When I First Came To this Land

Oscar Brand, 1957· Novelty / Silly / Funny Songs · p.455

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When I first came to this land, I was not a wealthy man

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So I got myself a farm, I did what I could

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And I called my farm, "Muscle in my arm". But the land was sweet and good,

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And I did what I could

When I first came to this land, I was not a wealthy man,

So I built myself a shack, I did what I could.

And I called my shack, "Break my back",

And I called my shack, "Break my back"

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, I did what I could

And I called my cow, "No milk now" (repeat previous verse endings)

When I first came to this land, I was not a wealthy man,

So I got myself a duck, I did what I could

And I called my duck, "Out of luck" (repeat previous verse endings)

When I first came to this land, I was not a wealthy man,

So I got myself a donkey, I did what I could

And I called my donkey “Horse gone wonky” (repeat previous verse endings)

When I first came to this land, I was not a wealthy man,

So I got myself a wife, I did what I could

And I called my wife, "Run for your life" (repeat previous verse endings)

When I first came to this land, I was not a wealthy man

So I got myself a son, I did what I could

And I called my son, "My work's done" (repeat previous verse endings)

* Thanks to www.traditionalmusic.co.uk for the “Donkey/Horse gone wonky” verse