Bridge Came Tumblin Down

Nineteen scarlet roses The chaplain spread a-round In the waters of Burrard Inlet In old Van-couver Town Where the bridge came tumblin' down When the bridge came tumblin' down Nineteen men were drowned In June or nineteen fifty-eight In old Vancouver Town There were seventy-nine men working To build this brand new bridge To span the Second Narrows And connect up with the ridge Till a big wind hit the bridge And the bridge came tumblin' down And nineteen men were drowned And the medical corps couldn't be too sure Of the rest of the men they found In among the twisted girders One man real-ized How last night he'd been dreaming And saw be-fore his eyes The big wind on the rise And the bridge came tumblin' down And nineteen steel men drowned And he saw the fright of the darkest night In old Vancouver Town With frogmen in the water By the cutting torches' glow They fought to save the steel men From certain death be-low And pain we'll never know When the bridge came tumblin' down And nineteen men were drowned And sixty more that came ashore So thankful they were found It often makes you wonder In strength, who has the edge The longest steel-beam structure That spans the highest ridge Or the men that built the bridge For the bridge came tumblin' down And nineteen men were drowned But the other men came back again To lay the new beams down Now if you're ever crossing This mighty bridge sub-lime And nineteen scarlet roses Pass be-fore your mind Remember and be kind The bridge came tumblin' down And nineteen men were drowned So you could ride to the other side Of old Vancouver Town So you could ride to the other side of ***slow** Old Vancouver Town