There are in this country who work hard every day Not for fame or fortune do they But the fruits of their are worth more than their pay And it's time a few of them were
Detroit auto workers, let me thank you for your time You a forty hour week for a livin' just to send it on down the line Hello Pittsburgh mill workers, let me thank you for your time You work a hour week for a livin', a-just to send it on down the line
This is for the one who swings the hammer, driving the nail Or the one the counter, ringing up the sale Or the one who the fires, the one who brings the mail For who works behind the scenes
You can see them every morning in the factories and the In the city streets and the quiet country Working together like spokes a wheel They keep this country around
Hello Kansas wheat field farmer, let me thank you for your You work a forty hour week for a livin',a-just to send it on the line Hello West Virginia coal miner, let me you for your time You a forty hour week for a livin', just to send it on down the line
is for the one who drives the big rig, up and down the road Or the one out in the warehouse, in the load Or the waitress, the mechanic, the policeman on For everyone who works the scenes
With a spirit you replace with no machine America let me thank you for your time