Song of the Motors (1942)
The wheel's song, the steel's song,A song of the hammers ringing;
The drill's song, the mill's song,
The song the motors are singing. The bench song and the wrench song,
A song that is muscled and lean;
A loud song and a proud song,
Of the man who runs the machine. A rough song and a tough song,
A song that rumbles and clanks;
The gear song, cannoneer song,
The song of the thundering tanks. A high song and a sky song,
The song of the rudder and wing,
A soaring song and a warring song,
A song for the bomber to sing. An oil song and a toil song,
The song of the turbine and anchor;
A funnel song and a trunnel song,
The song of the freighter and tanker. The bench song and the wrench song,
The song of the man with a gauge;
The mill's song, the drill's song,
The song of the chisel and swage. The wheel's song, the steel's song,
Steel with a shimmering sheen;
A loud song and a proud song,
For the man who makes the machine. (Hal Borland in "New York Times Magazine," 8/3/42 Notes From the Tasmanian Newspaper The Advocate 17 Jun 1942 p. 2.