[Tim:]
There no more jobs in New York City
They stopped building in old Chicago

But they're shipping steel through the Panama C!@#^
Up the coast to San Francisco


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There's a rumor out west they're building a bridge of gold
There's a rumor out west there'll be work for all

There's a rumor out west they're building a bridge of gold
And if you can bend iron you're good to go
And if you can bend iron you're good to go


[Matt:]
I'm just trying to get a grip on it all

Since the crash of 1929
And the hard times have found me
And my family is always on my mind


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[Lars:]
With my three children
And my beloved wife

We set off to California
I am a union man for life


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