Stompin' Tom Connors - Bridge Came Tumbling Down lyrics

Nineteen scarlett roses the chaplin spread around In the waters of Berard Inlet in old Vancouver town When the bridge came tumbling down When the bridge came tumbling down Nineteen men were drowned in June of 1958 In old Vancouver town There were seventy-nine men working To build this brand new bridge To span the second and narrows And connect up with the ridge Till a big wind hit the bridge And the bridge came tumbling down And nineteen men were drowned The medical corp couldn't be too sure of the rest of the men they found In among the twisted girders one man realized How last night he'd been dreaming and saw before his eyes The big wind on the rise And the bridge came tumbling down And nineteen steelmen drowned, and he saw the fright of the darkest night In old Vancouver town With frogmen in the water by the cutting torches glow They fought to save the steelmen From certain d**h below and pain we'll never know When the bridge came tumbling down And nineteen men were drowned, and sixty more that came ashore So thankful they were found It often makes you wonder In strength who has the edge The longest steel beam structure That spans the highest ridge For the men that built the bridge For the bridge came tumbling down And nineteen men were drowned But the other men came back again To lay the new beams down Now if your ever crossing This mighty bridge sublime And nineteen scarlett roses pa** before your mind Remember and be kind The bridge came tumbling down And nineteen men were drowned So you could ride to the other side Of old Vancouver town So you could ride to the other side Of old Vancouver town