[Tim:]
There no more jobs in New York City
They stopped building in old Chicago
But they're shipping steel through the Panama Canal
Up the coast to San Francisco

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There's a rumor out west they're building a bridge of gold
There's a rumor out west there'll be work for all
There's a rumor out west they're building a bridge of gold
And if you can bend iron you're good to go

[Matt:]
I'm just trying to get a grip on it all
Since the crash of 1929
And the hard times have found me
And my family is always on my mind

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[Lars:]
With my three children
And my beloved wife
We set off to California
I am a union man for life

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