I been working, one eye dollar By and by, Lord, by and by I got the plans to the Oval office By and by, Lord, by and by In the inner chambers of the president You will find no crosses only pentagrams 1600, all the way That's right brother, all the way 1600, today's our day I been working, one eye dollar By and by, Lord, by and by I got the plans in my front pocket By and by, Lord, by and by I been working like a pack mule every day And to think that some of it ends up that way 1600, all the way That's right brother, all the way 1600, today's our day