The Bridge Came Tumblin Down

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Nineteen scarlet roses the 
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Chaplin spread around
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The waters of Burrard inlet in old
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 Vancover town
Where the bridge came tumblin down 
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and the bridge came tumblin down
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And nineteen steel men drown ,in 
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June of nineteen fifty eight
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In old Vancover town


Verse 2

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There were seventy nine men 
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working to build this brand new 
bridge
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To span the second narrows and 
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connect up with the ridge
Til the big win hit the ridge and 
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the bridge came tumblin down
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And nineteen steel men drown and 
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the medical cor couldn't be to sure
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Of the rest of the men they found


Verse 3

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In among the twisted girders one 
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man realized
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How last night he'd been dreamin 
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and saw before his eyes
The big wind on the rise and the 
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bridge came tumblin down
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And nineteen steel men drown and he
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 saw the fright of the darkest night
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In old Vancover town


Verse 4

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With frogmen in the water by 
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cutting torches glow
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they faught the save the steel 
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men,from certain death below
And the pain we'll never know when 
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the bridge came tumblin down
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And nineteen steel men drown and 
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sixty more that came ashore
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So thankful they were found


Verse 5

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It often makes you wonder in 
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strength who has the edge
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The strongest steel beem structure
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 that span the highest ridge
Or the men who built the bridge for 
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the bridge came tumblin down
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And nineteen steel men drown ,but 
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the other men came back again
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To lay the new beems down


Verse 6

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Now if your ever crossing this 
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mighty bridge sublime
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And nineteen scarlet roses pass 
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before your mind
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Remember and be kind for the bridge 
came tumblin down
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And nineteen steel men drown ,so you
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 could ride to the other side
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Of old Vancover town