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