Automation Song Lyrics - Singles - Phil Ochs

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 labor 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 labor 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