We’ve taken all you’ve given / But it’s gettin’ hard to make a livin’ / Mr. President have pity on the working man

We ain’t asking for you to love us / You may place yourself high above us / Mr. President have pity on the working man

I know it may sound funny / But people ev’ry where are runnin’ out of money / We just can’t make it by ourself

It is cold and the wind is blowing / We need something to keep us going / Mr. President have pity on the working man

Maybe you’re cheatin’, maybe you’re lyin’ / Maybe you have lost your mind / Maybe you’re only thinking ’bout yourself

Too late to run, too late to cry now / The time has come for us to say goodbye now / Mr. President have pity on the working man / Mr. President have pity on the working man

[By Randy Newman © Reprise Records, 1974]