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The Old Man's Gone
James Blundell
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The old man bought a mouldboard plough
That was back in '39
Two pound out, two to pay
He began to build a line
Sowed the seeds of a strong man's dream
When the plan was straight and true
Work hard for each and every yard
No exceptions to the rule
Now the old man's gone but the wheel turns still
With a furrow headed right uphill
You broke the back of a strong man's dream
For the rattle of change in the treasurer's tin
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His dream was good, his plan was simple
He just wanted to raise a family
Have a boy to sit on his knee
And follow in his fall
When the wool came good, he made a handful
Just enough to pay his tax bill
In the mail that fall, oh well
They sent him off to war
Now the old man's gone but the wheel turns still
With a furrow headed right uphill
You broke the back of a strong man's dream
For the rattle of change in the treasurer's tin
Tax the land and break the country
Bleed us dry, leave us empty
Screw the folk who spend their lives
Just following your laws, your twisted laws
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Well, we closed the old man's eyes last night
It's better that we hid from sight
The sad affair that it's become
And the death of all his dreams
For he would never understand
How people could be so demanding
Holding out their hands
And giving nothing in return
Now the old man's gone but the wheel turns still
With a furrow headed right uphill
You broke the back of a strong man's dream
For the rattle of change in the treasurer's tin
The old man's gone but the wheel turns still
With a furrow headed right uphill
You broke the back of a strong man's dream
For the rattle of change in the treasurer's tin
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