Far Away Boys

Well, I worked on the railroad for tuppence 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 ol' 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 snow drops of old
 We came to a mountain, dynamite and she'll blow
 A big hole in that rock like the one in my soul
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 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 and 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 but 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
 I said, I'll see you in Hell, on that train we died for
 Never again, will I smell your sweet dream
 But a pissed stained ol' gutter where your lips used to be
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 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