There once was a time when the country was wild, A time before cars, and planes, and mini-vans, So to move things from one place to the other, the railway was built. But, it didn't up and build itself, no, It was built by the railroad men.
And among these men was a man among men, among men, among men, among men, among men, A man as tall as the sky and a wide as the land, A man who could lay track, faster than anyone could run. A man with the strength of ten men.
His name was Jon Henry, And I'm not gonna sing about him, no, I'm gonna sing about a lesser known digger, One who doesn't deserve a song, A man a lazy as a thousand men, A man who could barely lift his own body off the ground, A man who was barely a man at all.
His name was Mike McCormick.
Mike McCormick was a steel drivin' man Who never really gave a damn Only thing he worked on was his tan Mike McCormick was a steel drivin' man
He'd get up in the morning To hammer in them spikes Unless he'd been up Drinking the previous night
Or if his bones Weren't feeling right Or if it looked like It was going to rain
He had a tendency of Being late for work And everyone around Thought he was a jerk
He'd take long breaks and Say his back was hurt And then he'd have A drink to ease the pain
Mike McCormick was a steel drivin' man Who never really gave a damn Only thing he worked on was his tan Mike McCormick was a steel drivin' man
His arms were like twigs and His legs were like straws His hands like a baby's bum They were so soft
He'd wheeze and moan And whine and cough Then go home And take a little nap
He never got fired Cuz he was the boss' son He just hung around And bothered everyone
Never drove a spike Not a single one Though every now and then He'd give a tap
Mike McCormick was a steel drivin' man Who never really gave a damn Only thing he worked on was his tan Mike McCormick was a steel drivin' man
So he took his hammer and Hammered one time (*ting!* Ow!) He took his hammer and Hammered two times
(*ting! ting!* Ooh!) He took his hammer and Hammered three times
(*ting! ting! ting!* Ohhh!) Then he got crushed By a meteor and died.
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