Paroles de Railroad

Although i've left you darlin'
I'll soon be back again
That's what i said in china
Where all the work was there
I hope you get my letters
I'll write them every day
I'll soon be heading eastwards
I'm hammering the nail
 
I'm working on the railroad
I dig away the time
I'm singing to the worksong
With memories in mind
 
I sail to hong kong harbour
The winds were warmer there

The sweat would roll down my back
While digging up the earth
While talking of you darling
I'd show your photograph
And point it over westwards
Way over past the tracks
 
I'm working on the railroad
I dig away the time
I'm singing to the worksong
With memories in mind
With memories in mind
 
I've saved every penny my girl
I hope that you have waited out there
For all my love when i get home
`cos deep down in my heart there's a hole