Fair day's work for a fair day's pay

I'm busy all the year – O

Working woman, working man

I am the Unsung Hero

Up there 50 stories high

Without an ounce of fear – O

Or tunneling beneath your feet

I am the Unsung Hero

Raise your caps and raise your glasses

Some may equal, none surpasses

All the bridges, all the roads

From Timbuctoo to here – O

As you travel think of me

I am the Unsung Hero

Many good men left behind

They sold their souls so dear – O

Many left without a grave

They are the Unsung Heroes

Raise your caps and raise your glasses

Some may equal, none surpasses

I'll push a shovel, swing a pick

If it's roasting or it's zero

I leave the world a better place

I am the Unsung Hero

O sing about your victories

Your champions far and near – O

But look who does the dirty work

I am the Unsung Hero

Raise your caps and raise your glasses

Some may equal, none surpasses

O kings and queens and generals

That you all love to cheer – O

Spare a thought for the working souls

I am the Unsung Hero