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Thread #174642 Message #4236094
Posted By: Pappy Fiddle
23-Feb-26 - 10:58 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Songs starting with 'My name is ...'
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Songs starting with 'My name is ...'
My very close friend, Woody Brison, is working on a song with this same starting idea. Peekin' over his shoulder,
Well my name is not important I come from that steel makin' town Yes'm and you see, it's mainly 'cause of me They make the finest steel around
A steel mill ain't for sissies This one's killed a hundred and five Five men died of sheer exhaustion And a hundred got burned alive
Well, I haven't exactly lived well Life hasn't zackly been kind And when I see, the boss's limosine (I tend to) say some words that come to mind
It's a great big operation The bosses can act pretty smug The heat and the danger and the killer workload Will crush a man just like a bug
The bosses makin' all the money The workers doin' all the work They won't lift a finger to help a poor man up his cries for help go unheard
I finished my work one mornin' And made way on home And I found my place was empty My wife had left me all alone
If you're thinkin of hirin on the steel mill There's somethin you otta know the crushin workload and danger's killin workers whether it be fast or slow
Working that steel mill all night long Yes I prefer that graveyard shift It's closest in the world to where I'm goin' If. you. get. my drift
Woody sez if any of you want to put a tune to this and perform it in a gig, have at it