Trowel Man

It's seven AM on a Saturday
The regular teams shuffle in
There's Karen standing next to me
Wishing she had a tonic and gin

She says 'hey let's all go to the building site
We've got lots of rendering to go
It's hard and it's bleak, but it must be complete
So get ready to mucky your clothes

Mix mix m m mix mix mix (x2)

CHORUS
Lay us a brick, you're the trowel man
Lay us a brick on site
For we're all going to cherish these memories
So make sure this course is laid right

Now Niall on that wall is a leader of mine
He lays all my bricks for me
And he's quick with a joke or to buy me a coke
Bet he's thankful it costs 18p

He says "Stew, I believe this is killing me"
As the smile ran away from his face
"Well I'm sure that I could be a landscaper
Cause I can't keep up at this pace"

Brick brick br br brick brick brick (x2)

CHORUS

Now Robbie's a chef of the first degree
Cause he likes to play 'round with a knife
And Phill's making gravy with his skills from the Navy
Cause his shoulder has caused him some strife

And Lotti is practising money tricks
While the ringbeam is packed full of stones
And the catering team feel the loneliest
As they peel their potatoes alone

PIANO SOLO

CHORUS

It's irregular teams for a Saturday
But Stewart still gives us a smile
For he knows that it is we, for who else could it be
Who've been toiling away all the while

And the church choir sounds like a carnival
And their melodies bring us great cheer
As they look from afar, with their mouths hung ajar
At wazungus who's classroom stands here

Nail nail hammer hammer OW nail (x2)

CHORUS

Lyrics by Euan Lodge & Jack York
Music by Billy Joel