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THE CANALS, THE BRIDGES, THE EMBANKMENTS AND CUTS,
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THEY BLASTED AND DUG WITH THERE SWEAT AND THERE GUTS,
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THEY NEVER DRANK WATER BUT WHISKY BY PINTS,
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AND THE SHANTY TOWNS RANG WITH THERE SONGS AND THERE FIGHTS.
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NAVIGATOR, NAVIGATOR, RISE UP AND BE STRONG,
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THE MORNING IS HERE AND THERE'S WORK TO BE DONE,
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TAKE a PICK AND YOUR SHOVEL AND SOME OLE' DYNAMITE,
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JUST TO SHIFT A FEW TONS OF THIS EARTHLY DELIGHT,
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YES, TO SHIFT A FEW TONS OF THIS EARTHLY DELIGHT.
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THEY DIED IN THERE THOUSANDS, WITH NO SIGN TO MARK WHERE,
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SAVE THE BRASS IN THE POCKET OF THE ENTREPRENEUR,
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BY LANDSLIDE AND ROCK BLAST THEY ARE BURIED SO DEEP,
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THAT IN DEATH IF NOT LIFE THEY'LL HAVE PEACE WHILE THEY SLEEP.
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NAVIGATOR, NAVIGATOR, RISE UP AND BE STRONG,
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THE MORNING IS HERE AND THERE'S WORK TO BE DONE,
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TAKE a PICK AND YOUR SHOVEL AND SOME OLE' DYNAMITE,
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JUST TO SHIFT A FEW TONS OF THIS EARTHLY DELIGHT,
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YES, TO SHIFT A FEW TONS OF THIS EARTHLY DELIGHT.
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THERE MARK ON THIS LAND IS STILL SEEN AND STILL LAID,
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A WAY FOR THE COMMERCE WHERE VAST FORTUNES WERE MADE,
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THE SUPPLY OF AN EMPIRE WHERE THE SUN NEVER SETS,
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WHICH IS NOW DEEP IN DARKNESS BUT THE RAILWAYS THERE YET.
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NAVIGATOR, NAVIGATOR, RISE UP AND BE STRONG,
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THE MORNING IS HERE AND THERE'S WORK TO BE DONE,
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TAKE a PICK AND YOUR SHOVEL AND SOME OLE' DYNAMITE,
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JUST TO SHIFT A FEW TONS OF THIS EARTHLY DELIGHT,
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YES, TO SHIFT A FEW TONS OF THIS EARTHLY DELIGHT.