Workingman's Reward Songtext
von Dan Bern

Gimme that Old Spice
I′ll play a couple tunes maybe twice
I'll leave by train
Same way I come in
I′ll have a hot smoke
And a cold beer
'Fore hittin that soft hay
Workingman's reward at the end of the day

When I come in
It was getting on twilight
Street lights shone bright
Just like it was midnight
Got a job and it′s all right
Seein souls take flight
And I′m alive
At the end of the day


Gimme that Old Spice
I'll play a couple tunes maybe twice
I′ll leave by train
Same way I come in
I'll have a hot smoke
And a cold beer
′Fore hittin that soft hay
Workingman's reward at the end of the day

Did you hear the one about
The guy who starts runnin
To get back to his baby
He gets so good at the runnin
That the runnin starts takin him
Away from his baby

Gimme that Old Spice
I′ll play a couple tunes maybe twice
I'll leave by train
Same way I come in
I'll have a hot smoke
And a cold beer
′Fore hittin that soft hay
Workingman′s reward at the end of the day


One tine I painted a masterpiece
I mean Picasso kinda masterpiece
Traded it for a set of keys
For a '57 Chevrolet
I got sideburns to my knees
I got a dog with just 11 fleas
And the sweet birdies in the trees
They sing for me

Gimme that Old Spice
I′ll play a couple tunes maybe twice
I'll leave by train
Same way I come in
I′ll have a hot smoke
And a cold beer
'Fore hittin that soft hay
Workingman′s reward at the end of the day