Well I come from a long line Of tree falling men And this company town was here Before my grandpappy settled in We kept enough trees a-standin' So our kids could tow the line But now a big corporation came and bought us out Got us working overtime
[Chorus:] But tell me Where are we gonna work When the trees are gone Will the big boss have us wash his car Or maybe mow his lawn I'm a man, I'm a man, I'm a lumberjack man But I hear it ain't for long Where are we gonna work When the trees are gone?
Now these corporate mergers Make no sense to me But they got this junk bond debt to pay So we're clear-cutting all the trees Now that old fishin' hole Where I used to take my son We trashed it out last Monday morn Oh Lord, what have we done
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Now these Wall Street money men They got me MAD I've got a family to feed and falling trees Is the only job I ever had Say now folks, we just can't stand here While this slash and burn goes on We've got to slow down this big corporation Before all the trees are gone