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 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 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 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 the factories and the fields
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In the city streets and the quiet country towns
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Working together like spokes inside a wheel
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They keep this country turning 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 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 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 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 with no machine
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Hello America let me thank you for your time