Forty Hour Week by Alabama
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There are people in this country

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Who work hard every day

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Not for fame or fortune do they strive

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But the fruits of their labor

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Are worth more than their pay

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And it's time a few of them were recognized



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Hello Detroit Auto Workers

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Let me thank you for your time

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You work a forty hour week for a living

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Just to send it on down the line



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Hello Pittsburgh Steel Mill Workers

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And I thank you for your time

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You work a forty hour week for a living

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Just to send it on down the line



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This is for the one who swings the hammer

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Driving home the nails

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For the one who's behind the counter

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Ringing up the sales

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For the one who finds the fire

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The one who brings the mail

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For everyone who works behind the scenes



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You can see them every morning

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In the factories and the fields

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In the city streets and the quiet country towns

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Working together
 
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Like spokes inside a wheel

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They keep this country turning around



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Hello Kansas wheat field farmers

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Let me thank you for your time

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You work a forty hour week for a living

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Just to send it on down the line



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Hello West Vir-ginia coal miners

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Let me thank you for your time

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You work a forty hour week for a living

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Just to send it on down the line



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This is for the one who drives the big rigs

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Up and down the road

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For the one out in the warehouse

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Bringing in the load

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For the waitress the mechanic the policeman on patrol

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For everyone who works behind the scenes

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With a spirit you can't replace with no machine-e-e 



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Hello Amer-i-ca

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Let me thank you for your time