Long steel rail and a short cross-tie
I'm gonna hammer my way till I die
I'm going down the line, where that sun never shines
Gonna speed on that cold ice and snow
Well I call up my sheep, lord I feed my little lamb
Oh goodbye my honey, I'm gone
Look up, look down that long lonesome road
You can hang down your head and cry
Tell me whatcha gonna down with your $20 bill
When the whole fuckin world's gone dry?
You can cut down the flowers all around my grave
Well they'll rise and bloom again
Well they'll rise and bloom again
A long steel rail and a short cross-tie
I'm gonna slam down that hammer till I die