I’m the Man That Built the Bridges Tom Paxton

I'm the man that built the bridges, I'm the man that laid the track
I'm the man that built this country with my shoulders and my back
I'm the man that built the power dams and oiled all the cars
And I laid down the cornerstone for this great land of ours


I cleared the rocks and timber from the wild New England shore
And I labored long and hard to make it grow
I built the first log cabins and I raised a family
Told King George and all his Redcoats where to go

I'm the man that built the bridges, I'm the man that laid the track
I'm the man that built this country with my shoulders and my back
I'm the man that built the power dams and oiled all the cars
And I laid down the cornerstone for this great land of ours

I'm the boy that drove the wagons when the people headed west
Dug canals and pulled the barges on their way
I built and ran the factories, cut the timber for your homes
Drove the oxen when I cut and baled the hay

I'm the man that built the bridges, I'm the man that laid the track
I'm the man that built this country with my shoulders and my back
I'm the man that built the power dams and oiled all the cars
And I laid down the cornerstone for this great land of ours