Pile Driver Lyrics - Stan Ridgway

There is a big click clack machine 

Whose engines don't pump gasoline 

It's a poundin' crazy arm that works all day 

It's run by all the people who 

Have got some blueprint plan to do 

So don't shake your headccno, just nod and say "okay" 

And before I knew it, I got shoved in line 

Marchin' south in single file, and countin' off in time 

Chorus: 

(so, and) bring that pile driver over here and be quick 

We've got to dig a hole right now, so we can put in this stick 

We've got a hundred fourty-seven done, we only got a day 

So bring that pile driver over here right away 

Now here's a big wide open space 

So wipe that smile right off your face 

And replace it now with a look of stern regard 

It's the early bird that gets the worm 

So what happens when the worm will learn 

It's the older ways for new we will discard 

And someone sent us this big machine that guarantees 

There'll be no argument at all when we're packin' one of these 

Chorus repeat 

But wait a minute 

Did you hear it cough 

This crazy arm 

We can't turn off 

It's rollin' round 

And diggin' down a mile 

Look outccthis big machine 

Has gone hog wild! 

So look out, world, we're buildin' now 

When the hammer hits, the thumb says "ow!" 

Somewhere you know there's progress made 

One thing's for sure, we'll get our asphalt laid 

This big machine has run amuck 

And someone somewhere passed the buck 

So keep an ear out for that whistle call 

And duck when you see that wreckin' ball 

And hey, bob, don't light that match, we could explode 

I'll move some dirt while you block off the road 

Chorus repeat until fade