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Posted on 03/05/2015 5:21:52 PM PST by fatima
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Canadian Railroad Trilogy, ©1967 by Gordon Lightfoot
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 man and long before the wheel
When the green dark forest was too silent to be real
But time has no beginnings and the 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 when the young man’s fancy was turnin’ to the spring
The railroad men grew restless for to hear the hammers ring
Their minds were overflowing with the visions of their day
And many a fortune lost and won and many a debt to pay
For they looked in the future and what did they see
They saw an iron road running from the sea to the sea
Bringing the goods to a young growing land
All up from the seaports and into their hands
Look away said they across this mighty land
From the eastern shore to the western strand
Bring in the workers and bring up the rails
We gotta lay down the tracks and tear up the trails
Open her heart let the life blood flow
Gotta get on our way ‘cause we’re moving too slow
Bring in the workers and bring up the rails
We’re gonna lay down the tracks and tear up the trails
Open her heart let the life blood flow
Gotta get on our way ‘cause we’re moving too slow
Get on our way ‘cause we’re moving too slow
Behind the blue Rockies the sun is declining
The stars they come stealing at the close of the day
Across the wide prairie our loved ones lie sleeping
Beyond the dark ocean in a place far away
We are the navvies who work upon the railway
Swinging our hammers in the bright blazing sun
Living on stew and drinking bad whiskey
Bending our backs til the long days are done
We are the navvies who work upon the railway
Swinging our hammers in the bright blazing sun
Laying down track and building the bridges
Bending our old backs til the railroad is done
So over the mountains and over the plains
Into the muskeg and into the rain
Up the St. Lawrence all the way to Gaspe
Swinging our hammers and drawing our pay
Layin’ ‘em in and tying them down
Away to the bunkhouse and into the town
A dollar a day and a place for my head
A drink to the living, a toast to the dead
Oh 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 her soil
With our teardrops and our toil
For 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 man 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 real
Fatima, either these are getting harder or my brain is getting softer (probably the latter).
Miss ya!
Tired of Walking - James McMurtry (Released new CD this week - Complicated Games)
Going Mobile - The Who
She Loves My Automobile - ZZTop
My 5 year old grandson loves trains. He likes to sing “I’ve been working on the railroad”. LOL
Jamie Brockett Legend of the USS Titanic
Thanks Steve (((((Hugs)))))
Walkin’ to New Orleans - Fats Domino
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-eWAuFmjN0
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I've seen you at the corner, and café it seems
Red hair and black leather; my favorite color scheme
All 13 minutes of it. Legendary recording from the late Sixties.
“Goin’ Mobile” by The Who from the album “Who’s Next.” Don’t bother looking for it on You Tube. They never performed it live.
Chris De Burgh - The Risen Lord.
Chris De Burgh - Don’t Pay the Ferryman.
Six Days on the Road.......and I’m gonna make it home tonight
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