Key: C major•
Verse 1
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When I first
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came to this land,
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I was not a wealthy man.
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Then I built myself a shack,
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I did what I could.
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And I called my shack, break my back.
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For the land was sweet and good,
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I did what I could.
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When I first come to this land,
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I was not a wealthy man.
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Then I bought myself a cow,
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I did what I could.
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And I call my cow, no milk now.
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And I call my shack, break my back.
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I did what I could.
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When I first come to this land,
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I was not a wealthy man.
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Then I got myself a duck,
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I did what I could.
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And I called my duck, Bawk -A -Bawk.
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I called my cow, Low -Milk -Bow.
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And I called my shack, Break -My -Back.
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For the lamb was sweet and good,
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I did what I could.
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When I first come to this land,
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I was not a wealthy man.
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Then I got myself a horse,
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I did why good.
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And I call my horse, lame of course.
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And I call my duck, al -al -alot
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And I call my cow, no milk now
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And I call my shack, break my back
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For the land was sweet and good,
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I did what I could
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When I first come to this land,
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I was not a wealthy man,
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but I got myself a wife,
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I did what I could,
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and I call my wife the joy of my life.
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I call my horse, lame of course,
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I call my duck, out of luck,
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I call my cow, no milk now,
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And I call my shack, break my back
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For the land was sweet and good,
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I did what I could
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When I first come to this land
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I was not a wealthy man
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Then I got myself a son,
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I did what I could
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And I told my son, my work's done
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For the land was sweet and good,
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and I did what I could,
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an d I did what I could.
Outro 1
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ChordsC Dm G F
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