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NARRATOR: I Hear America Singing.

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I hear America's singing,

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the varied carols I hear,

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Those of mechanics, each one singing his as it should be blithe and strong,

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The carpenter singing his as he measures his plank or beam,

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The mason singing his as he makes ready for work, or leaves off work,

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The boatman singing what belongs to him in his boat,

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the deckhand singing on the steamboat deck,

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The shoemaker singing as he sits on his bench,

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the hatter singing as he stands,

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The woodcutter's song, the ploughboy's on

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his way in the morning, or at noon intermission or at sundown,

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The delicious singing of the mother, or of

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the young wife at work, or of the girl sewing or washing,

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Each singing what belongs to him or her and to none else,

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The day, what belongs to the day—

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at night, the party of young fellows, robust,

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and friendly, singing with open mouths their strong melodious songs.