See him driving those golden nails
that hold together the silver bars
That one day gonna take us to the stars
cos he's the man who built America
See him walking the golden wire
a million miles from his starting place
and see the world reflected in his face
cos he's the man who built America
You coloured kids on the border line
and all you golden children of the sun
He's father to you each and everyone
cos he's the man who built America
Building them up, your dreams
tell me, who's gonna knock them down
Not him, not the man who built America
In every precinct a golden mile
in every doorway stands heart's desire
but see him crouching running through the fire
cos he's the man who built America
You kill the rich and you con the poor
You stalk the streets with your 45's
but no-one's going to take the man alive
cos he's the man who built America.
