Key: :[D#] (w: Traditional)

VERSE 1:
Working on a [D#] railroad for a [A#] dollar a [D#] day
[D#] Working on a [A#] railroad for a [G#] dollar a [D#] day
Working on a [Cm] railroad good buddy for a [A#] dollar a [D#] day
Got to get my [Cm] money [A#] gotta get my [D#] pay

VERSE 2:
Take this hammer take it to the captain
Take this hammer take it to the captain
Take this hammer good buddy take it to the captain
Tell him I'm gone tell him I'm gone

VERSE 3:
If he asks you was I running?
If he asks you was I running?
If he asks you good buddy was I running
Tell him I was flying tell him I was flying

VERSE 4:
If he asks you was I laughing?
If he asks you was I laughing?
If he asks you good buddy was I laughing
Tell him I was crying tell him I was crying

VERSE 5:
This old hammer rings like silver
This old hammer rings like silver
This old hammer good buddy rings like silver
Shine like gold buddy and it shine like gold

VERSE 6:
Working on a railroad for a dollar a day
Working on a railroad for a dollar a day
Working on a railroad good buddy for a dollar a day
Got to get my money gotta get my pay

OUTRO:
Got to get my money gotta get my pay
Got to get my money gotta get my pay