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To the old steel mill big Joe went down
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Joe Magarac
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He said all you honkies gather round
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Big Joe Magarac
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I heard they're gonna build a railroad
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To Frisco and back
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From Maine down to Mexico
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And who's gonna make the steel for that track
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Big Joe Magarac
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Joe Magarac
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Joe Magarac
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Well there ain't no steel man in all this world like
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Joe Magarac
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From the Lackawanna Road to the Rock Island Line
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Went Joe Magarac
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And the railroad boss said you're doing just fine
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Big Joe Magarac
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You know we gotta have some buildings
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That reach to the sky
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And highways wherever you go
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Well, I ain‘t done yet and I'm sure gonna try
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Says Joe Magarac
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Joe Magarac
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Joe Magarac
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Well there ain't no steel man in all this world like
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Joe Magarac
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Well the melter boss said we gotta shut down the mill
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For Joe Magarac
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He done worked all the ore in the mine on the hill
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Oh Joe Magarac
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Joe jumped into the ladle it was fiery hot
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And he waved to his honkies below
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And the roller boss said the very best steel we got
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Is Joe Magarac
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Joe Magarac
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Joe Magarac
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He was made out of steel from his head to his toes
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Big Joe Magarac
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