Key: C minor
Intro 1
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Em
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Verse 1
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first came here from over the seas
He looked and he said,
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this is God's own country
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this land that he'd found
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An d he said I will make here my
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own piece of ground
Verse 2
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he still had to fight
And many's the family
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who died in the night
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who lived all around
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All of them wanting their
Verse 3
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Em
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Then one fine day in 1883
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Gold was discovered in good quantity
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and was richer than planned
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own piece of land
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Verse 4
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the gold was so deep
Black man was called 'cause
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his labor was cheap
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he toiled underground
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Six pennies a day to tender
Verse 5
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it seems strange to me
That the black man whose labor
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has helped it to be
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Cannot enjoy the fruits that abound
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Is up rooted and kicked from
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his own piece of land
Verse 6
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don't you worry
We'll get you a nice piece
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of reserve territory
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million can be found
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On a miserable thirty per cent
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Verse 7
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Yes some people say now
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don't you worry
You can always find jobs
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in the white mans city
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But don't stay too long and
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For you're bound to disturb
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the white man in his sleep
Verse 8
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White man don't sleep long an
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that's running around
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Am
ing his own piece of ground
His own piece of ground
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His own piece of ground
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