(a. harvey)
Oh please don't send me out
said the man with the hammer, hammering the anvil
i been walking on a road of rocks
and i keep on hammering, keep on hammering, keep on hammering,
hammering the anvil

don't let the sun go down
said the man with the fire, firing the furnace
i been buried in the snow
and i keep on firing, keep on firing, keep on firing,
firing the furnace

oh don't talk to me
said the man with the chisel, chiseling the surface
i been sleeping far too long
and i keep on chiseling, keep on chiseling, keep on chiseling,
chiseling the surface

i don't know what you mean
said the man with the shovel, shoveling the ashes
i been digging in the frozen ground
and i keep on shoveling, keep on shoveling, keep on shoveling,
shoveling the ashes

shoveling the ashes
chiseling the surface
firing the furnace
hammering the anvil