I'm the man that built the bridges,
I'm the man that laid the track.
I'm the man that built this country
with my shoulder and my back.
I'm the man that built the power dams
And I laid down the cornerstone
for this great land of ours.
I cleared the rocks and timber
from the wild New England shore
I labored long and hard to make it grow
I fought the savage Indian
Told King George and all his
I'm the man that built the bridges,
I'm the man that laid the track
I'm the man that built this country
with my shoulder and my back
I'm the man that built the power dams
And I laid down the cornerstone
for this great land of ours
I stoked the mighty furnaces,
I rolled the flaming steel,
I operated oil rigs and wells.
Then when the country needed them,
I built the planes and tanks,
to send the tyrants down to prime hell.
I'm the man that built the bridges,
I'm the man that laid the track,
I'm the man that built this country
with my shoulder and my back.
I'm the man that built the power dams
And I laid down the corn and stone
for this great land of ours
I'm the boy that drove the wagons
when the people headed west
Dug canals and pulled the barges on their way
I built and ran the factories,
cut the timber for your homes
I'm the man that built the bridges,
I'm the man that laid the track
I'm the man that built this country
with my shoulder and my back
I'm the man that built the power plants
And I laid down the cornerstone
for this great land of ours
My face may not be pretty,
and my clothes are not the best,
And there ain't no big shots
But if you're wondering who it was
that made this country great,
You don't have to look no further,
I'm the man that built the bridges
and the man that laid the tracks,
I'm the man that built this country
with my shoulder and my back,
I'm the man that built the power plants
And I laid down the cornerstone
for this great land of ours
