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POLLY THE WIDOW

ONE DAY WE WERE MAKING PLANS AND IN THE MORNING HE WAS GONE SAID GO BURY MY BEST TOOLS BENEATH THE LAWN CAUSE I'VE GIVEN MY WEAK ARMS AND I'VE GIVEN MY LEGS AND AFTER IT ALL THE FIELDS ARE STILL FLOODED BUT THE FENCES ARE LEFT SO I MAKE WITH THE SOWING AND I MAKE WITH THE HAY I MAKE WITH THE HOEING SUNNY BANK IN THE MUD THROUGH THE RAIN AND TROUBLE GONNA COME WHEN I WANNA RUN THIS PLACE ON MY OWN YEAH WE ALL GOT TROUBLE EVERYONE GOT A LITTLE TROUBLE I'M NOT ALONE I COULDN'T BE HONEST ANYMORE AND I COULDN'T BE TRUE AND WHEN I TAKE A HARD LOOK AT OUR HISTORY HERE NEITHER COULD YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GONNA GROW DON'T KNOW WHAT I'LL MAKE BUT YOU PUT A BAD SEED INTO THE GOOD EARTH IT'S GONNA TAKE TAKE TAKE GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN GO TELL IT IN THE TOWN POLLY THE WIDOW BEEN OUT HERE COOKING AND PUTTING STUFF IN THE GROUND THERE'S RED SMOKE FROM HER CHIMNEY AND THERE'S BLACK DIRT ROUND HER DOOR AND I'VE TEN TO YOUR FIVE NO WORD OF A LIE WE WON'T SEE HER NO MORE

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Stephen Burch. Problem folk, songs with words.

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