Oney - Single Version

I dedicate this song to the workin' man
 For every man that puts in eight or ten hard hours a day
 Of work and toil and sweat
 Whose always got somebody lookin' down his neck
 Tryin' to get more out of him than he really ought to have to put in
 After twenty-nine long years of workin'
 In this shop with Oney standin' over me
 Today when that old whistle blows
 I'll check in all my gear and I'll retire
 The superintendent just dropped by and said
 They'd planned my little get together
 Then he said I'd never a made it
 If old Oney hadn't held me to the fire
 I've seen him in my dreams at night
 And woke up in the mornin' feelin' tired
 And old Oney don't remember, when I came here
 How he tried to get me fired
 With his folded hands behind him
 Every mornin', Oney waited at the gate
 Where he'd rant and rave like I committed murder
 Clockin' in five minutes late
 But today, they'll gather 'round me
 Like I've seen 'em do when any man retires
 Then old Oney's gonna tell me
 From now on, I'm free to do what I desire
 He'll present me with that little old gold watch
 They give a man at times like this
 But there's one thing he's not countin' on
 Today's the day, I give old Oney his
 I've been workin', buildin' muscles
 Oney's just been standin' 'round a gettin' soft
 And today about 4:30
 I'll make up for every good night's sleep I've lost
 When I'm gone, I'll be remembered
 As the workin' man that put his point across
 With a right hand full of knuckles
 'Cause today, I show old Oney who's the boss
 Hmm, what time is it? 4:30?
 Hey, Oney!
 Oney! Ha-ha-ha-ha!