G                                        Em         
Can't you hear the ripple of my big spike hammer

C                          Em
Lord it's busting my side

G                                               Em     
I've done all I can do to keep that woman
C                      Em   ------G

Still she's not satisfied
   G
   Hey hey Della Mae
   Why do you treat me this way
   Hey hey Della Mae

                                   Em     D
   I'll get even some day

I'm the best hammer swinger on this big section gang
Big Bill Johnson is my name
Lord this hammer that I swing for a dollar and a half a day
I'll all for my Della Mae

Now I've been lots of places, not much I ain't done
There's still alot of things I'd like to see
Lord this hammer that I swing or the woman that I love
Yes, one's gonna be the death of me