…. RAH! … UH HNH RAH! … RAH! HOAH HUH HOAH HUH WHOA YEAH! … GIT IT! keep on tellin me what a man is all day long you talk and cry think and sigh debate your state and still ain’t got a clue some folks think x and y is why they can make the claim but that’s just a boy that doesn’t know any better walk onto a job and throw down if you want to prove something even if you win you still won’t have the heart of a real stud There is a reason God gave him muscle and power tenderness and tears missing what a woman brings he’s good enough but not enough without her Work is not what makes a man a man just works no discussion (put up or shut up!) no question just love in his heart and blood on his nuckles gentle as a kitten savage as a lion there’s no lyin around when family needs care HOAH HUH HOAH HUH WHOA YEAH! ‘ol Tennessee Earnie missed the point 16 tons was a point of pride not a paycheck keep your money buddy I’ll keep my honor he just wants to be counted on when the job is tough give him trust or give him death ain’t no in between he will come through for love or die tryin’ he don’t wear a fancy hat or sing a special song he doesn’t need a prize or a parade to walk along he might be a little fella or a muscle bound gorilla but all the same a loyal heart swing a hammer stud break his back all day rain or shine grease and grind he pays no mind Work is not what makes a man a man just works no discussion (put up or shut up!) no question just love in his heart and blood on his nuckles gentle as a kitten savage as a lion there’s no lyin around when family needs care gentle as a kitten savage as a lion there’s no lyin around when family needs care HOAH HUH HOAH HUH WHOA YEAH! he can love one woman all his life and no other he can love God and give freely to others he cherishes his wife touches her gentle gives her love and space shares her laughs and pain there’s no love too deep for him to wade into no fight too scary to back down from a real man needs no one to tell him that’s what he is just someone to protect and a favorite meal he’s not a cowboy or a factory worker not a teacher or a banker or a biker not a hunter or a craftsman he is all and nothin’ he’s just a man simple and pure Work is not what makes a man a man just works no discussion (put up or shut up!) no question just love in his heart and blood on his nuckles gentle as a kitten savage as a lion there’s no lyin around when family needs care gentle as a kitten savage as a lion there’s no lyin around when family needs care HOAH HUH HOAH HUH WHOA YEAH you wanna be a man stop talkin’ and get to work Work is not what makes a man a man just works no discussion (put up or shut up!) no question just love in his heart and blood on his nuckles (HUNH!)
