John Williamson – Woman On The Land (Guitar)

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shes my mother, she's my aunty,

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she is many that i've known

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the backbone of the bush,   where country kids have grown

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she's raised and she's nurtured those children of her own

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while her man does his battles on the land

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and he comes on from the shearing, still aching in the back

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the kids are finally tucked away, her days are never slack

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but she makes it look so easy, as she cooks him up a storm

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that unselfish, unsung hero of the land

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she's keeping books, she's nursing

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raising money for the town

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she's the last one standing,   when all is falling down

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ferocious as a tiger to defend her little clan

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my hero the woman on the land

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so i propose a toast, to the mothers that we know

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proud to be the better half, who really run the show

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and if you shed a tear boys, i will understand

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to our hero the woman on the land

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and he comes in from the harvest, a dissapointing yield

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he's tired and he's dusty, twelve hours in the field

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and although her day's been  difficult, she greets him with a smile

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that unselfish, unsung hero of the land

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to our hero,  the woman on the land