I keep my hands a busy for to keep the devil at bay
Ask my father for that busy hand I’ll tell you what he’ll say
Keep a workin’ for the money lad a workin through the day
My daughter here is worth a year of toiling at the hay
I’ve seen you grow and what I know I’ll love you till I die
I’ll work the land and by my hand I’ll earn the right to lie
Upon the bed when we are wed and this’ll be no lie
I vow to make you happy so your father can’t deny
credits
from Heart & Mind 1999,
released June 1, 1999
Lyrics & music: Mike Crook
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