don't like Country and Western but RP has converted me to some of the very best of it. I suspect Joe here was a real Marty Robbins/Tennessee Earnie Ford fan. I suppose its semantics, but I don't know if this could be considered Country and Western. Southern Rock maybe, Rockabilly? Perhaps a country/rock hybrid... [ Reply ]
ckcotton Jan 20, 2011 - 08:04	ok.... thats enough..... [ Reply ]
natedog Dec 19, 2010 - 22:33	I used to play Joe Ely on an eclectic radio station in Texas. Man, those were the days!!! But it allowed me expand my ideas and influences...So here I am listening to the wonderful Radio Paradise. [ Reply ]
Cynaera Sep 15, 2010 - 18:15	crockydile wrote: repetitive. repetitive . repetitive.repetitive. repetitive . repetitive.repetitive.repetitive. repetitive. Um, as are you , sillycrocky! [ Reply ]
kaybee Apr 09, 2010 - 17:53	I've said this before, I don't like Country and Western but RP has converted me to some of the very best of it. I suspect Joe here was a real Marty Robbins/Tennessee Earnie Ford fan. [ Reply ]