A work song is a piece of music closely connected to a form of work, either sung while conducting a task (usually to coordinate timing) or a song linked to a task which might be a connected narrative, description, or protest song.

A work song is a song about human labor. Work song may also be:

• Work Song (Nat Adderley album), an album from 1960
• Work Song (Nat Adderley song), the title track from that album
• Work Song (Bill Laswell song), a song from Laswell's 1983 debut album, Baselines
• Work Song (Hozier song), a song from 2014
• Work Song: Three Views of Frank Lloyd Wright, a play from 2000