1. Drill Ye Tarriers
Folk Song

2. Info First Published in 1888 Tarrier = rail worker
Song about the rough life working on the rails, blasting rock to make tunnels

3. Every morning at seven o’clock, You see a gang of tarriers drilling in the rock; The foreman yells, “Now don’t stand still But come down heavy on that cast iron drill!” Then drill, ye tarriers, drill! Drill, ye tarriers, drill! For we work all day without any sugar in our tea, When we work on the C.P. Railway, So it’s drill, ye tarriers drill!

4. The foreman’s name was Pat McGann And by gosh he was a real fine man; One day, a premature blast went off and up in the air went big Jim Goff. Then drill, ye tarriers, drill! Drill, ye tarriers, drill! For we work all day without any sugar in our tea, When we work on the C.P. Railway, So it’s drill, ye tarriers drill!

5. When payday next did come around Big Jim a dollar short was found; “What for?” says he: came this reply, “You’re docked for the time you were up in the sky!” Then drill, ye tarriers, drill! Drill, ye tarriers, drill! For we work all day without any sugar in our tea, When we work on the C.P. Railway, So it’s drill, ye tarriers drill!