I've traveled 'round this country From shore to shining shore It really made me wonder The things I heard and saw I saw the weary farmer A'plowing sod and loam I heard the auction hammer Just a'knocking down his home But the banks are made of marble With a guard at every door And the vaults are stuffed with silver That the farmer's sweated for I've seen the fisherman standing Idly by the shore I heard his bosses saying "Ain't got no work for you no more." But the banks are made of marble With a guard at every door And the vaults are stuffed with silver That the fisherman has sweated for I've seen the weary miner A'scrubbin' coal dust from his back I heard his children crying "Ain't got no coal to heat the shack." But the banks are made of marble With a guard at every door And the vaults are stuffed with silver That the miner's sweated for I've seen my people working Throughout this mighty land I swear, we'll get together And together make a stand And we might own those banks of marble With no guard at every door And we will share those vaults of silver That we have sweated for