The ballad of Richie, David and Jude

"The Ballad of Richie, David, and Jude"

(Verse 1)

Richie swings the hammer, David runs the crew,

Jude’s up on the scaffold yelling, “Pass the glue!”

They built a pub on Monday, a school by Thursday noon,

By Friday they were dancing underneath the builder’s moon.

(Chorus)

Hey hey, here they come,

Three hard hats beating like a drum,

Raising roofs and cracking jokes,

With sawdust hearts and weathered coats.

From sunrise till the work is through,

It’s Richie, David, and Jude!

(Verse 2)

Richie’s got a mullet and a thermos full of tea,

David’s checking blueprints while he’s humming "AC/DC."

Jude’s the guy with power tools and slightly fewer toes,

But he’ll lay a floor so level, it impresses all the pros.

(Chorus)

Hey hey, here they come,

Three hard hats beating like a drum,

Raising roofs and cracking jokes,

With sawdust hearts and weathered coats.

From concrete pours to barbecue,

It’s Richie, David, and Jude!

(Bridge)

There’s a legend in the lunchroom that they once built in a storm,

With nails in their teeth and their flannels torn.

But the house still stands, proud and wide,

With a crooked little sign that says “Built with pride.”

(Final Chorus)

Hey hey, give 'em a cheer,

They’ve been building dreams for twenty years,