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.

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