Stompin' Tom Connors - Bridge Came Tumbling Down Lyrics
Nineteen scarlett roses the chaplin spread aroundIn the waters of Berard Inlet in old Vancouver townWhen the bridge came tumbling downWhen the bridge came tumbling downNineteen men were drowned in June of 1958In old Vancouver townThere were seventy-nine men workingTo build this brand new bridgeTo span the second and narrowsAnd connect up with the ridgeTill a big wind hit the bridgeAnd the bridge came tumbling downAnd nineteen men were drownedThe medical corp couldn't be too sure of the rest of the men they foundIn among the twisted girders one man realizedHow last night he'd been dreaming and saw before his eyesThe big wind on the riseAnd the bridge came tumbling downAnd nineteen steelmen drowned, and he saw the fright of the darkest nightIn old Vancouver townWith frogmen in the water by the cutting torches glowThey fought to save the steelmenFrom certain death below and pain we'll never knowWhen the bridge came tumbling downAnd nineteen men were drowned, and sixty more that came ashoreSo thankful they were foundIt often makes you wonderIn strength who has the edgeThe longest steel beam structureThat spans the highest ridgeFor the men that built the bridgeFor the bridge came tumbling downAnd nineteen men were drownedBut the other men came back againTo lay the new beams downNow if your ever crossingThis mighty bridge sublimeAnd nineteen scarlett roses pass before your mindRemember and be kindThe bridge came tumbling downAnsd nineteen men were drownedSo you could ride to the other sideOf old Vancouver townSo you could ride to the other sideOf old Vancouver town
