The Brothers Four - The Driller's Song' X# V' b/ c+ [) y0 y3 B D% G: w
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8 n8 V3 M( v+ ^2 g. e ( h9 H& L: \- I% [3 l) ~( q' l7 I8 [9 SLyrics: Thomas Casey ) v7 P7 B; J9 G6 s) YMusic: Charles Connolly6 n2 A. S. k% K, g; }% F& ^9 x
First Published: 1888 5 J7 V& p/ z& q7 T& A! O% ]) B2 L" L: H& {0 p: ~
Early one morning, about 7 o'clock,: |: _& F0 l* t1 ^) M
there were 16 terriers working on the rock. , z1 f$ g: t; D* S; xThe boss came along and he said, "Keep still % u' ]8 a: B1 a. F% zand bare down harder on the cast iron drill". 3 e/ m/ r2 Y) e; ] 7 \. w8 J6 u$ tAnd drill, ye terriers, drill! / T( F' Z/ O- W+ H$ g" [+ b: iDrill, ye terriers, drill+ c# s* F9 y3 b6 p9 h9 O: c6 U
for it's work all day for the sugar in yer tay,, Y m/ d6 T; [
down behind the railway. 7 A- {( |' J2 A/ i6 {7 g# R- mAnd drill, ye terriers, drill,9 g, k+ j$ ?0 P, `6 E) f0 x& i
and blast, and fire!$ ]' o( n z* t3 V. E
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The new foreman was John McCann, m1 n4 t' g% N9 c3 j- g+ X1 R
my gosh he was a mighty hard man. ; M1 X y+ l) _$ kOne day a premature blast went off2 }7 b# g4 D7 q. c
and a mile in the air shot big Dan Goff. ( k5 B9 Y v @2 H, C& }# l1 m2 ], R% i; w, _3 r, Q1 f% O
Now drill, ye terriers, drill! 5 W: f. {. q4 [( _Drill, ye terriers, drill 8 ?# f X) Z: c0 Z' I! _3 T% I+ Sfor it's work all day for the sugar in yer tay, + l0 j+ O5 L! C$ Edown behind the railway. * ]% N2 Y+ `4 c* }& B1 h, {3 fAnd drill, ye terriers, drill, 0 T0 U# W" v+ {3 pand blast, and fire!+ O0 A" G5 `# g2 d( l! B v7 P
+ K* b( A# M3 s" AWhen next month's payday came around3 B: G G' H5 C; ?
Dan Goff a dollar short was found.) |0 H7 E; W0 E B) B* a, N
He asked, "What for?", came this reply:0 w# T V4 d4 E* B
"You was docked for the time you was up in the sky". : i; u" M, }8 [ L3 H6 A$ g5 c1 e. k. L* T
Now drill, ye terriers, drill! : M" c& D1 o1 }9 i% UDrill, ye terriers, drill3 n" ?9 I+ {- n3 O5 R
for it's work all day for the sugar in yer tay,4 G) S2 W+ C+ @4 v& c
down behind the railway.0 i$ p3 ^: A& P2 I
And drill, ye terriers, drill,) V" z" Y, c+ @. u2 J+ t
and blast, and fire! 2 a+ K- Z& |7 n! S! B- S0 W& I) p) L% r2 M4 [0 V6 [9 U
Drill, ye terriers, drill - N: P s+ Z. \/ G' u! afor it's work all day for the sugar in yer tay, $ V/ J* k& m9 H8 Cdown behind the railway. 3 U/ `6 F' G9 V' v& ?And drill, ye terriers, drill,1 h# U; c7 r! {4 G( J
and blast, and fire!' J# j6 n6 \+ y! H1 X) N0 H2 p
Shenandoah - The Robert Shaw Chorale. \" `9 e5 H% f) @; F; L) e
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Lyrics : 9 t- O' @4 c% l8 t/ EOh, Shenandoah, I long to hear you ! Y1 z! h+ {1 L7 QWay, you rollin' river ! {$ I. i' j# o/ `7 s. d% _Oh Shenandoah, I long to hear you. & \+ S2 d( N' \% E9 F
Away w'ere bound to go % Z+ G% E& v. E+ d, j- I7 C'Cross the wide Missouri. 3 T( x9 i$ T* w I, ^" ?: w% Q( X0 H3 \
Oh Shenandoah, I love your daughter + s5 e8 Y% k! `: e; \/ i
Way, you rolling river 6 s. k* O' v4 `: w/ T8 {- h
Oh Shenandoah, I love your daughter - j' [' b' h2 @" K/ P
Away, we're bound to go 3 ^# H0 Z% f4 n. g& n- F
'cross the wide Missouri 2 t- H5 s8 s$ b" h; ?. f B ) @# k2 _6 G# Y; `/ z'Tis seven long years since last I see thee , j! X& L8 \; U- V _3 \9 f4 E
Way, you rollin' river 2 q5 m4 v! q6 l- P' }, O
'Tis seven long years since last I see thee 3 @% ~6 l1 A2 o, ]9 K1 L- T+ uAway w'ere bound to go 9 {) ^3 u* I5 w& I/ `8 g; ~+ C4 ]. L# x'Cross the wide Missouri./ ]9 u5 f/ \$ }1 A
* U- A. @- [+ x( z4 P" s JOh Shenandoah, I'm bound to leave you % f* j) I/ Y; l ~+ e& [% X+ V
Way, you rollin' river k. f4 g5 [0 p* P/ s/ Z
Oh Shenandoah, I'll not deceive you, & M8 q1 ~$ J) q- N1 r3 t# m2 i
Away w'ere bound to go : ?# Y! d# r3 k# Y
'Cross the wide Missouri.