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.