Well, I worked on the railroad for tuppence a day   Drank down one penny, the other I'd save   I hammered and I hammered for God knows how long   Well, into madness with each setting sun   I put my head down and I dreamt you were here   With me by the ol' tree, where no one could care      Far away boys, far away boys   Away from ya now   I'm lyin' with my sweetheart   In her arms I'll be found      Then the sun belched upon me, you were no longer here   Lyin' in your place was my hammer and my gear   So I stamped out the fire that kept us both warm   The ashes were fallin' like the snow drops of old   We came to a mountain, dynamite and she'll blow   A big hole in that rock like the one in my soul      Far away boys, far away boys   Away from ya now   I'm lyin' with my sweetheart   In her arms I'll be found      We buried four workmen, they dug themselves well   From four empty coffins to four early graves   They're only paddys, just paddys, don't dig them too deep   You'll need all your strength boys and they're replaced easily   With the heat I was melting into your sweet lips   Ah, your kiss takes me back, takes me back from all this      Far away boys, far away boys   Away from ya now   I'm lyin' with my sweetheart   In her arms I'll be found      Someone said, it was Christmas but not a tree was in sight   The only thing growin' was my will to die   Till the gaffer said, "Men, your work here is done"   I said, "I'll see you in Hell, on that train we died for"   Never again, will I smell your sweet dream   But a pissed stained ol' gutter where your lips used to be      Far away boys, far away boys   Away from ya now   I'm lyin' with my sweetheart   In her arms I'll be found      Far away boys, far away boys   Away from ya now   I'm lyin' with my sweetheart   In her arms I'll be found