Songtext Pile driver Stan Ridgway

Pile driver

There is a big click clack machine
Whose engines dont pump gasoline
Its a poundin crazy arm that works all day
Its run by all the people who
Have got some blueprint plan to do
So dont shake your headccno, just nod and say okay

And before I knew it, I got shoved in line
Marchin south in single file, and countin off in time

Chorus:
(so, and) bring that pile driver over here and be quick
Weve got to dig a hole right now, so we can put in this stick
Weve got a hundred fourty-seven done, we only got a day
So bring that pile driver over here right away

Now heres a big wide open space
So wipe that smile right off your face
And replace it now with a look of stern regard
Its the early bird that gets the worm
So what happens when the worm will learn
Its the older ways for new we will discard

And someone sent us this big machine that guarantees
Therell be no argument at all when were packin one of these

Chorus repeat

But wait a minute
Did you hear it cough
This crazy arm
We cant turn off
Its rollin round
And diggin down a mile
Look outccthis big machine
Has gone hog wild!

So look out, world, were buildin now
When the hammer hits, the thumb says ow!
Somewhere you know theres progress made
One things for sure, well get our asphalt laid
This big machine has run amuck
And someone somewhere passed the buck
So keep an ear out for that whistle call
And duck when you see that wreckin ball

And hey, bob, dont light that match, we could explode
Ill move some dirt while you block off the road

Chorus repeat until fade