| I’m the man that built the bridges, I’m the man that laid the track
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| I’m the man that built this country with my shoulders and my back
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| I’m the man that built the power dams and oiled all the cars
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| And I laid down the cornerstone for this great land of ours
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| I cleared the rocks and timber from the wild New England shore
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| And I labored long and hard to make it grow
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| I built the first log cabins and I raised a family
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| Told King George and all his Redcoats where to go
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| I’m the man that built the bridges, I’m the man that laid the track
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| I’m the man that built this country with my shoulders and my back
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| I’m the man that built the power dams and oiled all the cars
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| And I laid down the cornerstone for this great land of ours
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| I’m the boy that drove the wagons when the people headed west
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| Dug canals and pulled the barges on their way
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| I built and ran the factories, cut the timber for your homes
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| Drove the oxen when I cut and baled the hay
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| I’m the man that built the bridges, I’m the man that laid the track
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| I’m the man that built this country with my shoulders and my back
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| I’m the man that built the power dams and oiled all the cars
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| And I laid down the cornerstone for this great land of ours
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| I built the old sod shanties and I raised the prairie towns
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| And I made the railroad run from sea to sea
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| I raised and drove the cattle to feed a growing land
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| And the mining towns are there because of me
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| I’m the man that built the bridges, I’m the man that laid the track
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| I’m the man that built this country with my shoulders and my back
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| I’m the man that built the power dams and oiled all the cars
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| And I laid down the cornerstone for this great land of ours
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| Well, I stoked the mighty furnaces and rolled the flamin' steel
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| I operated oil rigs and wells
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| And when the country needed them, I built the planes and tanks
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| To send the tyrants down to fry in hell
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| I’m the man that built the bridges, I’m the man that laid the track
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| I’m the man that built this country with my shoulders and my back
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| I’m the man that built the power dams and oiled all the cars
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| And I laid down the cornerstone for this great land of ours
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| Well, my face may not be pretty and my clothes are not the best
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| And there ain’t no big shots in my family tree
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| But if you’re wonderin' who it was that made this country great
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| You don’t have to look no further, it was me
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| I’m the man that built the bridges, I’m the man that laid the track
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| I’m the man that built this country with my shoulders and my back
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| I’m the man that built the power dams and oiled all the cars
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| And I laid down the cornerstone for this great land of ours |
Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song I'm The Man That Built The Bridges , by - Tom Paxton. Song from the album I'm The Man That Built The Bridges, in the genre Кантри