Well I worked on the railroad 
 For t'pence a day 
 Drank down one penny 
 The other I'd save 
 I hammered and I hammered 
 For God knows how long 
 Well into madness, with each setting sun 
 I put my head down and I dreamt you were here 
 With me by the ol' tree, where no one could care

 Far Away Boys, Far Away Boys 
 Away from ya now 
 I'm lyin' with my sweetheart 
 In her arms I'll be found

 Then the sun belched upon me 
 You were no longer here 
 Lyin' in your place was my hammer and my gear 
 So I stamped out the fire that kept us both warm 
 The ashes were fallin' 
 Like the snow drops of old 
 We came to a mountain 
 Dynamite and she'll blow 
 big hole in that rock 
 Like the one in my soul

 Far Away Boys, Far Away Boys 
 Away from ya now 
 I'm lyin' with my sweetheart 
 In her arms I'll be found

 We buried four workmen 
 They dug themselves well 
 From four empty coffins, to four early graves 
 They're only paddys, just paddys 
 Don't dig them too deep 
 You'll need all your strength boys 
 And they're replaced easily 
 With the heat I was melting 
 Into your sweet lips 
 Ah, your kiss takes me back 
 Takes me back from all this

 Far Away Boys, Far Away Boys 
 Away from ya now 
 I'm lyin' with my sweetheart 
 In her arms I'll be found

 Someone said it was Christmas 
 But not a tree was in sight 
 The only thing growin' was my will to die 
 Till the gaffer said 'men, your work here is done' 
 I said 'I'll see you in [bad word]  on that train we died for' 
 Never again, will I smell your sweet dream 
 But a [bad word] stained ol' gutter where: 
 You lips used to be

 Far Away Boys, Far Away Boys 
 Away from ya now 
 I'm lyin' with my sweetheart 
 In her arms I'll be found