Forty Hour Week

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 Workers

Let me thank you for your time

You work a forty hour week for a living

Just to send it on down the line

Hello Pittsburgh Steel Mill Workers

And I thank you for your time

You work a forty hour week for a living

Just to send it on down the line

This is for the one who swings the hammer

Driving home the nails

For the one who’s behind the counter

Ringing up the sales

For the one who finds the fire

The one who brings the mail

For everyone who works behind the scenes

You can see them every morning

In the factories and the fields

In the city streets and the quiet country towns

Working together

Like spokes inside a wheel

They keep this country turning around

Hello Kansas wheat field farmers

Let me thank you for your time

You work a forty hour week for a living

Just to send it on down the line

Hello West Vir-ginia coal miners

Let me thank you for your time

You work a forty hour week for a living

Just to send it on down the line

This is for the one who drives the big rigs

Up and down the road

For the one out in the warehouse

Bringing 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-e-e

Hello Amer-i-ca

Let me thank you for your time