Building A Railroad-Sheb Wooley

[ti:Building A Railroad] [ar:Sheb Wooley] [al:Cowboy Essentials] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.36]The railroad came two bands of steel [00:03.42]Where shortly before the wagon wheel [00:05.59]That had left its mark on virgin land [00:07.65] [00:09.01]Well the road boss told the foreman [00:12.04] [00:12.85]And the foreman he told me [00:14.56] [00:16.76]We're gonna build a railroad [00:18.61]Through the mountains to the sea [00:21.07] [00:23.27]All together now come along boys [00:27.10] [00:29.00]Let's lay some track [00:30.21] [00:32.30]Well it's tamp them ties lay that steel [00:35.12]And drive them spikes on down [00:36.97] [00:37.59]And when you swing that hammer better [00:39.44]Make it ring or you won't be around [00:42.23] [00:43.46]Hmm hmm gonna be the death of me [00:47.89] [00:49.23]Buildin' a railroad through the mountains to the sea [00:53.85] [00:55.15]You gotta shovel that tie for the bossman [00:57.86]You better bear down on that jack [00:59.80] [01:00.52]Cause he's got no use for a railroad man [01:03.30]That's afraid to bow his back [01:05.22] [01:06.31]Hmm hmm gonna be the death of me [01:10.75] [01:12.12]Buildin' a railroad through the mountains to the sea [01:16.77] [01:20.48]Well a powder man come [01:22.16]And he blowed a hole tight in the mountain side [01:25.30] [01:26.06]A boulder fell on the bossman [01:28.46]And I wished to my soul he'd a died [01:30.62] [01:31.53]Hmm hmm gonna be the death of me [01:35.85] [01:37.18]Buildin' a railroad through the mountains to the sea [01:41.80] [01:46.01]Well looky yonder comin' [01:47.69] [01:48.40]Hey what do you think [01:49.80]I see I swear them's pig tailed coolies [01:53.69]And they're drivin' steel like me [01:55.86] [01:56.77]Hmm hmm gonna be the death of me [02:01.32] [02:02.65]Buildin' a railroad through the mountains to the sea [02:07.23] [02:09.83]All together now come along boys [02:13.53] [02:15.24]Let's drive the steel [02:16.58] [02:18.70]Building A Railroad - Sheb Wooley