Can you here the ripple of my big spike hammer
Lord, it's busting my side
I work every day to try to please that woman
And, Lord, she's never satisfied
Hey, hey, Della Mae
Why do you treat me this way?
Della Mae, oh Della Mae
I'll get even some day
I'm the best hammer swinger in this whole section gang
Big Bill Johnson is my name
I swing this old hammer for a dollar and a half a day
And it's all for my Della Mae
Hey, hey, Della Mae
Why do you treat me this way?
Della Mae, oh Della Mae
I'll get even some day
I've been lots of places and there's lots of things I've done
And still some things I wanna see
This hammer that I swing for the woman that I love
One of them's gonna be the death of me
Hey, hey, Della Mae
Why do you treat me this way?
Della Mae, oh Della Mae
I'll get even some day
