The Making of a Man

Iron enough to make a nail,

Lime enough to paint a wall,

Water enough to drown a dog,

Sulphur enough to stop the fleas,

Potash enough to wash a shirt,

Gold enough to buy a bean,

Silver enough to coat a pin,

Lead enough to ballast a bird,

Phosphor enough to light the town,

Poison enough to kill a cow,

You have iron enough to make a nail

And lime enough to paint a wall

But that just isn't enough to make you a man

You have water enough to drown a dog

And sulphur enough to stop the fleas

But that just isn't enough to make you a man

A man has strength enough to build a home

And time enough to hold a child

And love enough to break a heart

You don't have strength enough to build a home

Or time enough to hold a child

Or love enough to break a heart

You have potash enough to wash a shirt

and gold enough to buy a bean

But that just isn't enough to make you a man

You have silver enough to coat a pin

and lead enough to ballast a bird

But that jsut isn't enough to make you a man

A man has strength enough to build a home

And time enough to hold a child

And love enough to break a heart

You don't have strength enough to build a home

Or time enough to hold a child

Or love enough to break a heart

You have phosphor enough to light the town

And poison enough to kill the cow

But that just isn't enough to make you a man

You have iron enough to make a nail

And lime enough to paint a wall

But that just isn't enough to make you a man

A man has strength enough to build a home

And time enough to hold a child

And love enough to break a heart

You don't strength enough to build a home

Or time enough to hold a child

Or love enough to break a heart

Or love enough to break my heart