Oh what's the use of workin' so hard in the morning?  D A D -
Oh what's the use of workin' so hard,                 D A D
In the morning! So soon!                              D
Oh what's the use of workin' so hard?                 D G
My gal she works in the white man's yard,             - A
In the morning! In the morning! So soon!              - D A D

She cook that chicken, she give me the wing, in the morning:
She cook that chicken, she give me the wing
In the morning! So soon!
Oh she cook that chicken, she give me the wing,
She thinks I'm working but I ain't doin' a thing,
In the morning! In the morning! So soon!

She cook that chicken, she give me the stuffin', in the morning:
She cook that chicken, she give me the stuffin',
In the morning! In the morning! So soon!
Oh she cook that chicken, she give me the stuffin',
She thinks I'm workin' , but I'm only bluffin',
In the morning! In the morning! So soon!

So what's the use of workin' so hard in the morning?
So what's the use of workin' so hard,
In the morning! So soon!
So what's the use of workin' so hard?
My gal she works in the white man's yard,
In the morning! In the morning! So soon!