Well I worked on the railroad

For t'pence a day

Drank down one penny

The other I'd save

I hammered and I hammered

For God knows how long

Well into madness, with each setting sun

I put my head down and I dreamt you were here

With me by the ol' tree, where no one could care



Far Away Boys, Far Away Boys

Away from ya now

I'm lyin' with my sweetheart

In her arms I'll be found



Then the sun belched upon me

You were no longer here

Lyin' in your place was my hammer and my gear

So I stamped out the fire that kept us both warm

The ashes were fallin'

Like the snow drops of old

We came to a mountain

Dynamite and she'll blow

A big hole in that rock

Like the one in my soul



Far Away Boys, Far Away Boys

Away from ya now

I'm lyin' with my sweetheart

In her arms I'll be found



We buried four workmen

They dug themselves well

From four empty coffins, to four early graves

They're only paddys, just paddys

Don't dig them too deep

You'll need all your strength boys

And they're replaced easily

With the heat I was melting

Into your sweet lips

Ah, your kiss takes me back

Takes me back from all this



Far Away Boys, Far Away Boys

Away from ya now

I'm lyin' with my sweetheart

In her arms I'll be found



Someone said it was Christmas

But not a tree was in sight

The only thing growin' was my will to die

Till the gaffer said 'men, your work here is done'

I said 'I'll see you in Hell, on that train we died for'

Never again, will I smell your sweet dream

But a pissed stained ol' gutter where:

You lips used to be



Far Away Boys, Far Away Boys

Away from ya now

I'm lyin' with my sweetheart

In her arms I'll be found