G C7 G WELL IM NOT LOOKIN FOR AN OCCUPATION, I JUST WANNA GO HOME C7 G THEYRE HOLDIN ME A TICKET AT THE GREYHOUND STATION, IM STILL PAYIN ON C7 G C7 D I NEVER LEARNED TO SELL FOLKS NOTHIN, I WASNT RAISED TO STEAL OR ROB G G IM LOOKIN FOR A BACKBONE JOB CHORUS: C C7 I CAN PICK AND SHOVEL, I CAN HANG DRYWAYLL G D G SWING A NINE POUND HAMMER, PULL A CROSS-CUT SAW C C7 A POST-HOLE DIGGER OR BARBWIRE STRAND D C I DONT MIND WORK, BUT IM A BACKBONE MAN SOLO IM NOT DUMB BUT I AINT BEEN TO COLLEGE, I NEVER GOT THE FIRST DEGREE AND NOW-A-DAYS EVERYBODY'S MAKIN A LIVIN, TAPPIN ON THE T.V. SCREEN NOW IM DOWN ON A MANS WHITE COLLAR, I DONT MEAN TO BE A SNOB IM JUST-A LOOKIN FOR A BACKBONE JOB REPEAT CHORUS WELL IM NOT LOOKIN FOR AN OCCUPATION, I JUST WANNA GO HOME THEYRE HOLDIN ME A TICKET AT THE GREYHOUND STATION, IM STILL PAYIN ON I NEVER LEARNED TO SELL FOLKS NOTHIN, I WASNT RAISED TO STEAL AND ROB IM LOOKIN FOR A BACKBONE JOB