Rock of Ages

I'll give them pride and purpose,
said the holyman.

I'll give them pickaxes and pennies
said the capitalist.

I'll give them pickaxes and promises
said the marxist.

I'll give them bayonets and bullets
said the general.

I'll give them dynamite and detonators
said the industrialist.

I'll give them meters and methods
said the scientist.

I'll do it myself with chisel and hammer
said the artist.

I'll plant bamboo with seed and faith
said the sower.

I'll endure the ice and the fiery sun
for my living moment said one.