Operating Engineer - Joe Glazer

As I wander round I think about the rugged life I’ve led.
I look back with pride at the work I’ve done to earn my daily bread.
Banker measures worth in gold while others fight for fame.
But my most precious asset is my trade, my trade, my good name.
I built that bridge.
I built that dam.
I built that highway across the land.
I built that school, built that factory.
That building climbin’ toward the sky
I built it forty stories high.
I’m an operating engineer, that’s me.
I’m I.U.O.E. That’s me.
Well, I’ve moved rock and dirt in every state.
I’ve moved all through the west.
I’ve run most every rig they’ve made.
I’ve spiked out with the best.
From Shasta Dam to the Grand Coulee
The dust is on my shoes.
I wear my union button.
Got no time, no time, to sing the blues.
I built that bridge.
I built that dam.
I built that highway across the land.
I built that school, built that factory.
That building climbin’ toward the sky
I built it forty stories high.
I’m an operating engineer, that’s me.
I’m I.U.O.E. That’s me.
I hung the steel on the golden gate in weather foul and fair.
From the mountain slopes to the tunnel beds, you bet that I was there.
A lawyer has his day in court.
A football star his fame.
But I’m proud of the work I’ve done,
Construction, construction is my game.
I built that bridge.
I built that dam.
I built that highway across the land.
I built that school, built that factory.
That building climbin’ toward the sky
I built it forty stories high.
I’m an operating engineer, that’s me.
I’m I.U.O.E. That’s me.
I’m an operating engineer, that’s me.