Sending out a big tiger roar to all the great working men and women in America!

If you're out of work but looking, we salute you too. No matter where you work, factory, desk, coal mine, chain gang or where every, we hope you enjoy these 5 awesome work songs for Labor Day!

Working In The Coal Mine - Lee Dorsey (1966)

Born Irving Lee Dorsey in New Orleans, Louisiana, Dorsey moved to Portland, Oregon when he was ten years old. He served in the United States Navy and began a career in prizefighting. Boxing as a light heavyweight in Portland in the early 1950s, he fought under the name "Kid Chocolate" and was quite successful.


Workin' Man Blues - Merle Haggard

It's a big job just gettin' by with nine kids and a wife
I been a workin' man dang near all my life
I'll be working long as my two hands are fit to use
I'll drink my beer in a tavern,
Sing a little bit of these working man blues


Chain Gang - Sam Cooke

Went to # 2 in 1960


40 Hour Week - Alabama

One of the most popular work songs.


Working at the Car Wash - Rose Royce

Ooh, ooh, you might not ever get rich
But let me tell ya, it's better than diggin' a ditch
There ain't no tellin' who you might meet
A movie star or maybe even an Indian Chief

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