I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear, Those of mechanics, each one singing his as it should be blithe and strong; The carpenter singing his as he measures his planks or beams, The mason singing his as he makes ready for work, Or leaves off work; The boatman singing what belongs to him in his boat, The shoemaker singing as he sits on his bench— The hatter singing as he stands; The wood-cutter’s song, the ploughboy’s on his way in the morning, Or at noon intermission or at sundown.

                         - Walt Whitman

• Walt Whitman