John Mccutcheon - Boys in Green lyrics

In Nineteen Hundred and Thirty Three Off in Washington, DC Roosevelt created the CCC Like nothing we'd ever seen He called on fellers across the land To join together, lend a hand To learn a sk**, to take a stand We were the boys in green Chorus Hurrah for the love of the country Hurrah for the patriot's dream With their brains and their backs, with a pick and an axe Hurrah for the boys in green When I was lad of just eighteen We stocked the rivers, lakes and streams Together fueled this nation's dreams We were the boys in green We built the houses, cleared the land Ran the fences, built the dams Made quite a home for Uncle Sam We were the boys in green. Chorus We build the bridges, trails and roads We dredged the lakes, we hauled the loads No more the beach or dune erodes We were the boys in green. We fought the fires, stemmed the floods Gathered seeds and planted woods That grew to be your neighborhoods We were the boys in green. Chorus With shovel, trowel, hammer and spade We built this country, learned a trade By God, it's quite a world we made We were the boys in green. Now as an old man I stand perplexed In a world all paved and multiplexed And wonder, who is coming next Where are the boys in green? Chorus