Banks Of Marble

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I've traveled 'round this country
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From shore to shining shore
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It really made me wonder
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The things I heard and saw.

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I saw the weary farmer
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A-plowing sod and loam
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I heard the auction hammer
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A-knocking down his home

[Chorus]
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But the banks are made of marble
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With a guard at every door
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And the vaults are stuffed with silver
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That the farmer sweated for

[Verse]
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I saw the seaman standing
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Idly by the shore
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I heard the bosses saying
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"Got no work for you no more."

[Chorus]
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But the banks are made of marble
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With a guard at every door
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And the vaults are stuffed with silver
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That the seamen sweated for

[Verse]
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I saw the weary miner
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Scrubbing coal dust from his back
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I heard his children crying
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Got no coal to heat the shack

[Chorus]
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But the banks are made of marble
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With a guard at every door
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And the vaults are stuffed with silver
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That the miner sweated for

[Verse]
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I've seen my brothers working
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Throughout this mighty land
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I prayed we'd get together
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And together make a stand

[Chorus]
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Then we might own those banks of marble
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With a guard at every door
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And we'd share those vaults of silver
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That we have sweated for