He got a real long reach in
the derrick when he leans
He's been all around the
world on the big oil rigs
With the welders and the
trucks on the black gold rush
And the diesel burnin' Cat
motors growlin' and the mud
You'd better hire him on,
he's the roughest neck around
He got the power in his hands
to pull the dragons from the
ground Yeah.
It's 35 below or its 98 above
And he's workin' thru it all,
cuz baby this is what he loves
Drives a hundred-fifty miles
make sure his kids are doin' fine
And he sees 'em when he can but
he's married to his iron
You'd better hire him on, he's
the roughest neck around
He got the power in his hands
hes pulling the dragons from
the ground Yeah.
He's a good hand to have on,
and he's throwin' on the tongs
Spinnin' chain and slidin' high
side all night long
And he's tripping in his pipe,
and he torques it good and tight
And ya gotta figure Eddy's got
his mud weight right
You'd better hire him on cuz he's
better than the rest
He got the power in his hands
and the dragons in his chest Yeah.
Well, his mind's a little tired
but his back is plenty strong
Got his green kings and filthy,
frozen coveralls on
And he's drilling by the inch
and he's hauling on the winch
Takin' fuel from the tanks on
his short change shift
You'd better hire him on, he's
the roughest neck around
He got the power in his hands
to pull the dragons from the ground
Yeah, you'd better hire him on
cuz he's better than the rest
He got the power in his heart
and the dragons in his chest Yeah.
He brings the power to the people
Power to the people
Cuz he's the roughest neck around
He's pullin' dragons from the ground
the derrick when he leans
He's been all around the
world on the big oil rigs
With the welders and the
trucks on the black gold rush
And the diesel burnin' Cat
motors growlin' and the mud
You'd better hire him on,
he's the roughest neck around
He got the power in his hands
to pull the dragons from the
ground Yeah.
It's 35 below or its 98 above
And he's workin' thru it all,
cuz baby this is what he loves
Drives a hundred-fifty miles
make sure his kids are doin' fine
And he sees 'em when he can but
he's married to his iron
You'd better hire him on, he's
the roughest neck around
He got the power in his hands
hes pulling the dragons from
the ground Yeah.
He's a good hand to have on,
and he's throwin' on the tongs
Spinnin' chain and slidin' high
side all night long
And he's tripping in his pipe,
and he torques it good and tight
And ya gotta figure Eddy's got
his mud weight right
You'd better hire him on cuz he's
better than the rest
He got the power in his hands
and the dragons in his chest Yeah.
Well, his mind's a little tired
but his back is plenty strong
Got his green kings and filthy,
frozen coveralls on
And he's drilling by the inch
and he's hauling on the winch
Takin' fuel from the tanks on
his short change shift
You'd better hire him on, he's
the roughest neck around
He got the power in his hands
to pull the dragons from the ground
Yeah, you'd better hire him on
cuz he's better than the rest
He got the power in his heart
and the dragons in his chest Yeah.
He brings the power to the people
Power to the people
Cuz he's the roughest neck around
He's pullin' dragons from the ground