The Scaffolder's Wife

The scaffolder's wife

Drivin' out of the yard

With a face that's as hard

As a scaffolder's bar

When she goes into town

She might take the top down

On the car

The quick little steps

In the stiletto boots

And the hair with the roots

She comes in as a rule

To get the nails done

And the tan for the sun

When the kids are in school

don't begrudge her the Merc

It's been nothin' but work and a hard life

Losin' her looks over company books

The scaffolder's wife

In the wicked old days

When they went it alone

Kept the company goin'

On a wing and a prayer

They don't pay what they owe

When they have the cash flow

They don't care

Don't begrudge her the Merc

It's been nothin' but work and a hard life

Losin' her looks over company books

The scaffolder's wife, the scaffolder's wife