Working for the Government - David McWilliams

I was walking down the street

Who do you think I chance to meet

Fast car Johnny from Sammy’s bar

Used to think that he’d go far

He would work down in the factory

Making so much money he wouldn’t talk to me But he didn’t look so good some how

I said hey there John what you doing now

He said

I’m working for the Government, working for the Government

It don’t even pay the rent but I’m working for the Government

It’s real steady and its secure all I need is a signature

I don’t pay no body ten per cent I’m working for the Government

Working for the Government

Working for the Government

Working for the Government

Working for the Government

I went for a drink down town

Wondering what was going down

Who was there having a few

But a whole lot of people that I once knew

They were on the double, that ain’t no shame

Just beating the system that’s the name of the game

And this alcohol is heaven sent

When you working for the Government

And I’m going

Working for the Government working for the Government

It don’t even pay the rent but I’m working for the Government

It’s real steady and its secure all I need is a signature

I don’t pay nobody 10 per cent I’m working for the Government

Working for the Government

Working for the Government

Working for the Government

Working for the Government

I’m working for the Government

Are you working for the Government

Everybody working for the Government

God bless the Government.