40 Hour Week

Intro:
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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 
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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 
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livin',
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Just to send it on down the line,
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Hello Pittsburg! 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 
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livin',
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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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Drivin' home the nails,
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For the one who's behind the 
counter,
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Ringin' up the sales,
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For the one who fights 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 in 
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the factories and the fields
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In the city streets and the quiet 
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country towns
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Working together like spokes 
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inside a wheel
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They keep this country turning 
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around

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Hello Kansas wheat field farmer,
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let me thank you for your time
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You work a forty hour week for a 
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livin',
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just to send it on down the line
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Hello West Virginia coal miner,
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let me thank you for your time
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You work a forty hour week for a 
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livin',
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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 rig,
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up and down the road
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Or the one out in the warehouse,
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bringing in the load
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Or the waitress, the mechanic, the 
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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 
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with no machine
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Hello America let me thank you 
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for your time