I don't want to work away
   Doing just what they all say
   Work hard boy and you'll find
   One day you'll have a job like mine
  
   'Cause I know for sure
   Nobody should be that poor
   To say yes or sink low
   Because you happen to say so, say so, you say so
  
   I don't want to work away
   Doing just what they all say
   Work hard boy and you'll find
   One day you'll have a job like mine, job like mine, a job like mine
  
   Be wise, look ahead
   Use your eyes he said
   Be straight, think right
   But I might die tonight!