Sweet Carrie Lyrics

Sweet Carrie lyrics

Hard work, low pay, tired aching back

Earning by the sweat on my brow

12 full hours in this manmade hole

Doin’ what they taught me how



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I’m a spike drivin’ railway son-of-a-gun

Working on the southern line

14 miles through this mountain side

Working with sweet Carrie on my mind





The boss man’s mean
he’s full of hate

Livin’ on the workers sweat

The steaks he eats
keeps him good and fat

Soup beans is all we get



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From daylight to dark we work in the tunnel

Scared of a bad
cave-in

Ain’t got enough eat to or money to buy with

No insurance
for our kin



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