Knopfler, Mark - The Scaffolder's Wife Lyrics
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
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
It's been nothing but work
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
And a hard life
Losing her looks
Over company books
- the scaffolder's wife
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Knopfler, Mark The Scaffolder's Wife Comments
This is a good tune, but they shouldve kept it down to 2:30. The rest is just mark fiddling about needlessly I think.
I used to listen this song almost 10 years before...today just started humming...and i still didn't forget the title of the song.
Mark and his sound man are total geniuses! Such rich tones...
Greatest songwriter ever!
De lo mejor que escuché en mi puta vida. Música de verdad
Another version of "Dreams Of The Everyday Housewife" :)
Mark Knopfler
The scaffolder's wife
Drivin' 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 nothin' but work and a hard life
Losin' her looks over company books
The scaffolder's wife
In the wicked old days
When they went it alone
Kept the company goin'
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 nothin' but work and a hard life
Losin' her looks over company books
The scaffolder's wife, the scaffolder's wife
this is a little gem of a song,,,hes such a clever writer,,
Will be good if he some day returns to this kind of style for some of his songs!
I don't get what the song's about ... His lyrics are always somewhat strange
@O. Henry It's just a hard-life/luck story. Really paints a picture. Beautiful and sad.