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The Quarry Company

from Songs From the Bend in the River by Joe Flood

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Words by Edward Barrett, music traditional, both adapted and arranged by Joe Flood

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I often think of days gone by
Before I sailed from home
To toil beneath a foreign sky
And in strange lands to roam
To Portland, Conn I steered b'gorr'
And there went on a spree
But after that I started for
The quarry company

The pick, the hammer, sledge, and drill
I tackled hard all day
And often tried the time to kill
But could not find a way
The boss watched me, bad luck to him
Wherever he may be
So that I should work hard for them
The quarry company

On hand I was at seven a.m.
Six mornings of the week
And worked along till six p.m.
Afraid one word to speak
For if I dared lift up my head
The bloke was there to see
So that of them I'd be in dread
The quarry company

An honest man will not deceive
Whoever him will hire
And when his pay he does receive
No more will he require
Than what he did agree to get
Both should alike be free
They are as decent as I've met
The quarry company

But Paddy Whack and Johnny Bull
Are pretty well played out
The Swedes are coming forces full
Good men they are no doubt
Each year their numbers are increased
From tyranny they flee
So their new masters they can feast
The quarry company

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from Songs From the Bend in the River, track released April 12, 2015
Joe Flood, vocal

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Joe Flood New Haven, Connecticut

Joe Flood is a songwriter, singer, and multi-instrumentalist who has performed, written, and recorded with many of the great names in American roots music, among them The Band, Blues Traveler, Dr. John, Bottle Rockets, Laura Cantrell, Eric Andersen, Happy and Artie Traum, Jim Weider, Eric "Roscoe" Ambel, Jono Manson, and the list goes on! Please visit www.joefloodmusic.com for more information. ... more

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