Goodbye to the Old Pick and Shovel

DESCRIPTION: "farewell to my old pick and shovel... The bulldozer now has took over To tear down the mountains of stone." The 'dozer mechanic has skills the old road-builder doesn't, but couldn't survive the life the old man once led. The world is changed, not better
AUTHOR: Words: Dennis Hogan (source: Bailey/Roth-ShantiesByTheWay-NZ)
EARLIEST DATE: 1962 (Fern Fire, according to Bailey/Roth-ShantiesByTheWay-NZ)
KEYWORDS: worker technology hardtimes
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Bailey/Roth-ShantiesByTheWay-NZ, p. 137, "Goodbye to the Old Pick and Shovel" (1 text)
NOTES [20 words]: Bailey/Roth-ShantiesByTheWay-NZ list this as being sung to "Red River Valley." It sort of fits, but it's hard work.... - RBW
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