[Verse] I've travelled around this country From shore to shining shore It really made me wonder The things I heard and saw I saw the weary farmer A-plowing sod and loam I heard the auction hammer Just a-knocking down his home [Chorus] But the banks are made of marble With a guard at every door And the vaults are stuffed with silver That the farmer sweated for [Verse] I've seen the seamen standing Idly by the shore And I heard their bosses sayin' "Got no work for you no more." [Chorus] But the banks are made of marble With a guard at every door And the vaults are stuffed with silver That the seamen sweated for [Verse] I've seen the weary miner Scrubbing coal dust from his back And I've heard his children cryin' Got no coal to heat the shack [Chorus] But the banks are made of marble With a guard at every door And the vaults are stuffed with silver That the miner sweated for [Verse] I've seen my brothers working Throughout this mighty land I've prayed we'd get together And together make a stand [Chorus] Then we might own those banks of marble With a guard at every door And we would share those vaults of silver That we have sweated for