40 Hour Week by Alabama
There are (1)____________ in this country
Who work hard every day
Not for fame or fortune do (2)________ strive
But the fruits of their labor
Are worth more than their pay
And it's time a few of them (3)________ recognized.
Hello Detroit auto workers,
Let me thank you for your time
You work a forty hour week for a livin',
Just to send it on down the line
Hello Pittsburgh steel (4)________ workers,
Let me thank you for your time
You work a (5)__________ (6)________ week for a livin',
Just to send it on (7)________ the line.
This is for the one who swings the hammer,
Driving (8)________ the nail
Or the one (9)____________ the counter,
Ringing up the sale
Or the one who fights the fires,
The one who (10)____________ the mail
For (11)________________ who (12)__________ behind the scenes.
You can see (13)________ (14)__________ morning
In the factories and the fields
In the city (15)______________ and the quiet (16)______________ towns
Working together (17)________ spokes (18)____________ a wheel
They keep this (19)______________ turning around.
Hello Kansas (20)__________ field farmer,
Let me thank you for your time
You work a (21)__________ (22)________ week for a livin',
Just to send it on down the line
Hello (23)________ Virginia (24)________ miner,
Let me thank you for your time
You work a forty hour (25)________ for a livin',
Just to (26)________ it on down the line.
This is for the one who drives the big rig,
Up and down the road
Or the one out in the warehouse,
Bringing in the load
Or the waitress, the mechanic,
The policeman on patrol
For everyone who works (27)____________ the scenes.
With a spirit you can't replace with no machine
Hello America, let me thank you for your time...
Who work hard every day
Not for fame or fortune do (2)________ strive
But the fruits of their labor
Are worth more than their pay
And it's time a few of them (3)________ recognized.
Hello Detroit auto workers,
Let me thank you for your time
You work a forty hour week for a livin',
Just to send it on down the line
Hello Pittsburgh steel (4)________ workers,
Let me thank you for your time
You work a (5)__________ (6)________ week for a livin',
Just to send it on (7)________ the line.
This is for the one who swings the hammer,
Driving (8)________ the nail
Or the one (9)____________ the counter,
Ringing up the sale
Or the one who fights the fires,
The one who (10)____________ the mail
For (11)________________ who (12)__________ behind the scenes.
You can see (13)________ (14)__________ morning
In the factories and the fields
In the city (15)______________ and the quiet (16)______________ towns
Working together (17)________ spokes (18)____________ a wheel
They keep this (19)______________ turning around.
Hello Kansas (20)__________ field farmer,
Let me thank you for your time
You work a (21)__________ (22)________ week for a livin',
Just to send it on down the line
Hello (23)________ Virginia (24)________ miner,
Let me thank you for your time
You work a forty hour (25)________ for a livin',
Just to (26)________ it on down the line.
This is for the one who drives the big rig,
Up and down the road
Or the one out in the warehouse,
Bringing in the load
Or the waitress, the mechanic,
The policeman on patrol
For everyone who works (27)____________ the scenes.
With a spirit you can't replace with no machine
Hello America, let me thank you for your time...
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