"Unsung Hero" lyrics - RICHARD THOMPSON

Oh, a fair day's work for a fair day's pay, I'm busy all the year, oh
Working woman, working man, I am the unsung hero
Up there fifty stories high without an ounce of fear, oh
Or tunneling beneath your feet, I am the unsung hero

[Chorus:]
Raise your caps and raise your glasses
Some may equal, none surpasses

Well, all the bridges, all the roads from Timbuktu to here, oh
As you travel think of me, I am the unsung hero
Many good men left behind, they sold their souls so dear, oh
Many left without a grave, they are the unsung heroes

[Chorus:]
Raise your caps and raise your glasses
Some may equal, none surpasses

I'll push a shovel, swing a pick, if it's roasting or it's zero
I leave the world a better place, I am the unsung hero
Sing about your victories, your champions far and near, oh
But look who does the dirty work, I am the unsung hero

[Chorus:]
Raise your caps and raise your glasses
Some may equal, none surpasses

Oh, kings and queens and generals that you all love to cheer, oh
Spare a thought for the working souls, I am the unsung hero
A fair day's work for a fair day's pay, I'm busy all the year, oh
Working woman, working man, I am the unsung hero