Lyrics Mark Knopfler – 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 —

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