Chicogon Bwais

There's is always something to be proud about when you hear this made-for-nonsense slang amongst friends and a few lucky objects of influence who dared listen to our ramblings. I'm talking about the word Chicogon. Nonsense or not, for us, it stands for pride. Tightness. It's stands for something similar to the word patriotism , that is, of course, in twisted form (hahaha!). The coinage represents memories of hard-fought young adulthood and some friendship. (Oh, boy, I'm stuck with lightning blackout!). Or, how about the term representing HOME and the homeboys... of course, not of today's generation, but in ours... some thirty something years ago!


Because of unavailability of antique photos, we could only give you this one: the adopted Chicogon Bwais

WORKING MAN

Words by J. Roel Lungay

Music by Romeo C. Mascariñas

Performed by Romeo Mascariñas

1
Monday to Friday I’m always away
Getting up early and I’m on my way
Driving to my job for fifty dollars a day
I ain’t complaining I’m a working man.
When you’re a working man
You’re always on the run
When schedules are behind
You’re catching all the time.
When you’re a working man
Under the heat of a gun
You ain’t got life
Got nothing much of a chance.

Chorus:
Yes, I’m a working man,
I’m a working man.
I leave a lot behind, sometimes pretend I’m blind.
Yes, I’m a working man,
I’m a working man.
A working man is hardly home, he barely eats at all
O yeah, the working man
A good working man is a hell of a man!

2
Night time on Friday I go for a beer
Going home late when ready to sleep
Missus always ask me where the hell have I been
“Hey! wait a minute, I’m a working man!”

Ad Lib

When you’re a working man
Under the heat of the sun
You’ve got no chance
They call you ‘son of a gun.’

(Repeat Chorus)

Bridge:
Saturday and Sunday, at home on these days
Keeping missus happy, eating honey all day
Church on Sunday, doing laundry, watching TV, oh yeah
There ain’t no stopping I’m a working man!

Coda:
Yes, I’m a working man,
I’m a working man.
I do a lot, you know, sometimes pretend I’m done.
When you’re a working man,
Always a working man.
A working man is sometimes home, he gets to do it all
O yeah, the working man
A good working man quite a hell of a man, yeah!

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