There was a time in this fair land when the railroad did not run When the wild majestic mountains stood alone against the sun Long before the white men and long before the wheel When the green dark forest was too silent to be real
But time has no beginnings and history has no bounds As to this verdant country they came from all around They sailed upon her waterways and they walked the forests tall Built the mines, mills and the factories for the good of us all
And whеn the young man's fancy was a-turnin' in the spring The railroad mеn grew restless for to hear them hammers ring Their minds were overflowin' with the visions of their day And many a fortune lost and won and many a debt to pay
-- Part II --
For they looked in the future and what did they see? They saw an iron road runnin' from the sea to the sea Bringin' the goods to a young growin' land All up from the seaports and into their hands
So bring in them workers and bring up the rails We gotta lay down the tracks and tear up the trails Open 'er heart and let the life blood flow Gotta get on our way 'cause we're movin' too slow Get on our way 'cause we're movin' too slow
-- Part III --
Behind the blue Rockies the sun is declinin' The stars, they come stealin' at the close of the day Across the wide prairie our loved ones lie sleepin' Beyond the dark forest in a place far away
We are the poor boys who work upon the railway Swingin' our hammers in the bright blazin' sun Livin' on that stew and a-drinkin' bad whiskey Layin' down them tracks 'til the long days are done Yeah, bendin' our backs 'til the railroad is done
-- Part II Reprise --
-- Interlude -- Now the song of the future has been sung All the battles have been won On the mountain tops we stand All the world at our command We have opened up the soil With our teardrops and our toil
-- Part I Reprise --
There was a time in this fair land when the railroad did not run When the wild majestic mountains stood alone against the sun Long before the white men and long before the wheel When the green dark forest was too silent to be real When the green dark forest was too silent to be real And many are the dead men Too silent to be realTeksty umieszczone na naszej stronie są własnością wytwórni, wykonawców, osób mających do nich prawa.
