Ain’t gonna be a slave to The Man, baby

The Man’s gettin’ rich off the money I spend

Said I ain’t gonna be a slave to The Man, baby

The Man’s getting rich off the money I spend

He says my pocketbook don’t belong to me

Well it sure don’t belong to him

 

Opened my check just the other day

And what is it that you think I found?

Yea, I opened my check just the other day, baby

And what is it that you think I found?

Yea, I opened it with a smile

But put it down with a frown

 

There were a whole lot of numbers

But none of them looked like they were mine

There were a whole lot of numbers, baby

But none of them looked like they were mine

Then I saw next to my name

“Three dollars and a dime”

 

So I went up to see the Big Boss man

And he stood up tall and proud

I went up to see the Big Boss man, baby

And he stood up tall and proud

He said, Son if you don’t like it

Don’t let the door hit you on the way out!

 

(C) Justin Isaac, 2009