Early in the morning
Gonna meet a man
Wants a truck unloading
For cash in hand
You don't ask questions
When there's nothing in the bank
Got to feed the kids
And put the diesel in the tank


Bacon, egg and sausage
Double chips and beans
Tea and bread and butter
And a day on the machines
Christmas is coming
With the final demand
What you got going
For cash in hand


So it ain't too pretty
Corned Beef City
It ain't too pretty
Corned Beef City
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Early in the morning
Where the trucks all stand
I've got a pocket full of folding
And a pair of jerry cans
I've got to keep it going
They're laying off at Ford
I'm only one step ahead
Of my room and board


So it ain't too pretty
Corned Beef City
It ain't too pretty
Corned Beef City
Corned Beef City, yeah


Early in the morning
Going to meet a man
Wants a truck unloading
For cash in hand
You don't ask questions
When there's nothing in the bank
Got to feed the kids
And put the diesel in the tank

'Cause it ain't too pretty
Corned Beef City
It ain't too pretty
Corned Beef City