Mr. Welfare Man

Welfare! Welfare! Welfare

A Hard Sacrifice, I Wanna Testify

Stayin' A Lovin' Man

Society Gave Me No Choice, Tried To Silence My Voice

Put My Woman On The Welfare

I'm So Tired

I'm So Tired Of Tryin' To Prove My Equal Rights

Tho' I've Made Some Mistakes, For Goodness Sakes

Why You Wanna Keep Messin' Up My Life

Keep Away From Me, Mr. Welfare

Keep Away From Me. Keep Away. Keep Away

Mr. Welfare. Oo

Holdin' Me Back, Usin' Your Tact

To Make Me Live Against My Will

But That's How It Go. Wow! I Don't. Know

I Don't Believe This Life's For Real

Like The Private Eye For The F.b.i.

Just As Envious As The Ku Klux Klan

Tho' I'm Of Peasant Fate And I'm Tryin' To Escape

I've Got To Do Whatever I Think I Can

Keep Away From Me, Mr. Welfare

Didn't You Hear Me. Don't Come Near Me

Mr. Welfare! Mr. Welfare

They Wanna Say I'm A Lazy Man

But You Got To Understand, There's A Thing About My Pride

You Can't Make Me Move If There Ain't No Groove

'Cause It Eats Me All Up Inside. Oo

Welfare! Welfare

Just Another Day, Tryin' To Make A Way

But All I See Outside Of Me Is Crime

What Can I Do To Make It Through

Ain't Gonna Sell Nobody's Time

I Got A Woman True And A Baby Too

With A Love That Grows And Grows

Here Come The Bills, There Go The Thrills

And A Job. All Doors Are Closed

Keep Away From Me, Mr. Welfare! Mr. Welfare! Mr. Welfare

Keep Away From Me, Mr. Welfare Man

You Might Wanna Say I'm A Lazy Man

But You Got To Understand, There's A Thing About My Pride

You Can't Make Me Move If There Ain't No Groove