When I First Came To This Land

Pete Seeger

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Verse 1

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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 shack, and I did what I could.

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And I called my shack “Break My Back”.

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But the land was sweet and good and I did what I could.

Verse 2

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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 cow, and I did what I could.

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And I called my cow “No Milk Now”,

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And I called my shack “Break My back”.

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But the land was sweet and good, and I did what I could.

Verse 3

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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 duck, and I did what I could.

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And I called my duck “Out of Luck”

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And I called my cow “No Milk Now”,

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And I called my shack “Break My back”.

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But the land was sweet and good, and I did what I could.

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Verse 4

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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 wife, and I did what I could.

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And I called my wife “Run For Your Life”,

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And I called my duck “Out of Luck”

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And I called my cow “No Milk Now”,

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And I called my shack “Break My back”.

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But the land was sweet and good, and I did what I could.

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Verse 5

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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 son, and I did what I could.

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And I called my son “My Works Done”,

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And I called my wife “Run For Your Life”,

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And I called my duck “Out of Luck”

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And I called my cow “No Milk Now”,

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And I called my shack “Break My back”.

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But the land was sweet and good, and I did what I could.

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