When I first
came to this land,
I was not a wealthy man.
Then I built myself a shack,
I did what I could.
And I called my shack, break my back.
For the land was sweet and good,
I did what I could.
When I first come to this land,
I was not a wealthy man.
Then I bought myself a cow,
I did what I could.
And I call my cow, no milk now.
And I call my shack, break my back.
For the land was sweet and good,
I did what I could.
When I first come to this land,
I was not a wealthy man.
Then I got myself a duck,
I did what I could.
And I called my duck, Bawk -A -Bawk.
I called my cow, Low -Milk -Bow.
And I called my shack, Break -My -Back.
For the lamb was sweet and good,
I did what I could.
When I first come to this land,
I was not a wealthy man.
Then I got myself a horse,
I did why good.
And I call my horse, lame of course.
And I call my duck, al -al -alot
And I call my cow, no milk now
And I call my shack, break my back
For the land was sweet and good,
I did what I could
When I first come to this land,
I was not a wealthy man,
but I got myself a wife,
I did what I could,
and I call my wife the joy of my life.
I call my horse, lame of course,
I call my duck, out of luck,
I call my cow, no milk now,
And I call my shack, break my back
For the land was sweet and good,
I did what I could
When I first come to this land
I was not a wealthy man
Then I got myself a son,
I did what I could
And I told my son, my work's done
For the land was sweet and good,
and I did what I could,
an d I did what I could.