House Of Stone

You can build your house of brick

You can build your house of stone

But surely as you put it on

This earth my friend

Just as likely it'll fall on down

And you can build it high as a mountain

Oh, you can build it thick as a wall

But surely as you put it on

This earth my friends it's gonna fall

You can some men they work on the railroad

And some men they work in a store

And some figured out a long time ago

Just as well not to work at all

And you can build it high as a mountain

Oh, you can build it thick as a wall

But surely as you put it on

This earth my friends it's gonna fall

This road ain't leadin' me to glory

This path ain't takin' me on home

Don't ask my woman where I'm goin'

I don't believe she knows I'm gone

And you can build it high as a mountain

Oh, you can build it thick as a wall

But surely as you put it on

This earth my friends it's gonna fall

Well, you can

Well, you can.