The Factory Song 

(Words and music by Kirk McLeod) 



I wonder how I wonder why

Without this factory could we ever survive 

I wonder who I wonder where

Are faring better than those around here 

I left my home and I said my goodbyes 

I traveled safely though some met their demise 

I work all day I work into the night 

I've joined the union and I'm all right 



Now I lay me down to work 

I pray my soul won't get there first 

If I should die before I make it back home 

Please carry me home 



I share this cellar with five of my friends 

When the big bell rings our day's at an end 

We clear our throats from the dusty air 

The machinery's din we always hear 



Now I lay me down to work 

I pray my soul won't get there first 

If I should die before I make it back home 

Now we take ourselves to drink 

Our minds and bodies too tired to think 

If we should die before I make it back home 

Please carry me home 



Late at night as I lay in my bed 

With the factory's lights dancing over my head 

They light this whole damn town, 

They light this whole damn place 

Even when we sleep do we fall from grace?