Forty Hour Week

 
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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