Buffy Sainte-Marie
Working For the Government
(He workin' for the government)
The neighbors like him, think he's a great guy
He wears a neck tie, he workin' for the government
He get you elected, he take the heat y'all
He know the plan, yeah, he workin' for the government

Civil servant y'all, Mufti uniform
He keep a place in town, he workin' for the government
He keep his mouth shut, nobody know him
He G.I. Joe, yeah, he workin' for the government

Love come around, he never feel a thing
He see right through it all, he workin' for the government
High places, low places, man of influence
Mister Invisible, he workin' for the government

Hot war, cold war, m-m-m-money and guns
It's all the same to him, he workin' for the government
Your country, my country, gun for hire, y'all
Mercenary 101, yeah, he workin' for the government

He's a professional, he James Bond y'all
He come from nowhere, he workin' for the government
Uptown, downtown, anywhere the chips come down
Your town, my town, he workin' for the government
(He workin' for the government)
(He workin' for the government)
(Workin' for the government)
(He workin' for the government)
(Workin' for the government)