It´s awful hard to find a job
On one side the government,
the other the mob
Hey, hey ain´t that right
The workin´ man´s in
for a hell of a fight.

Oh, this country
sure looks good to me
But these fences are
comin´ apart at every nail.

Way up on the old dew line
Some of the boys were feelin´ fine
A big light flashed across the sky
But somethin´ else went slippin´ by
Meanwhile at the Pentagon
The brass was a wonderin´
what went wrong.

Oh, this country
sure looks good to me
But these fences are
comin´ apart at every nail.

Hey hey, ain´t that right
The workin´ man´s in
for a hell of a fight.

Oh, this country
sure looks good to me
But these fences are
comin´ apart at every nail.