Bridge Came Tumblin Down

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Nineteen scarlet roses 
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The chaplain spread a-round 
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In the waters of Burrard Inlet 
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In old Van-couver Town 
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Where the bridge came tumblin' down 
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When the bridge came tumblin' down 
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Nineteen men were drowned 
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In June or nineteen fifty-eight 
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In old Vancouver Town 
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There were seventy-nine men working 
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To build this brand new bridge 
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To span the Second Narrows 
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And connect up with the ridge 
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Till a big wind hit the bridge 
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And the bridge came tumblin' down 
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And nineteen men were drowned 
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And the medical corps couldn't be too sure 
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Of the rest of the men they found 
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In among the twisted girders 
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One man real-ized 
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How last night he'd been dreaming 
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And saw be-fore his eyes 
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The big wind on the rise 
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And the bridge came tumblin' down 
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And nineteen steel men drowned 
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And he saw the fright of the darkest night 
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In old Vancouver Town 
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With frogmen in the water 
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By the cutting torches' glow 
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They fought to save the steel men 
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From certain death be-low 
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And pain we'll never know 
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When the bridge came tumblin' down 
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And nineteen men were drowned 
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And sixty more that came ashore 
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So thankful they were found 
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It often makes you wonder 
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In strength, who has the edge 
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The longest steel-beam structure 
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That spans the highest ridge 
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Or the men that built the bridge 
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For the bridge came tumblin' down 
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And nineteen men were drowned 
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But the other men came back again 
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To lay the new beams down 
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Now if you're ever crossing 
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This mighty bridge sub-lime 
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And nineteen scarlet roses 
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Pass be-fore your mind 
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Remember and be kind 
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The bridge came tumblin' down 
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And nineteen men were drowned 
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So you could ride to the other side 
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Of old Vancouver Town 
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So you could ride to the other side of 
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          Old Vancouver Town