I Keep Gettin’ Paid the Same

[Intro]
I'm a working on the line
Six days at a time
With a shovel and a spade, I'm digging for the shade
But I keep getting paid the same

[Verse 1]
I've been working for a man, he likes my style
The more I sweat, the more he smiles
The more I sweat, the deeper I get
He's driving this poor boy wild

I can't live no good on what I get paid
Trouble is a poor man's claim to fame
The prices keep rising every day
But I keep getting paid the same

[Verse 2]
I get up every mornin' 'bout half past six
Drink a pot a coffee just to load a ton of bricks
Long about noon, I'm thinkin' that soon
You're gonna work this poor boy sick

I can't buy beans on what I get paid
I was cooking biscuits when the bill collector came
The prices keep rising every day
And I keep getting paid the same

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 3]
I lay down my hammer when the whistle sounds
I bury my shovel in the deep, deep ground
I run into my home to see my honey comb
When that evening sun goes down

I can't live no good on what I get paid
My roof's got a hole and It's looking like rain
The prices keep rising everyday
But I keep getting paid the same

[Outro]
I keep getting paid the same
I keep getting paid the same
Yeah, I keep getting paid the same
Yeah, I keep getting paid the same
Hey, I keep getting paid the same
Yeah, I keep getting paid the same
Yeah, I keep getting paid the same