I've got the early Monday morning working blues Guess I'll put on my ragged, worn-out working shoes The weekend was too short, but I can't choose When the Lord made the working girl, he made the blues Well I'm tired of working my life away and giving somebody else all of my pay while they get rich on the profits I lose and leave me here with the working girl blues The boss said a raise is due most any day But I wonder, will my hair be all turned gray Before he turns that dollar loose and I get my due and I lose a little bit of these working girl blues I know there's a lot of working girls like me who are overworked and underpaid, you see Now we all know that our pockets have been picked clean so the rich can have their all-American dream Working girl blues and I can't even afford a new pair of shoes While they can live in any penthouse they choose and all that I've got are the working girl blues I've got the working girl blues