Song Of The Iron Road chords by The Dubliners

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Verse 1
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The Iron road's a hard road and
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the work is never ending
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Working night and day
on the iron way
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We're the boys who keep
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the engines rolling
You sigh on at the loco shed,
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they put you to the cleaning
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In your dungarees,
cleaning super dees
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You're a sweeper-      upper,
brewer- upper, shovel slinger
Spanner bringer
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Steam raiser, fire dropper,
general cook and bottle washer
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Learning how to keep 'em
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rolling
When you've done your time at the loco shed
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And had your

Verse 2
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share of trouble
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On the      old footplate,
you're the driver's mate
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And you're married to a lousy shovel
It's check the water,
check the tools and chuck
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The blooming coal in
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Give the gauge a wipe,
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check injector pipe, now it's
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Swing your     shovel at the double,
give her rock
Watch the clock
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Steam rising,  sweat running,
back aching, bone shaking
Fireman, fireman,
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keep her rolling
When you've shoveled a million tons of coal

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Verse 3
Some
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ten or twelve years later
And your only dream is of raising steam
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Then they hand to you
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your drivers papers
The iron road is a hard road and the work
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is never ending
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Working night and day on the iron way,
we're the
Loco drivers, early riser,
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lodging  turners, mile burners
Eleven quid a week earners
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We're the boys that keep 'em rolling