By which Railwaydom pays,
Is to keep us at work day and night, my dear!
You, and most people, now are sleeping, love,
But my watch, in my box, I am keeping, love,
For the red or green star
I must note from afar,
Though the sleep ’neath my eyelids is creeping, love.
I’ve been working since rise of sun, my dear.
Fourteen hours, and I’m not yet done, my dear.
Oh, to watch day and night