Workin' Girl Blues Song Lyrics and Chords by Leona Williams
Workin' Girl Blues
Recorded by Leona Williams
Written by Merle Haggard
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It's a big job gettin' by tryin' to be a wife
I've been a workin' girl dang near all my life
And I'll keep on
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working
As long as my two hands are fit to
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use
I may
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drink a little beer in a tavern
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Sing a little bit of these working girl
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blues
I keep my nose to the grindstone work hard every day
I get a little wild on the weekends after I draw my pay
But I go back
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working
Come Monday mornin' I'm right back with the
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crew
Yeah I
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have a ball on the weekends
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Tryin' to lose these working girl
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Say hey hey working girl a working girl like me
I ain't never been on welfare that's one place I won't be
Cause I'll be
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working
As long as my two hands are fit to
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use
Yeah I'll
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have a ball on the weekends
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Trying to lose these working girl
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Sometimes I think about leavin' do a little runnin' around
Throw my bills out the window catch a train to another town
But I go back
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workin'
Gotta buy my kids a brand new pair of
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shoes
I may
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pick a little tune in the tavern
And
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sing a little bit of these working girl
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blues
FAQ
Who sang the the song Workin' Girl Blues?
- The song Workin' Girl Blues was sang by Leona Williams.
Who is Leona Williams?
- Leona Belle Helton (born January 7, 1943 in Vienna, Missouri, United States) is an American country music singer known professionally as Leona Williams. Active since 1958, Williams has been a backing musician for Loretta Lynn and Merle Haggard and The Strangers. (She and Haggard were married between 1978 and 1983.) She also charted eight times on Hot Country Songs, with her only Top 40 hit being a duet with Haggard titled "The Bull and the Beaver."
