(Verse 1)
Sun comin’ up on a red clay road,
Diesel in the air, yeah the whole yard knows,
Steel-toe boots on the gravel, I’m ready,
Key in the switch, let the idle sit heavy.
Hydraulics hummin’, bucket to the sky,
773 rollin’, watch the dirt fly,
From the pit to the pad, yeah we buildin’ empires,
Black and yellow paint, lookin’ mean in the fire.
(Pre-Chorus)
Tracks bite down, yeah the ground get jealous,
Every time I move it’s black and yellow.
Load it up, back it down, let it echo—
Whole jobsite chantin’…
(Chorus)
Black and yellow, black and yellow,
Caterpillar rumble make the whole earth tremble,
Black and yellow, black and yellow,
From the haul road grind to the high wall level.
Bucket stay high, never settle,
Big iron pride, yeah we built for the metal,
Black and yellow, black and yellow—
When it fires up you know it’s black and yellow.
(Verse 2)
Grease on my hands, hard hat low,
Another 12-hour shift but I’m ready to go,
Torque converter singin’ like a war drum beat,
50 tons loaded when I pull through the fleet.
Rock in the bed like thunder in a storm,
CAT badge shine, that industrial form,
From the quarry line to the open cut plain,
We move mountains out here, we don’t complain.
(Pre-Chorus)
Tracks roll steady, never mellow,
Every haul I make it’s black and yellow,
Dust cloud rise like a battle flag hello—
Whole jobsite yellin’…
(Chorus)
Black and yellow, black and yellow,
Caterpillar thunder make the whole world tremble,
Black and yellow, black and yellow,
From the sunrise grind to the night shift metal.
Steel in the frame, heart of a rebel,
Built tough strong, yeah we don’t do gentle,
Black and yellow, black and yellow—
If it’s CAT powered, it’s black and yellow.
(Bridge)
No chrome shine, just grit and grind,
Diesel heartbeat, one of a kind,
From dozers pushin’ dirt to loaders stackin’ stone,
We lay the foundation everything’s built on.
(Final Chorus)
Black and yellow, black and yellow,
Let the turbo whistle sing acapella,
Black and yellow, black and yellow,
Heavy metal kings of the working-class ghetto.
When that key turns over—hello—
Whole world shakes under black and yellow
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