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Written by Marilla Homes 2012

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Settler’s Wife
By Marilla Homes

Pain and sorrow, trouble and strife
All just part of a settler’s life
Weave and spin in the dust and tin
Spare a thought for the settler’s wife

Hey ho for the settler’s life
Hey ho for the settler’s wife [x2]

Clear the scrub and till the land
See the callous on the settler’s hand
She cooks for four and she eats for two
She doesn’t get much with the settler’s band

Hey ho for the settler’s hands
Hey ho for the settler’s band [x2]

Shearing sheep will break your back
Pass it on to the settler’s jack
Keeping house while the settler’s out
Wond’ring if he will ever come back

Hey ho for the settler’s jack
Hey ho will he ever come back? [x2]

Going to the bank after fire and flood
A bullet through the skull of the settler’s stud
Sifting through the ash and the dust and mud
All but covered in the settler’s blood

Hey ho for the settler’s stud
Hey ho for the settler’s blood [x2]

Pain and sorrow, trouble and strife
All just part of a settler’s life
Weave and spin in the dust and tin
Spare a thought for the settler’s wife

Hey ho for the settler’s life
Hey ho for the settler’s wife [x2]

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from Settler's Wife, released June 25, 2014

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