Black Trade Lyrics

All you welders and riveters
And boy smiths and plate man
You gaidgers and pipefitters
Sparks and sheet metal workers
You ricers and copper smiths
Red letters and hard drinkers
Callers and lakers
You pullers and dappers
Half seven horners you crawl as a mob
From the gates into hell with a tab in your gob
Eight box a peace poke a hammering down
A day lasts a life time and life is a job
When you’re black trade
You’re just black trade
Your family needs you to do as needs must
To the mercy of metal and madness you trust

In the keels and the girders dappers and dust
And a deadly concoction of sweat fumes and rust
‘Cause you’re black trade
You’re just black trade
All you welders and riveters
And boy smiths and plate man
You gaidgers and pipefitters
Sparks and sheet metal workers
You ricers and copper smiths
Red letters and hard drinkers
Callers and lakers
You pullers and dappers
The bane of your life lays their snug in the slips
She’s round at the stern and she’s wide at the hips
She’s proud in the bow and a pout on her lips
Says this countries an island and an island needs ships
And you’re black trade
You’re just black trade
And the drafts men and joiners come all spick and span
With their overalls crease shaped and tied to your wan
When you’re up to your eyes and their
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as tan
You’ll be fitting in with them one day if you can
‘Cause you’re black trade
You’re just black trade
All you welders and riveters
And boy smiths and plate man
You gaidgers and pipefitters
Sparks and sheet metal workers
You ricers and copper smiths
Red letters and hard drinkers
Callers and lakers
You pullers and dappers
You’re just black trade
You’re just black trade
You’re just black trade
You’re just black trade
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Lyrics submitted by Peggy Cook.