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John Works on the Land

from Where the Thorn Trees Grow by The Yirdbards

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lyrics

I am a hewer of wood and a drawer of water
As the sun stays low in the sky
For worlds I would not take the life of a roadman
I’ll work on the land till I die

I round up the horses with oats in my pocket
Then groom and harness the day
The horseman’s task is to collar and bridle
And Beauty and Prince work their way

Between the two ricks made of corn and of straw
The clatter of belts fills our ears
The grain it is threshed and the dust it blows higher
The mighty machine takes our years

There are ditches to clear and hedges to lay
No labour has more to show
I change the face and the look of this farmstead
Far more than a rook or a crow

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from Where the Thorn Trees Grow, released January 3, 2012
Paul Darby. Tune: Patrick Randall

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The Yirdbards England, UK

The Yirdbards lead singer Paul Darby first came to prominence in the early ‘70s as one half of the duo Windfall, and over the ensuing years he used his musical talent to raise thousands of pounds for Greenpeace. ‘I sing’ he says, ‘because it gives me pleasure. With The Yirdbards’ line up of cello and acoustic guitars, there’s more space for intimacy and subtlety. ... more

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