It's awful hard to find a job
On one side the government,
    the other the mob
Hey, hey ain't that right
The workin' man's in
    for a hell of a fight.

Oh, this country
    sure looks good to me
But these fences are
    comin' apart at every nail.

Way up on the old dew line
Some of the boys were feelin' fine
A big light flashed across the sky
But somethin' else went slippin' by
Meanwhile at the Pentagon
The brass was a wonderin'
    what went wrong.

Oh, this country
    sure looks good to me
But these fences are
    comin' apart at every nail.

Hey hey, ain't that right
The workin' man's in
    for a hell of a fight.

Oh, this country
    sure looks good to me
But these fences are
    comin' apart at every nail.