Man y many years ago when this lan d was young
A lo t of our country was covered by b ig tall beautiful trees.
And me n had to have the trees to make wood to bu ild houses
M ake furniture with to make bo ats even to make pap er with.
So as mo re and more people came more wood was needed
So mo re and more trees were cut down.
And the man that liv ed in the forest and cut down the trees
Was called the timber ma n.
Well my wo rld is green and dar k and dumb My h ome is in the loggin' ca mp
All we ek I cut down the mig hty trees Sat urday I get to do as I ple ase.
I gi ve the man more than his hire and he 'll never know it i f I tire
S how me the toughest tree around the tim ber man will bri ng it down.
S wing it hard c ut it clean n o halfway or in -between
Mov e when the axe is i n my hand ma ke way for the tim ber man.
Spoken: Ye ah he was a mighty big tough man usually
Tha t timber man that lived in that forest and cut down those big trees.
Well they sa y there's sawdust i n my brain
And don 't get caught out in the ra in. I got stump water i n my blood
The swe at from my brow turns the ground to m ud.
When the me n don't know how to fell a tree
The on e they'll come and as k is me.
I'll ma rk my spot and I'll take my stand
The tre e's gonna fall for the tim ber Man
Swi ng it hard cu t it clean n o halfway or in-bet ween
Mov e when the axe is i n my hand m ake way for the timb er man.
And when they're cut tin' on a tree and it's ju st about ready to fall
The ma n yells out
