When I First Came To This Land chords by The Limeliters

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When I first came to this land,
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I  was not a wealthy man.
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So I  got myself a farm,
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and I  did what I could.
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So I got myself a farm,
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called my farm the muscle in my arm.
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But the land was sweet and good,
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and I  did what I could
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That farm had neither dog nor cat,
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not a soul to holler at
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So I got myself a wife,
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and I  did what I could
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So I got myself a wife,
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called my wife, run for your life
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But the land was sweet and good,
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and  I did what I could
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When a year had passed away,
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I  came home one summer day
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Found I'd got myself a son,
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and I  did what I could
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Found I've got myself a son,
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called my son, my work's done
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But the land was sweet and good,
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and I  did what I could
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Well he grew up and left the farm,
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brought a wife back on his arm
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Soon the rooms were full of kids,
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and I  did what I could
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Soon the rooms were full of kids
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Called those kids, flip your lids
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But the land was sweet and good
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And I  did what I could
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When I first came to  this land,
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I  was not a  wealthy man.
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Now I've built my family tree,
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yes, I did what I could.
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Now I've built my family tree
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I call that tree enough for me
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But the land was sweet and good
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And I  did what I could
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And I called my farm the
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muscle in my arm
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Called my wife, run for your life
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Called my son, my work's done
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Called those kids, flip your lids
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Family tree's enough for me
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But the land was sweet and good
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And I  did what I could