Anne Marie

Sweet Anne Marie you know you are my heart's desire

I've got two strong arms and a willing mind, but there

ain't no jobs for hire

But I heard talk in Dublin just the other week

Of a land across the ocean where a man can earn his keep

Won't you come along with me

My sweet Anne Marie

Won't you come along with me

My sweet Anne Marie

Your father secured our passage when spring arrived last year

In hopes that we'd repay him once we made our fortunes here

Now my pockets are as empty as that feeling in your chest

But I heard talk of a railroad that they're building way out west

Driving spikes for the railroad did not work out like we planned

But pound for pound I know I'm as good as any man

But there's silver in those hills, at least I've been told

It's enough to make a working man worth his weight in gold

For over twenty years I've been digging in this ground

You've proved to be the only jewel I've ever found

But last month I met a man from the oil company

Now there's a commotion at the rig, come quick you'd better see