Steel men, hey Working on a bridge of steel Working on a bridge of steel Out on the rocky western coast of Vancouver by the sea At a place that's known as Second Narrows they were building a bridge of steel Well, they hammered and they cut and they riveted and the welding torches were bright Making a strap on a river's back, went on pourin' from day till night Steel men (hey) Working on a bridge to cross (that water) Steel men (ho) Working on a bridge of steel Well, it happened on the eighteenth day of June back in nineteen-fifty plus eight People were fishing from the shore, the day was getting late Now the wind was tugging at the maple trees but a steel man knows no fear If somebody wanted to bridge the Pacific, well, a steel man would be there Steel men (hey) Working on a bridge to cross (that water) Steel men (ho) Working on a bridge of steel Well, all of a sudden, now, the wind picked up and it blew as hard as it could And that steel bridge swayed like a leaf in the breeze and it snapped like a stick of wood Now the girders buckled and the rivets broke and the water heard the cry And that steel bridge shook off the working men like a hounddog shakes off flies Steel men (hey) Working on a bridge to cross (that water) Steel men (ho) Working on a bridge of steel Eighteen men just as hard as nails and as eager as a brand-new bride And as the clock on the tower said a quarter-to-four, all eighteen had died Steel men (hey) Working on a bridge to cross (that water) Steel men (ho) Working on a bridge of steel Steel men (hey) Ain't going back to a wife and daughter Steel men (ho) Living and dying by steel Living and dying by steel (hey) Living and dying by steel (hey)