rick lang - they sawed up a storm lyrics
they sawed up a storm lyrics
[verse 1]
it was a time nearly forgotten when nature had her way
with that god+awful hurricane of 1938
when the winds tore though the forest with a loud and thunderous sound
left a million feet of tall standing timber in ruins on the ground
[verse 2]
with horses and with oxen they pulled those twisted logs
from every nook and cranny to the shores of turkey pond
they built a mighty sawmill of iron, steel and wood
bound and determined to salvage what they could
[chorus]
the days were long and the work was hard
those men had sawdust in their blood
they rolled thе logs into the big head saw
down at the mill at turkеy pond
oh lord, they sawed up a storm
[verse 3]
in the spring of ’42 the work came to a stop
when every “able bodied” man went off to fight the war
but thirteen “hardy” women volunteered to take their place
they kept the sawdust flyin’ and history was made
[chorus]
their will was strong and their spirits high
and every heart was filled with pride
they rolled the logs into the big head saw
down at the mill at turkey pond
those women, they sawed up a storm
[verse 4]
there were those who questioned if these gals had what it takes
to handle the workload of the men that they replaced
but the laura w+llys of the world were raised on the farm
not afraid of any challenge
they would prove those doubters wrong
[chorus]
their will was strong and their spirits high
and every heart was filled with pride
they rolled the logs into the big head saw
down at the mill at turkey pond
those women, they sawed up a storm
oh lord, they sawed up a storm
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