Automation Song lyrics - Phil Ochs

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Automation Song lyrics

Oh I laid down your railroads
Every mile of track
With the muscles on my arm
And the sweat upon my back
And now the trains are rolling
They roll to every shore
You tell me that my job is through
There ain't no work no more
Though I laid down your highways
All across the land
With the ringing of the steel
And the power of my hands
And now the roads are there
Like ribbons in the sky
You tell me that my job is through
But still I wonder why

For the wages were low and the hours were long
And the labour was all I could bear
Now you've got new machines for to take my place
And you tell me it's not mine to share

Though I laid down your factories
And laid down your fields
With my feet on the ground
And my back to your wheels
And now the smoke is rising
The steel is all a-glow
I'm walking down a jobless road
And where am I to go

For the wages were low and the hours were long
And the labour was all I could bear
Now you've got new machines for to take my place
And you tell me it's not mine to share

Though I laid down your factories
And laid down your fields
With my feet on the ground
And my back to your wheels
And now the smoke is rising
The steel is all a-glow
I'm walking down a jobless road
And where am I to go

Tell me, where am I to go

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