The Brothers Four - The Driller's Song 5 o9 U6 g) h4 x' _: J 9 i% b( b, I1 N( i* N# Q/ {2 |/ g" [ d: O3 I3 O
3 X% c, j. a( N/ g$ M0 _4 ILyrics: Thomas Casey. ]# H& \1 k e; C( m3 y _
Music: Charles Connolly , I" I1 ^- t2 b" R$ T1 W& U' g* w1 qFirst Published: 18880 L7 W1 m* M) e. b4 {: Y: Q) z8 x5 i
/ U F9 L9 t- f+ Q0 g+ W: \4 Q3 TEarly one morning, about 7 o'clock,3 q- Y' K( Q+ n3 N! v1 J% r
there were 16 terriers working on the rock.# Z" L& D/ p) P7 |! P4 {5 N9 o
The boss came along and he said, "Keep still 4 g6 Z" p' u3 y& X; i* rand bare down harder on the cast iron drill".' W3 m3 c4 X$ a0 m u! S- Y
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And drill, ye terriers, drill!4 W- n, w0 b6 ]( O7 p
Drill, ye terriers, drill: w1 w/ `6 W9 l& x0 t
for it's work all day for the sugar in yer tay,% L5 I9 q' U* y* {
down behind the railway.& p1 ^6 ^% O, N% K( K k
And drill, ye terriers, drill,& o5 A9 { n6 [" @
and blast, and fire!! C H) h/ P3 C. [
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The new foreman was John McCann# H# J+ H6 d2 m, K
my gosh he was a mighty hard man./ m( y; |/ K0 E
One day a premature blast went off; k* \' w& Z5 T# i: v% r+ m* p
and a mile in the air shot big Dan Goff.7 i4 {5 {1 }3 f) R# o2 x+ D* n# }* i
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Now drill, ye terriers, drill!. y' H7 e1 f2 [7 }* _0 E
Drill, ye terriers, drill , s- i. T3 @' hfor it's work all day for the sugar in yer tay, & j& B. l! c& o1 w3 ]down behind the railway. + M. a8 s( \3 o9 {And drill, ye terriers, drill, : o2 Q& {, H- _8 Tand blast, and fire! R) X8 r2 a* M* R7 x: A, S- A/ A! Y$ f: d
When next month's payday came around 4 D v. `& \; c4 ]- S; m3 D. V9 ~Dan Goff a dollar short was found.; T3 Q, }' j# M) u
He asked, "What for?", came this reply:7 t8 W6 U7 i4 f; L+ B
"You was docked for the time you was up in the sky".3 S, Y, g5 h* j
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Now drill, ye terriers, drill! % R3 j8 g0 e0 j: `5 M! I. c* mDrill, ye terriers, drill( X* j" O9 I* B* D) e& n
for it's work all day for the sugar in yer tay, # n; B! U7 O4 Z/ l; H- Pdown behind the railway.7 Z" ^/ x! \: G$ W5 c" }6 v
And drill, ye terriers, drill, : W7 }/ L2 C5 c4 G3 I2 b: ]and blast, and fire! 6 h! K# Z5 K9 c, u( @2 R; g5 L: j. Z# Z ' P! H7 a3 @0 Z7 C2 K. |Drill, ye terriers, drill& y) {9 C2 p1 F, x! s
for it's work all day for the sugar in yer tay,% h! M0 z B8 Y' J2 k6 T6 M
down behind the railway. 1 a! m5 e0 K5 b/ ^" L: F, K9 VAnd drill, ye terriers, drill, 0 Y) n4 J6 |# p( v; Mand blast, and fire!6 u, N+ l- f; h" R5 V* T' r9 G! w& T
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And blast!
Shenandoah - The Robert Shaw Chorale5 c% Q D8 a- R* w G/ ~0 o
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Lyrics : 8 [4 {/ @9 S6 i6 v# o( nOh, Shenandoah, I long to hear you 1 n+ i2 C# a: f' e, GWay, you rollin' river 7 D* J' S7 ^0 [ R) \+ @* P& }Oh Shenandoah, I long to hear you. / u$ ]$ ~1 C2 E7 iAway w'ere bound to go ! h% \- z; [) A0 s4 ^9 u4 d'Cross the wide Missouri. / H( P" {% S% n" G / B- {) e% `/ b: g2 p8 q( H dOh Shenandoah, I love your daughter 5 h1 r) X2 {: A1 {Way, you rolling river / U0 x, l% y+ D/ q) JOh Shenandoah, I love your daughter ' F& v3 k e' V5 z/ _3 u7 f: z$ A4 f
Away, we're bound to go 8 F, v+ e/ x, Y# i5 E'cross the wide Missouri- W4 [8 P$ f% f4 ]
9 p; P6 d- D1 Z'Tis seven long years since last I see thee ' }5 Q5 \/ [2 ]" y. ?
Way, you rollin' river z: t7 e6 w9 Z; Y( |; ]
'Tis seven long years since last I see thee Q3 k o3 n! e) A0 K
Away w'ere bound to go 7 q. i7 i4 |+ ~1 U) _$ s
'Cross the wide Missouri. : F/ c) X3 ^; W9 B, n0 w3 ~ ; ~4 w: }+ s+ ~5 W8 S; oOh Shenandoah, I'm bound to leave you * X' F E) I. w7 N
Way, you rollin' river 6 Y" r' T4 [2 ~/ {0 @9 M" o
Oh Shenandoah, I'll not deceive you, 3 y# |/ K9 i" m5 M/ wAway w'ere bound to go $ a. N% [1 H+ L% |3 l+ _! R( v
'Cross the wide Missouri.