In those days, in those days
You could earn 5 marks in an hour
A coffee cost 1 mark and a beer cost 2
And lemonade was even cheaper
When Ruusa came to the lumberyard
Every man got a wound in his heart
They called her a "Prima Donna"
And I guess she deserved that name
Love raged like wildfire
And it spared no one
Only an ice pack the size of a mountain
Could have cooled us down
"You're the Prima Donna of our lumberyard
Flower of the sawmill"
So we sung on top of the timber stack
Lead by Aapeli Jumppanen
I guess Ruusa heard the song
I guess Ruusa heard the song
We exercised madly on the timber stacks
So Ruusa would notice
We laughed at the orders of boss Petteri
Though I guess he was right
In an hour we hardly made a pile
For we had no time for that
We did handstands and somersaulted
To draw Ruusa's eyes to us
We felt as if in midst of planks
A most charming flower had sprouted
Though Jumppanen broke his leg
He took no time off
Boss Petteri hollered and nagged
For we screwed up all the work
The men had their heads in the clouds
And we sang to Ruusa:
"You're the Prima Donna of our lumberyard
Fower of the sawmill"
Only Petteri grit his teeth
Our gang just kept singing to Ruusa
I guess Ruusa heard the song
I guess Ruusa heard the song
The wise men tell the stupid ones:
Love is nothing but suffering
Petteri gave us a final speech
In the master's cabin
He just said that workers
Who don't even work
Must leave this lumberyard
You got the money and there you go
"You're the Prima Donna of our lumberyard
Flower of the sawmill"
So we sung as the gates closed
And we walked away
I guess Ruusa heard the song
I guess Ruusa heard the song
In those days, in those days
You could earn 5 marks in an hour
A coffee cost 1 mark and a beer cost 2
And lemonade was even cheaper