There isn't to our knowledge any nation
That doesn't manufacture, mine or grow
A useful pastime for the population
And good for the economy although
These products need a lot of transportation
You've got to get it, where it's got to go

Bananas, liquid chemicals and cattle
Bitumen, steel, whatever you can stow
From Yokohama, Hamburg or Seattle
To more locations than you care to know
And whether it's a pick-nick or a battle
You've got to get it, where it's got to go

You've got to keep on going like a beaver
To handle this enormous to and through
You've got to suffer from a certain fever
To execute your part exactly so
Because you are a doer and believer 
You've got to get it, where it's got to go

It's obvious and yet it's fascinating
A universal everlasting show
That gets no ballyhoo or lea son waiting 
No second glance and hardly a hallo
But still the stuff is there, the world is waiting  
You've got to get it, where it's got to go

And once again this time fortissimo
You've got to get it, where it's got to go