The Scaffolder's Wife Songtext

von Mark Knopfler

The scaffolder's wife
Driving 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 nothing but work
In/and a hard life
Losing her looks
Over company books
- the scaffolder's wife

In the wicked old days
When they went it alone
Kept the company going
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 nothing but work
In/and a hard life
Losing her looks
Over company books
- the scaffolder's wife

...the scaffolder's wife