Kate & Anna McGarrigle - The work song

Back before the ^D7blues were blue ^C When the good ol’ ^D7songs were new ^C Songs that may no ^D7longer please us ^C ‘Bout the darkies, ^Fabout ^CJesus ^GMississippi minstrels, ^Ccolour of molasses ^FStrumming on their banjos to ^Center^Gtain their ^Cmassas ^AmSome said garbage, ^Abaugothers said art You ^Ccouldn’t ^D7call it ^Csoul, you ^D7had to ^Gcall it ^Cheart ^{F C F C}

Oh, ^Gbacks broke bending, digging ^Choles to plant the seeds The ^Fowners ate the cane and the ^Cworkers ^Gate the ^Cweeds Put the ^Gwood in the stove and ^Cwater in the cup You ^Fworked so hard that you ^Cdied ^Gstanding ^Cup ^{F C F C}

When I was a ^D7little thing ^C Papa tried to ^D7make me sing ^C 'Home Sweet Home'^D7 and 'Aura Lee' ^C These were songs that my ^Fdaddy ^Ctaught me '^GCamptown Races' and 'Su^Csannah Don’t You Cry' '^FGentle Annie' still brings a ^Ctear ^Gto my ^Ceye ^AmLabel it garbage, ^Abauglabel it art You ^Ccouldn’t ^D7call it ^Csoul, you ^D7had to ^Gcall it ^Cheart ^{F C F C}

Oh, ^Gbacks broke bending, digging ^Choles to plant the seeds The ^Fowners ate the cane and the ^Cworkers ^Gate the ^Cweeds Put the ^Gwood in the stove and ^Cwater in the cup You ^Fworked so hard that you ^Cdied ^Gstanding ^Cup ^{F C F C}

Sing me songs of ^D7days gone by ^C Make me laugh and ^D7make me cry ^C Break my female ^D7heart in two ^C Sing me songs that ^Fsay “I ^Clove you” ^GLower your eyes and raise your ^Chand up to your breast ^FSing me one about the sun ^Csetting ^Gin the ^Cwest ^AmOoh ooh ooh, ^Abaugooh ooh

Oh, ^Gbacks broke bending, digging ^Choles to plant the seeds The ^Fowners ate the cane and the ^Cworkers ^Gate the ^Cweeds Put the ^Gwood in the stove and ^Cwater in the cup You ^Fworked so hard that you ^Cdied ^Gstanding ^Cup

Oh, ^Gbacks broke bending, digging ^Choles to plant the seeds The ^Fowners ate the cane and the ^Cworkers ^Gate the ^Cweeds Put the ^Gwood in the stove and ^Cwater in the cup You ^Fworked so hard that you ^Cdied ^Gstanding ^Cup ^{F C G F C}