Well I'm up and down this ladder
Just to earn this poxy wage
Well at the end of the week
I got a pocket full of change
While the lazy fucking foreman
Is in his office on his arse
And I'm up on the roof
Till it gets dark
I'll be swinging fucking hammers
Till the day I fucking die
I'll be swinging fucking hammers
Till I die
I'll be swinging fucking hammers
Till the day I fucking die
I'll be swinging fucking hammers
Till I die
Out of school, age sixteen
Fuck all else, it's a head full of dreams
Good grades won't get you far
They didn't lie when they said it be hard
Did my time, learned a trade
For years I dreamt of the money I'd make
But now I'm there, I've seen the light
There's always some cunt that'll do it half the price
I'll be swinging fucking hammers
Till the day I fucking die
I'll be swinging fucking hammers
Till I die
I'll be swinging fucking hammers
Till the day I fucking die
I'll be swinging fucking hammers
Till I die
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I'll be swinging fucking hammers
Till the day I fucking die
I'll be swinging fucking hammers
Till I die
I'll be swinging fucking hammers
Till the day I fucking die
I'll be swinging fucking hammers
Till I die
What else is there for me to do
Than earn my bread, pay my dues
Go to university, get degree in sociology
It ain't worth shit, soon you'll see
What's it worth when you're fucking hungry
Well I'll just stick to what I know
Or maybe I'll get on the dole
I'll be swinging fucking hammers
Till the day I fucking die
I'll be swinging fucking hammers
Till I die
I'll be swinging fucking hammers
Till the day I fucking die
I'll be swinging fucking hammers
Till I die
I'll be swinging fucking hammers
Till the day I fucking die
I'll be swinging fucking hammers
Till I die
Swinging fucking hammers
Till I die