Well I worked on the railroad
For tâpence a day
Drank down one penny
The other Iâd save
I hammered and I hammered
For God knows how long
Well into madness, with each setting sun
I put my head down and I dreamt you were here
With me by the olâ tree, where no one could care
Far Away Boys, Far Away Boys
Away from ya now
Iâm lyinâ with my sweetheart
In her arms Iâll be found
Then the sun belched upon me
You were no longer here
Lyinâ in your place was my hammer and my gear
So I stamped out the fire that kept us both warm
The ashes were fallinâ
Like the snow drops of old
We came to a mountain
Dynamite and sheâll blow
A big hole in that rock
Like the one in my soul
Far Away Boys, Far Away Boys
Away from ya now
Iâm lyinâ with my sweetheart
In her arms Iâll be found
We buried four workmen
They dug themselves well
>From four empty coffins, to four early graves
Theyâre only paddys, just paddys
Donât dig them too deep
Youâll need all your strength boys
And theyâre replaced easily
With the heat I was melting
Into your sweet lips
Ah, your kiss takes me back
Takes me back from all this
Far Away Boys, Far Away Boys
Away from ya now
Iâm lyinâ with my sweetheart
In her arms Iâll be found
Someone said it was Christmas
But not a tree was in sight
The only thing growinâ was my will to die
Till the gaffer said âmen, your work here is doneâ
I said âIâll see you in Hell, on that train we died forâ
Never again, will I smell your sweet dream
But a pissed stained olâ gutter whereâŚ
You lips used to be
Far Away Boys, Far Away Boys
Away from ya now
Iâm lyinâ with my sweetheart
In her arms Iâll be found