One Woman and a Shovel

Intro
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VERSES
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Martha walked right down to the dam,
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A hoe and a shovel in either hand.
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She was bound to dig for every woman and man,
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And child that lay sick with fever.
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The government men said, “Be our favorite sons,
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Be a place of worth some where and someone.
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If you drown this valley the canal boats come.”
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So they drowned their lovely valley.
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But the waters grew black and the sickness came.
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They hung their heads in grief and shame.
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Martha said, “We've only ourselves to blame.”
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And took up a shovel and hoe, Good Lord
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She took up a shovel and hoe.
CHORUS
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When it's time to say enough and set things right,
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The whole world is waist deep in trouble,
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Never doubt or question the power of love,
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Or one woman with a shovel.

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