Working on the railroad, dollar a day
Working on the railroad, dollar a day
Working on the railroad, dollar a day
Get my money, gonna get my pay
Take this hammer, carry it to the captain
Take this hammer, carry it to the captain
Take this hammer, carry it to the captain
Tell him I'm gone, yeah I'm gone
If he asks you was yeah I runnin'
If he asks you was yeah I runnin'
If he asks you was yeah I runnin'
Tell him I was flyin' lord I wanna fly.
Working on the railroad, dollar a day
Working on the railroad, dollar a day
Working on the railroad, dollar a day
Get my money, gonna get my pay
If he asks you yeah, was I laughin'
If he asks you yeah, was I laughin'
If he asks you yeah, was I laughin'
Tell him I was cryin' lord I wanna cry
Working on the railroad, dollar a day
Working on the railroad, dollar a day
Working on the railroad, dollar a day
Get my money, gonna get my pay
Get my money, gonna get my pay
Get my money, gonna get my pay
