Arrogant Worms - Steel Drivin' Man lyrics

There once was a time when the country was wild,

A time before cars, and planes, and mini-vans,

So to move things from one place to the other, the railway was built.

But, it didn't up and build itself, no,

It was built by the railroad men.

And among these men was a man among men, among men, among men, among men, among men,

A man as tall as the sky and a wide as the land,

A man who could lay track, faster than anyone could run.

A man with the strength of ten men.

His name was Jon Henry,

And I'm not gonna sing about him, no,

I'm gonna sing about a lesser known digger,

One who doesn't deserve a song,

A man a lazy as a thousand men,

A man who could barely lift his own body off the ground,

A man who was barely a man at all.

His name was Mike McCormick.

Mike McCormick was a steel drivin' man

Who never really gave a damn

Only thing he worked on was his tan

Mike McCormick was a steel drivin' man

He'd get up in the morning

To hammer in them spikes

Unless he'd been up

Drinking the previous night

Or if his bones

Weren't feeling right

Or if it looked like

It was going to rain

He had a tendency of

Being late for work

And everyone around

Thought he was a jerk

He'd take long breaks and

Say his back was hurt

And then he'd have

A drink to ease the pain

Mike McCormick was a steel drivin' man

Who never really gave a damn

Only thing he worked on was his tan

Mike McCormick was a steel drivin' man

His arms were like twigs and

His legs were like straws

His hands like a baby's bum

They were so soft

He'd wheeze and moan

And whine and cough

Then go home

And take a little nap

He never got fired

Cuz he was the boss' son

He just hung around

And bothered everyone

Never drove a spike

Not a single one

Though every now and then

He'd give a tap

Mike McCormick was a steel drivin' man

Who never really gave a damn

Only thing he worked on was his tan

Mike McCormick was a steel drivin' man

So he took his hammer and

Hammered one time

(*ting!* Ow!)

He took his hammer and

Hammered two times

(*ting! ting!* Ooh!)

He took his hammer and

Hammered three times

(*ting! ting! ting!* Ohhh!)

Then he got crushed

By a meteor and died.

Mike McCormick was a steel drivin' man

Who never really gave a damn

Only thing he worked on was his tan

Mike McCormick was a steel drivin' man