The Men Who Built The Stone Walls

The men who built the stone walls at peace forever lay
They came to the South Country from places far away
Their walls of stone a testament to their stone buildings skills across the stony countryside
Men who worked hard for little pay who in their work took pride
The men who built the stone walls at rest forever more
Far from the fields of their young years by the far northern shore
The descendants of ancestors men who built with stone and clay
The walls they built have stood the test of time as can be witnessed today
The grandchildren are ageing time becomes everyone's foe
Of the men who built the stone walls more than a century ago
Their descendants are not stone masons the stone building skill has all but died
A stone mason you may not meet though you travel far and wide
For the men who built the stone walls there was never a parade
Though they were marvellous workmen and so skilled at their trade.