There no more jobs in New York City
They stopped building in old Chicago
But they're shipping steel through the Panama Canal
Up the coast to San Francisco
There's a rumor out west they're building a bridge of gold
There's a rumor out west there'll be work for all
There's a rumor out west they're building a bridge of gold
And if you can bend iron you're good to go
And if you can bend iron you're good to go
I'm just trying to get a grip on it all
Since the crash of 1929
And the hard times have found me
And my family is always on my mind
With my three children
And my beloved wife
We set off to California
I am a union man for life