Ragtown

Well I'm working in the canyon, I've got a shovel in my hand To put a dam across the river, bring power to the land The sun's beating like a hammer, everyday it's the same Then I lay me down in Ragtown, beneath a blanket on a frame Well I was tunneling the bedrock, I thought I had it made But the heat got to me, they sent the ice brigade They brought water and a stretcher, layed me up all day Then they sent me back to Ragtown, I got no pay Well there's a jumbo drilling, and a spoil leak filling It's 97 in the shade, there's a great day coming When the turbines are humming, if we only get the damn thing made Sometimes I get to wonder, if I can make it through I hear the dynamite thunder, I see the wrecking crew St. Peter don't you worry, send me anywhere Long as it ain't Ragtown, then I don't care There's a scaleman swinging, and a pickhead ringing Don't it look a long way down, keep your hat on tight You're gonna be all right, if you only keep your feet on the ground Come on little honey, come on and say you will I got enough to get a house built, up in Boulderville I'll pay a quarter on the dollar, to the company man And if it gets us out of Ragtown, I'll do it if I can And if it gets us out of Ragtown, I'll do it if I can And if it gets us out of Ragtown, I'll do it if I can