D-O-N-D-ODriving steel from the break of dawnD-O-N-D-OTo the rhythm of a po-man songD-O-N-D-OI swing a hammer till my work is doneD-O-N-D-OLayin' track neath the devil's hot sunD-O-N-D-OHeave a ho, bend down lowHeave a ho, bend down lowA-workin' and a-sweatin' on a long steel roadD-O-N-D-OHorse gets meaner as the days go byD-O-N-D-OHeave a ho, bend down lowThe rail's gettin' longer as we lay more tiesD-O-N-D-OI gotta drive a whole mile a dayD-O-N-D-OYet another mile closer to the pearly gateD-O-N-D-OHeave a ho, bend down lowHeave a ho, bend down lowA-workin' and a-sweatin' on a long steel roadD-O-N-D-OD-O-N-D-OWell, no matter how hard I prayD-O-N-D-OA nine-pounder hammer gonna have his wayD-O-N-D-OI pray Saint Peter come and take up me heartD-O-N-D-OHeave a ho, bend down lowTo separate my soul from my woe-out-ballD-O-N-D-OHeave a ho, bend down lowHeave a ho, bend down lowA-workin' and a-sweatin' on a long steel roadD-O-N-D-OHeave a ho, bend down lowD-O-N-D-OD-O-N-D-OD-O-N-D-OD-O-N-D-OD-O-N-D-OD-O-N-D-O