I’ll watch a power-shovel dig
For hours on end, and not grow weary;
I find the vision of a rig
Drilling wells is never dreary.
I love to see a plumber plumb,
A tinner tin, a sailor sail;
Or let me watch a drummer drum,
Or even some good bailiff bail.
I thrill to see a lineman climb–
All this, I’m sure, is indicating
That when it comes to labor, I’m
The type who’s non-participating.
by Ray Romine Saturday, February 23, 1952
