I been workin' all my life tryin' to beat the company clock   In a Louisiana gravel pit, breakin' up rock   My baby's had enough, she's packin' up and leavin'   She says you're workin' for the man and you ain't breakin' even   Workin' for the man and you ain't breakin' even      Jackhammer Jimmy said to Shallowwater Slim   ?If you see Doctor Danny then you better talk to him   Life's too short to be sittin' 'round grievin'"   You're workin' for the man and you ain't breakin' even   Workin' for the man and you ain't breakin' even      Breakin? up rock, breakin? up rock   Working for the man on the company clock   Breakin? up rock, got everyone belivin'   You're workin' for the man and you ain't breakin' even      My daddy tried to tell me when I was just a kid   Don't work in the pit like your poor ol' daddy did   Some days you sit and wonder what it is that you're achievin'   You're workin' for the man and you ain't breakin' even   Workin' for the man and you ain't breakin' even      Breakin? up rock, breakin? up rock   Working for the man on the company clock   Breakin' up rock, got everyone belivin'   You're workin' for the man and you ain't breakin' even