Van Morrison - Choppin' Wood Lyrics
(Van Morrison)You wired the trains and went back home to St. Claire's shoresBefore you became a spark down at the yardYou were passing through those hungry years aloneYou were just trying to make a living out in DetroitWhen you came back off the boats you didn't want to go anywhereYou sit down to TV in your favourite chairYou watch the big picture fade away down at Harland and WolffBut you still kept on choppin' woodAnd you came back home to BelfastSo you could be with us likeYou lived your life of quiet desperation on the sideGoing to the shipyard in the morning on your bikeWell the spark was gone but you carried onYou always did the best you couldYou sent for us once but everything fell throughBut you still kept on choppin' wood choppin' woodWell you came back home to BelfastSo you could be with us likeAnd you lived a life of quiet desperation on the sideGoing to the shipyard in the morning on your bikeWeIl the spark was gone but you carried onWell you did just the best that you couldYou sent for us one time but everything fell throughBut you still kept on choppin' woodKept on choppin'woodKept on choppin' woodLocal man chops woodYou know you did the best you couldWell everything just fell throughKept on choppin' woodChop, chop, chop, chop, chop,Chop, chop, chop, chop, chop,Chop, chop, chop, keep on choppin'Chop, chop, chop, choppin' wood
