When I First Came to This Land
When I first came to this land, I was not a wealthy man.
So I got myself a farm and I did what I could.
And I called my farm, "Muscle in my arm."
But the land was sweet and good and I did what I could.
When I first came to this land, I was not a wealthy man.
So I got myself a shack and I did what I could.
And I called my shack, "Break my back."
And I called my farm, "Muscle in my arm."
But the land was sweet and good and I did what I could.
When I first came to this land, I was not a wealthy man.
So I got myself a dog and I did what I could.
And I called my dog, "Life like a log."
And I called my shack, "Break my back."
And I called my farm, "Muscle in my arm."
But the land was sweet and good and I did what I could.
When I first came to this land, I was not a wealthy man.
So I got myself a wife and I did what I could.
And I called my wife, "Run for your life."
And I called my dog, "Life like a log."
And I called my shack, "Break my back."
And I called my farm, "Muscle in my arm."
But the land was sweet and good and I did what I could.
When I first came to this land, I was not a wealthy man.
So I got myself a cow and I did what I could.
And I called my cow, "No milk now."
And I called my wife, "Run for your life."
And I called my dog, "Life like a log."
And I called my shack, "Break my back."
And I called my farm, "Muscle in my arm."
But the land was sweet and good and I did what I could.
When I first came to this land, I was not a wealthy man.
So I got myself a horse, and I did what I could.
And I called my horse, "Lame of course."
And I called my cow, "No milk now."
And I called my wife, "Run for your life."
And I called my dog, "Life like a log."
And I called my shack, "Break my back."
And I called my farm, "Muscle in my arm."
But the land was sweet and good and I did what I could.
When I first came to this land, I was not a wealthy man.
So I got myself a hen and I did what I could.
And I called my hen, "Now and then."
And I called my horse, "Lame of course."
And I called my cow, "No milk now."
And I called my wife, "Run for your life."
And I called my dog, "Life like a log."
And I called my shack, "Break my back."
And I called my farm, "Muscle in my arm."
But the land was sweet and good and I did what I could.
When I first came to this land, I was not a wealthy man.
So I got myself a son and I did what I could.
And I called my son, "No work done."
And I called my hen, "Now and then."
And I called my horse, "Lame of course."
And I called my cow, "No milk now."
And I called my wife, "Run for your life."
And I called my dog, "Life like a log."
And I called my shack, "Break my back."
And I called my farm, "Muscle in my arm."
But the land was sweet and good and I did what I could.
When I first came to this land, I was not a wealthy man.
So I got myself a daughter and I did what I could.
And I called my daughter, "Fetch the water."
And I called my son, "No work done."
And I called my hen, "Now and then."
And I called my horse, "Lame of course."
And I called my cow, "No milk now."
And I called my wife, "Run for your life."
And I called my dog, "Life like a log."
And I called my shack, "Break my back."
And I called my farm, "Muscle in my arm."
But the land was sweet and good and I did what I could.
When I first came to this land, I was not a wealthy man.
So I got myself a donkey and I did what I could.
And I called my donkey, "Horse gone wonky."
And I called my daughter, "Fetch the water."
And I called my son, "No work done."
And I called my hen, "Now and then."
And I called my horse, "Lame of course."
And I called my cow, "No milk now."
And I called my wife, "Run for your life."
And I called my dog, "Life like a log."
And I called my shack, "Break my back."
And I called my farm, "Muscle in my arm."
But the land was sweet and good and I did what I could.
When I first came to this land, I was not a wealthy man.
So I got myself a duck and I did what I could.
And I called my duck, "Out of luck."
And I called my donkey, "Horse gone wonky."
And I called my daughter, "Fetch the water."
And I called my son, "No work done."
And I called my hen, "Now and then."
And I called my horse, "Lame of course."
And I called my cow, "No milk now."
And I called my wife, "Run for your life."
And I called my dog, "Life like a log."
And I called my shack, "Break my back."
And I called my farm, "Muscle in my arm."
But the land was sweet and good and I did what I could.
But the land was sweet and good and I did what I could.
So I got myself a farm and I did what I could.
And I called my farm, "Muscle in my arm."
But the land was sweet and good and I did what I could.
When I first came to this land, I was not a wealthy man.
So I got myself a shack and I did what I could.
And I called my shack, "Break my back."
And I called my farm, "Muscle in my arm."
But the land was sweet and good and I did what I could.
When I first came to this land, I was not a wealthy man.
So I got myself a dog and I did what I could.
And I called my dog, "Life like a log."
And I called my shack, "Break my back."
And I called my farm, "Muscle in my arm."
But the land was sweet and good and I did what I could.
When I first came to this land, I was not a wealthy man.
So I got myself a wife and I did what I could.
And I called my wife, "Run for your life."
And I called my dog, "Life like a log."
And I called my shack, "Break my back."
And I called my farm, "Muscle in my arm."
But the land was sweet and good and I did what I could.
When I first came to this land, I was not a wealthy man.
So I got myself a cow and I did what I could.
And I called my cow, "No milk now."
And I called my wife, "Run for your life."
And I called my dog, "Life like a log."
And I called my shack, "Break my back."
And I called my farm, "Muscle in my arm."
But the land was sweet and good and I did what I could.
When I first came to this land, I was not a wealthy man.
So I got myself a horse, and I did what I could.
And I called my horse, "Lame of course."
And I called my cow, "No milk now."
And I called my wife, "Run for your life."
And I called my dog, "Life like a log."
And I called my shack, "Break my back."
And I called my farm, "Muscle in my arm."
But the land was sweet and good and I did what I could.
When I first came to this land, I was not a wealthy man.
So I got myself a hen and I did what I could.
And I called my hen, "Now and then."
And I called my horse, "Lame of course."
And I called my cow, "No milk now."
And I called my wife, "Run for your life."
And I called my dog, "Life like a log."
And I called my shack, "Break my back."
And I called my farm, "Muscle in my arm."
But the land was sweet and good and I did what I could.
When I first came to this land, I was not a wealthy man.
So I got myself a son and I did what I could.
And I called my son, "No work done."
And I called my hen, "Now and then."
And I called my horse, "Lame of course."
And I called my cow, "No milk now."
And I called my wife, "Run for your life."
And I called my dog, "Life like a log."
And I called my shack, "Break my back."
And I called my farm, "Muscle in my arm."
But the land was sweet and good and I did what I could.
When I first came to this land, I was not a wealthy man.
So I got myself a daughter and I did what I could.
And I called my daughter, "Fetch the water."
And I called my son, "No work done."
And I called my hen, "Now and then."
And I called my horse, "Lame of course."
And I called my cow, "No milk now."
And I called my wife, "Run for your life."
And I called my dog, "Life like a log."
And I called my shack, "Break my back."
And I called my farm, "Muscle in my arm."
But the land was sweet and good and I did what I could.
When I first came to this land, I was not a wealthy man.
So I got myself a donkey and I did what I could.
And I called my donkey, "Horse gone wonky."
And I called my daughter, "Fetch the water."
And I called my son, "No work done."
And I called my hen, "Now and then."
And I called my horse, "Lame of course."
And I called my cow, "No milk now."
And I called my wife, "Run for your life."
And I called my dog, "Life like a log."
And I called my shack, "Break my back."
And I called my farm, "Muscle in my arm."
But the land was sweet and good and I did what I could.
When I first came to this land, I was not a wealthy man.
So I got myself a duck and I did what I could.
And I called my duck, "Out of luck."
And I called my donkey, "Horse gone wonky."
And I called my daughter, "Fetch the water."
And I called my son, "No work done."
And I called my hen, "Now and then."
And I called my horse, "Lame of course."
And I called my cow, "No milk now."
And I called my wife, "Run for your life."
And I called my dog, "Life like a log."
And I called my shack, "Break my back."
And I called my farm, "Muscle in my arm."
But the land was sweet and good and I did what I could.
But the land was sweet and good and I did what I could.
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Writer(s): Traditional, Mary C Smith
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