Lyrics

Working on the Land (2021)

Cut grass and gasoline
summer job – seventeen
strong as I will ever be
working on the land
6AM in the yard
load the tools – labour’s hard
Eden its own reward
working on the land

Lift, haul and haul some more
bone-weary to the core
Learning to set great store by
working on the land
Racing the setting sun
12 hours to get ‘er done
No time to wheeze or moan
working on the land

I bless my muscles – I bless my back
I bless the shade of my wide-brimmed straw hat
I bless the coffee we grab at 10
And come mid-afternoon, I bless it again! (and again!)

Days past and days to come
each is a victory won
Pride in a job well-done
working on the land
Wide sky, rake and hoe -
keep her steady as you go
God loves the gardener’s soul
working on the land