Verse 1:1922 -- Walter S. Mander is born in Germany
At the age of 18 he left for America
In 1940 he took a job shoveling sawdust
But only two years later, he was drafted into the army
Verse 2:
1946 -- At the age of 24, Walter returned to Chicago
It was then that he became involved with the meat
He worked very hard and saved his money
He became a minority stock holder at Lincoln Meat Company
Chorus:
Walter Mander -- meat plant owner
He never lost sight of his goals
A successful meat plant owner
He never gave up when the others started to fold
Bridge:
He stayed open
For 19 more years
In '71 they all closed down
All except for one
B-section:
Live a life that seems so real
He was an American ideal
Make another dollar on another deal
With a passion strong as steel
He was active in the Livestock Show
President of Lincoln Meat Co.
He stayed open when the stockyards closed
He made a lot of friends and a lot of dough
Fast:
He worked for a while then bought the plan
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He never said never he never said can't
Born in Germany then a U.S. resident
He was a partner then the president
An active cattle buyer in the Joliet Stockyards
He bought himself a plane and flew to the farms
He didn't have a thing when he came to this country
He made a lot of friends and a lot of money
Bridge:
He was passionate about what he did
Walter!