I've traveled 'round this country From shore to shining shore It really made me wonder The things I heard and saw I saw the farmer working Plowing sod and loam I heard the auction hammer Knocking down his home The banks are made of marble With a guard at every door And the vaults are stuffed with silver That the farmer sweated for I've seen the weary miner Scrubbing coal dust from his back I've heard his children cryin' "No coal to heat the shack" But the banks are made of marble With a guard at every door And the vaults are stuffed with silver That the miner sweated for I'd seen my brothers working Throughout this mighty land I prayed we'd get together And together make a stand Then we might own those banks of marble With a guard at every door And we might share those vaults of silver That we have sweated for
I've traveled 'round this country From shore to shining shore It really made me wonder The things I heard and saw I saw the farmer working Plowing sod and loam I heard the auction hammer Knocking down his home The banks are made of marble With a guard at every door And the vaults are stuffed with silver That the farmer sweated for I've seen the weary miner Scrubbing coal dust from his back I've heard his children cryin' "No coal to heat the shack" But the banks are made of marble With a guard at every door And the vaults are stuffed with silver That the miner sweated for I'd seen my brothers working Throughout this mighty land I prayed we'd get together And together make a stand Then we might own those banks of marble With a guard at every door And we might share those vaults of silver That we have sweated for
