1857 Steel Rail Blues Lyrics

Lord, take this hammer and put it in the grave

Lord, take this hammer and put it in the grave

Some people are doomed to die

And others are meant to be saved

Been working on this railroad dang near all my life

Working on this railroad dang near all my life

My children all are grown and gone

And I barely got a wife

I got me some tools but they don't work so well

I got me some tools but they don't work so well

How will I get done it time?

Only time will tell

The sun is beating on me, it won't slow me down

The sun is beating on me, but it won't slow me down

Gotta lay another track steady on the ground

Lord, take this hammer and put it in the grave

Lord, take this hammer and put it in the grave

Some people are doomed to die

And others are meant to be saved