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Crosscut Saw Lyrics by Van Wagner

Only Passing Through

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[Verse 1]
Well, the war, it was over and Mister Lincoln had won
I drew my navy wages and returned to my home
Sullivan County, where my grandfather came
Soil rocky and the skies always rained
I remember Grandpa's stories of when he was a kid
Bison in the lowlands and elk on the ridge
Well, now they're all gone and a new hunt has begun
To find the type of [?] and make the sawmills hum
[Chorus]
All I need is my crosscut saw
(All I need)
My double-bit axe and eighty trees to fall
The spring, it's coming, I can smell it all around
And my soul's bein' tempted by that high water sound
[Verse 2]
Up on the Loyalsock, well, it's straight and it's tall
There's pine up there like you ain't never saw
Only brave loggers bear the winter's cold
Snow falls heavy on the Appalachian folds
Oh, up in the morning at five AM
Throw down some biscuits, some coffee, and ham
A twelve-hour shift on the teamster crew
Skidding logs to the river through the ice and snow
[Chorus]
All I need is my crosscut saw
(All I need)
My double-bit axe and eighty trees to fall
The spring, it's coming, I can smell it all around
My soul's bein' tempted by that high water sound
[Verse 3]
We lash our logs together with hickory and oak
No rope, no iron, just pins and bows
A sweep at the front and back and a shack for the crew
Twenty thousand bored feet ready to tie loose
When the ice finally breaks, and the water's good and high
We'll head down the Loyalsock, our crew of five
One day on the raft down to Mountoursville
We hit the Susquehanna where the water's smooth and still
[Chorus]
All I need is my crosscut saw
(All I need)
My double-bit axe and eighty trees to fall
The spring, it's coming, I can smell it all around
And my soul's bein' tempted by that high water sound
[Verse 4]
Once we get to Marietta, we sell off our logs
One hundred dollars split by five river hogs
We head back north, walking all the way
One hand on your knife and the other on your pay
Well, if it's a good season, we'll have two or three more runs
Then this year's over and the summer begun
I'll watch as the rust, it builds on my tools
And long for the day I'm back with my logging crew
[Chorus]
All I need is my crosscut saw
(All I need)
My double-bit axe and eighty trees to fall
The spring, it's coming, I can smell it all around
And my soul's bein' tempted by that high water sound
Credits
Van Wagner

Van Wagner

About “Crosscut Saw” by Van Wagner

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