On this day 5th June in 1846 a Telegraph line opened between Philadelphia and Baltimore. With this in mind here is a famous song about a Lineman.
Wichita Lineman
I am a lineman for the county
And I drive the main road
Searchin’ in the sun for another overload
And I drive the main road
Searchin’ in the sun for another overload
I hear you singin’ in the wire,
I can hear you through the whine
And the Wichita lineman is still on the line
I can hear you through the whine
And the Wichita lineman is still on the line
I know I need a small vacation
But it don’t look like rain
And if it snows that stretch down south won’t ever stand the strain
But it don’t look like rain
And if it snows that stretch down south won’t ever stand the strain
And I need you more than want you,
And I want you for all time
And the Wichita lineman is still on the line
And I want you for all time
And the Wichita lineman is still on the line
And I need you more than want you,
And I want you for all time
And the Wichita lineman is still on the line
And I want you for all time
And the Wichita lineman is still on the line
Songwriters: Jimmy Webb
Wichita Lineman lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group