Ma^Eny many years ago when this la^And was young, A l^Eot of our country was covered by ^B7big, tall, beautiful trees. And m^Een had to have the trees to make wood to b^Auild houses, ^B7Make furniture with, to make b^Eoats, even to make pa^Aper with. So as m^Eore and more people came, more wood was needed, So m^B7ore and more trees were cut down. And the man that li^Eved in the forest and cut down the trees Was called the timber m^Ean. Well, my w^Eorld is green and da^Ark and dumb, My ^B7home is in the loggin' c^Eamp, All w^Eeek I cut down the mi^Aghty trees, Sa^B7turday I get to do as I pl^Eease. I g^B7ive the man more than his hire, and h^Ae'll never know it, ^Eif I tire, ^B7Show me the toughest tree around, the ti^Amber man will br^Eing it down. ^ASwing it hard, ^Ecut it clean, ^B7no halfway or i^En-between, Mo^Ave when the axe is ^Ein my hand m^B7ake way for the ti^Ember man. Spoken: Y^Eeah, he was a mighty big tough man usually,

Well, they s^Eay there's sawdust ^Ain my brain, And do^B7n't get caught out in the r^Eain. I got stump water ^Ain my blood, The sw^B7eat from my brow turns the ground to ^Emud. When the m^B7en don't know how to fell a tree, The o^Ane they'll come and a^Esk is me. I'll m^B7ark my spot and I'll take my stand, The tr^Aee?s gonna fall for the ti^Ember Man Sw^Aing it hard c^Eut it clean, ^B7no halfway or in-be^Etween, Mo^Ave when the axe is ^Ein my hand, ^B7make way for the tim^Eber man. And when they're cu^Ettin' on a tree and it's j^B7ust about ready to fall, The m^Ean yells out