Far Away Boys

Well, I worked on the railroad
For twopence a day
Drank down one penny
The other I'd save

I hammered and I hammered
For God knows how long
Well into madness
With each setting sun

I put my head down
And I dreamt you were here
With me by the old tree
Where no one could care

Far away, boys, far away, boys
Away from you now
I'm lying with my sweetheart
In her arms I'll be found

Then the sun belched upon me
You were no longer here
Lying in your place was
My hammer and my gear

So I stamped out the fire
That kept us both warm
The ashes were falling
Like the snowdrops of old

We came to a mountain
Dynamite and she'll blow
A big hole in that rock
Like the one in my soul

We buried four workmen
They dug themselves well
From four empty coffins
To four early graves

They're only paddys, just paddys
Don't dig them too deep
You'll need all your strength, boys
They're replaced easily

With the heat I was melting
Into your sweet lips
Ah, your kiss takes me back
Takes me back from all this

Far away, boys, far away, boys
Away from you now
I'm lying with my sweetheart
In her arms I'll be found

Someone said it was Christmas
Not a tree was in sight
The only thing growing
Was my will to die

Till the gaffer said, men
Your work here is done
Said I'll see you in hell
On that train we died for

Never again
Will I smell your sweet dream
But a piss-stained old gutter
Where your lips used to be

Far away, boys, far away, boys
Away from you now
I'm lying with my sweetheart
In her arms I'll be found

Far away, boys, far away, boys
Away from you now
I'm lying with my sweetheart
In her arms I'll be found