Peggy, oh, Peggy, he was walking on
Some hilly trail as he came upon
The weird old man breaking rocks in blocks

"Hey, what are you doing friend?"
"Can't you see I'm half a man
I'm poor and my job is a shame"

I'm a stone breaker
Stone breaker
I'm a stone breaker
Stone breaker, yeah

Peggy, oh, Peggy, he was walking on
Some hilly trail as he came upon
Another man breaking rocks in blocks

"What are you doing friend?"
"I'm proud to be a working man
So I can feed my wife and my children"

I'm a stone breaker
Stone breaker
I'm a stone breaker
Stone breaker, yeah

And my girl, my girl unsatisfied, girl
Before you say what cannot be unsaid
My girl is satisfied, girl
It's only fair if you wanna get away

Peggy, oh, Peggy, he was walking on
Some hilly trail as he came upon
Another man breaking rocks in blocks

"Hey, what are you doing friend?"
"Can't you see I'm building a cathedral
Ain't that special?"

I'm a stone breaker
Stone breaker
I'm a stone breaker
Stone breaker
I'm a stone breaker
Stone breaker
I'm a stone breaker
Stone breaker, yeah

I'm a stone breaker
Stone breaker
I'm a stone breaker
Stone breaker
I'm a stone breaker
Stone breaker
I'm a stone breaker
Stone breaker, yeah