| Stazja McFadyen |
Hardworking Man He's a man, by God! hardworking, barefisted common man no cattle baron only teat he ever milked was his sweat leaking down his chest sweating blood from one week to the next to earn the daily bread to feed the mouths depending on him honest work is all he knows cheating only one night in a month waging yesterday's wages on hopes for tomorrow never bluffing himself on a losing hand. No captain of industry fifty-some hours of labor a week he hammers a living to nail down another payment on a note on his fishing boat stealing sundays from the wife he loves in secret hasn't been to church in thirteen years not fearing for his soul he lives an honest life hardworking grizzled calloused brawling gambling fishing loving man important only to himself but he's a man, by God! |