Vulgar words in Rhymes of a Roughneck (Page 1)
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Now the pimp and the brothel have passed away And the gambling hall is a dream; A railroad train now follows the trail Where we followed a nine-dog team.
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Now a trail in Alaska costs money And when Dick tries to get a bill thru Some jackass from Maine reads the figures And "moves the amount cut in two."
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If you can bear the deadly strain of waiting Till your turn comes, and fortune smiles on you; If you can fight and lose and keep on fighting And to your early promises stay true; If you can go thru Hell to spend the summer And cuss, and freeze, and starve the winter thru And start in broke again another New Year You don't need this Land to make a man of you.
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You've four-flushed on the railroads But we don't care a damn, If they monkey with the Eagle WE'RE WITH YOU, UNCLE SAM.
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We've never had an even break, But we don't care a damn; If the Lion growls, remember this, WE'RE WITH YOU, UNCLE SAM.
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You've given these to all the rest But we don't care a damn; If it's full grown men you're needing WE'RE WITH YOU, UNCLE SAM.