MARK KNOPFLER lyrics - The Scaffolder's Wife

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

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 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