Transcribed by:       Scott Holcomb
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I'm a machinist at the Springfield armory
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Just slightly ahead of my time
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But I don't make much money
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So I sell eggs and chickens on the side

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I'm good at what I do
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And I take great pride
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But I don't make much money
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So I sell eggs and chickens on the side

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And my wife does love me
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But she can't realize
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Why I won't go back down south
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And leave the armory behind

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But I lo - ve my job
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I'll shave metal until I die
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And until I do, I'll take on
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Any extra thing it takes to provide

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And I know it'll kill me
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Breathing all those fumes
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But I'd sooner sniff solution
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Than a baker's dozen hothouse  blooms

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And my wife does love me
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But she can't realize
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Why I won't go back down south
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And leave the armory behind

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But I feel it is important
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What I do upon my lathe
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I pledge to do the detail work
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Until my expiration day

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Until my expiration day
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Until my expiration day
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Until my expiration day

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