This man in my home is a tired old man And since I've known him he Worked hard all his life long Why he'd leave for work way Before the sun would come about And he'd come home with the Moon pushing him to the ground Yea this man, this man is a hard working old man He digs deep trenches With picks and shovels And digs up trees and gathers debris He snapped them twigs with a breeze Yea this man, this man is a hard working old man He lifts big stones with His hands and muscles And busted them stones With hammers and chisels And couldn't wait for That 12 o'clock whistle Yea this man, this man is a hard working old man And he done told me He can not go on anymore I see his tears he tried to hide From his job he worked with pride And his big hands open wide Full of blisters deep in side Yea this man, this man is a hard working old man And now I have to say This man is my old man And my home is his home And here he will remain Until his final day