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American Favorite Ballads, Vol. 1

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1957

When I First Came to This Land

Pete Seeger

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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"

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 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 duck

And I did what I could

And I called my duck "Out of Luck"

And I called my cow "No Milk Now"

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 wife

And I did what I could

And I called my wife "Run for Your Life"

And I called my duck "Out of Luck"

And I called my cow "No Milk Now"

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 son, and I did what I could

And I called my son "My Works Donе"

And I called my wife "Run for Your Life"

And I callеd my duck "Out of Luck"

And I called my cow "No Milk Now"

And I called my shack "Break My back"

But the land was sweet and good

And I did what I could

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