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Pile driver

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Page type: lyric reference Artist: Stan Ridgway Canonical path: /ridgway-stan/pile-driver Related lyric paths: 6
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Pile driver

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There is a big click clack machine

Whose engines don't pump gasoline

It's a poundin' crazy arm that works all day

It's run by all the people who

Have got some blueprint plan to do

So don't shake your headCCno, just nod and say ";okay";

And before I knew it, I got shoved in line

Marchin' south in single file, and countin' off in time

Chorus:

(So, And) Bring that pile driver over here and be quick

We've got to dig a hole right now, so we can put in this stick

We've got a hundred fourty-seven done, we only got a day

So bring that pile driver over here right away

Now here's a big wide open space

So wipe that smile right off your face

And replace it now with a look of stern regard

It's the early bird that gets the worm

So what happens when the worm will learn

It's the older ways for new we will discard

And someone sent us this big machine that guarantees

There'll be no argument at all when we're packin' one of these

Chorus repeat

But wait a minute

Did you hear it cough

This crazy arm

We can't turn off

It's rollin' round

And diggin' down a mile

Look outCCthis big machine

Has gone hog wild!

So look out, world, we're buildin' now

When the hammer hits, the thumb says ";Ow!";

Somewhere you know there's progress made

One thing's for sure, we'll get our asphalt laid

This big machine has run amuck

And someone somewhere passed the buck

So keep an ear out for that whistle call

And duck when you see that wreckin' ball

And hey, Bob, don't light that match, we could explode

I'll move some dirt while you

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