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When I First Came to This Land When I first came to this land, I was not a wealthy man So I got myself a shack, I did what I could And I called my shack, "Break my back" But the land was sweet and good, I did what I could When I first came to this land, I was not a wealthy man, So I got myself a farm, I did what I could And I called my farm, "Muscle in my arm" And I called my shack, "Break my back" But the land was sweet and good, I did what I could similarly: cow, "No milk now" duck, "Out of luck" donkey, "Horse gone Wonky" wife, "Run for your life" son, "My work done" SOF
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