It's awful hard to find a jo
On one side the government,
The other the mo
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