Well I got a cousin that's twice removed
Had a crush on a girl back in school
She didn't know it he didn't let it show
Now she's married to a banker in El PasoYou gotta swing that hammer
And beat that drum
Swing that hammer beat that drum
Work work work
It's a labor of loveWell I once knew a couple from Arkansas
And she did hair and he hauled logs
Saved up their money and built on a room
Now there's three of them where there used to be twoYou gotta swing that hammer
And beat that drum
Swing that hammer beat that drum
Work work work
It's a labor of loveNo matter if you're low class, high class, middle class
Well it don't discriminate, no it don't
It don't matter if you're redneck, intellect, a beatneck
Well it all works the same, Lordy Lordy Lordy Lord nowYou gotta swing that hammer
And beat that drum
Swing that hammer beat that drum
Work work work
It's a labor of loveGotta swing that hammer
And beat that drum
Swing that hammer beat that drum
Work work work
It's a labor of loveWork work work
It's a labor of love
Songwriters
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