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Verse 1
Today, (G major) more and more women
are working in the wool sheds,
and the old cry of ducks on the pond
is heard no more.
The paintings of Tom Roberts
make the point
that women are often the best
drowsabouts.
But shearing has generally been
a male -dominated activity.
It was usually the woman's lot
to stay behind, rear the children,
and perhaps look after a shear farm
while she worked with her man
to achieve the great Australian dream,
our own run. (A minor) (D major) (G major)
My man's a shearer,
he's (C major) leaving tomorrow, (G major)
he's (A minor) heading out west, (D major)
and my (G major) life will be sorrowful
While (C major) he is (G major) gone to the (D major) big
Queensland shed (G major) s,
I'll (A minor) long for him, (D major) my man,
the (G major) shearer.
Tonight, when I hold him,
(C major) my man, the shearer, (G major)
We'll (A minor) talk of our (D major) dreams,
and the (G major) future we'll share,
and the (C major) children I'll (G major) bear,
and I (D major) love him for be (G major) ing so
soft (A minor) and so tender, (D major)
my (G major) Shearer.
But I'll be busy while he's gone,
I'll mark (D major) off the days,
I'll (G major) tend the crops,
And when (A minor) he returns, (D major)
I shall (G major) ride out to meet him.
My (D major) pony will prance
as I leap off (G major) to greet him.
I'll hug him and kiss him.
We will be laughing,
and (A minor) winter can (D major) change to (G major) spring. (A minor) (D major) (G major)
I'll work and I'll save
with (C major) my man, (G major) Shearer,
for a (A minor) farm where we'll (D major) live
and the (G major) love we will give to our (C major) children
will (G major) stand them in (D major) good stead (G major) forever.
One (A minor) day my man (D major) won't go (G major) shearing.
We'll laugh as I help him,
(C major) my man the (G major) shearer.
Pack (A minor) up his blades (D major)
an (G major) d his goosenecked haute panto,
He'll (C major) ride to the (G major) west
and he'll (D major) look oh (G major) so handsome.
He won't (A minor) see my tears, (D major) my (G major) sheer love.
But I'll be busy while he's gone.
I'll (D major) mark off the days,
I'll (G major) tend the crops.
And when (A minor) he return (D major) s,
I shall (G major) ride out to meet him.
My (D major) pony will prance
as I leap off to greet (G major) him,
I'll hold him and kiss him.
We will be laughing
and (A minor) winter will (D major) change into spring. (G major)
I'll hold him and kiss him
and we will be laughing.
And (A minor) winter will change (D major) in (G major) to spring.
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My Man's A Shearer
Ted Egan
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