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Oh, I laid down your railroads, every mile of track |
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With the muscles on my arm and the sweat upon my back |
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And now the trains are rolling, they roll to every shore |
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You tell me that my job is through, there ain't no work no more |
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Though I laid down your highways all across the land |
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With the ringing of the steel and the power of my hands |
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And now the roads are there like ribbons in the sky |
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You tell me that my job is through, but still I wonder why |
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For the wages were low and the hours were long |
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And the labor was all I could bear |
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Now you've got new machines for to take my place |
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And you tell me it's not mine to share |
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Though I laid down your factories and laid down your fields |
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With my feet on the ground and my back to your wheels |
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And now the smoke is rising, the steel is all aglow |
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I'm walking down a jobless road and where am I to go? |
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For the wages were low and the hours were long |
| [01:33.120] |
And the labor was all I could bear |
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Now you've got new machines for to take my place |
| [01:40.179] |
And you tell me it's not mine to share |
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Though I laid down your factories and laid down your fields |
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With my feet on the ground and my back to your wheels |
