Arrogant Worms - Steel Drivin' Man Lyrics
Special guest vocalist, mikes dad: bob mccormick(mikes dad appears courtesy of mikes mom)There once was a time when the country was wide. a time before cars and planes and minivans. so, to move things from one place to the other, the railroad was built. but it just didnt up and buiSelf. nope, it was built by the railroad men. and among these men was a man among men among men among men among men among men, a man as tall as the sky and as wide as the land. a man who could lAck faster than anyone else could run. a man with the strength of ten men. his name was john henry, and Im not gonna sing about him. no, Im gonna sing about a lesser know figure, one who doesnServe a song. a man as lazy as a thousand men. a man who could barely raise his own body off the ground. a man who was barely a man at all. his name was mike mccormick.Mike mccormick was a steel drivin manWho never really gave a damnOnly thing he worked on was his tanMike mccormick was a steel drivin manHed get up in the morning to hammer in them spikesUnless hed been up drinking the previous nightOr if his bones werent feeling rightOr if it looked like it was going to rainHe had a tendency of being late for workAnd everyone around thought he was a jerkHed take long breaks and say his back was hurtThen hed have a drink to ease the painMike mccormick was a steel drivin manWho never really gave a damnOnly thing he worked on was his tanMike mccormick was a steel drivin manMikes dad: mike! mike! get up, mike!Mike: what, what is it?Mikes dad: get up, its time to go to work.Mike: awww, already?Mikes dad: well, dont you want to hammer in them spikes?Mike: no.Mikes dad: oh.His arms were like twigs and his legs were like strawsHis hands were like a babys bum they were so softHed wheeze and moan and whine and coughThen go home and take a little napHe never got fired cuz he was the boss sonHe just hung around and bothered everyoneNever drove a spike, not a single oneThough now and then hed give a tapMike mccormick was a steel drivin manWho never really gave a damnOnly thing he worked on was his tanMike mccormick was a steel drivin manMikes dad: mike! mike! mike!Mike: what? what is it?Mikes dad: they say they got a big machine that they say can drive in nails faster than any man alive.Mike: sounds like a good idea.Mikes dad: no! no! no!Mike: yeah, itll work faster.Mikes dad: you dont understand! you see, its gonna cost us all our jobs. you, mike mccormick, gotta prove em wrong!Mike: okay.So he took his hammer and hammered one time (ow!)He took his hammer and hammered two times (oh, jeez!)He took his hammer and hammered three times (ohhh!)Then he got crushed by a meteor and diedMike mccormick was a steel drivin manWho never really gave a damnOnly thing he worked on was his tanMike mccormick was a steel drivin manMike mccormick was a steel drivin man (steel drivin maaaan)
