The Bridge Came Tumblin' Down

The nineteen scarlet roses The chaplain spread around In the waters of Burrard Inlet Of old Vancouver town When the bridge came tumblin' down And the bridge came tumblin' down And nineteen men were drowned In June of 1958 In old Vancouver town There were seventy-nine men working To build this brand new bridge To span the Second Narrows And connect up with the ridge Till a big wind hit the bridge And the bridge came tumblin' down And nineteen men were drowned The medical corps couldn't be too sure Of the rest of the men they found In among the twisted girders One man realized How last night he'd been dreaming And saw before his eyes The big wind on the rise For the bridge came tumblin' down And nineteen steel men drowned And he saw the fright of the darkest night In old Vancouver town With frogmen in the water By the cutting torches glow They fought to save the steel men From certain death below And pain we'll never know For the bridge came tumblin' down And nineteen men were drowned And sixty more that came ashore So thankful they were found It often makes me wonder In strength who has the edge The longest steel beam structure That spans the highest ridge Or the men that built the bridge For the bridge came tumblin' down And nineteen men were drowned And the other men came back again To lay the new beams down So if you're ever crossing This mighty bridge sublime And nineteen scarlet roses Pass before your mind Remember and be kind For the bridge came tumblin' down And nineteen men were drowned So you could ride to the other side Of old Vancouver town So you could ride to the other side Of old Vancouver town