D G
For nearly sixty years I've been a farmer,
D A
Through drought, fire and flood I've lived through plenty,
D G D
But this country's dust and mud, has seen my tears and blood,
A D
And its nearly over now, and now i'm easy.
[Verse 2]
D G
I married a fine young girl when I was twenty,
D A
But she died in giving birth when she was thirty,
D G D
No flying doctors then, just a gentle old black gin,
A D
And its nearly over now, and now I'm easy,
[Verse 3]
D G
She left me with two sons and a daughter,
D A
And a bone dry farm that cries for water,
D G D
Though my cares were rough and ready, they grew up fine and steady,
A D
And its nearly over now, and now I'm easy.
[Verse 3]
D G
My daughter married young and went her own way,
D A
My sons lay buried by the Burma railway
D G D
In this land I've called my home, though I've carried on alone,
A D
And its nearly over now, and now i'm easy.
[Verse 4]
D G
City folks these days despise the farmer,
D A
Saying with dole and subsidies we have it easy,
D G D
But there's no drought or starving stock on your sured suburban blocks.
A D
And its nearly over now, and now I'm easy
D G
For nearly sixty years I've been a farmer,
D A
Through drought, fire and flood I've lived through plenty,
D G D
But this country's dust and mud, has seen my tears and blood,
A D
And its nearly over now, and now i'm easy.
