i was raised in the backwoods in a tar paper shack carried my lunch to the mill in an old plaid sack the straw boss said "work hard as you can" If the work don't kill ya, you'll be a sawmill man
there was 14 kids when we were at home hard as a rock tough as a bone born one morning with an ax in my hand look at him pa he'll be a saw mill man
the mill is down, the sawyer is sick whole crew passed out by the old creek I got ten loads across, i load them all by hand I owe everybody, i'm a sawmill man
I went to the bank, the banker was sore If you need money I dont have anymore There's two things I cant understand A two timing woman and a sawmill man
There's many a woman that needs a good man To keep her warm and hold her hand The bridge is washed out at the foot of the hill If the devil don't get me then the saw mill will