Nearly broke old Dom’s heart
To choose the sheep
And set them apart
He heard the shots
He just couldn’t watch
Hard times on the land
Ian ploughed the cabbages in
Prices were bad
He just couldn’t win
So what do you sow?
What can you sell?
Hard times on the land
CHORUS
Hard times
Hard times on the land
The tractor won’t run
On an oily rag
Hard times on the land
There was a time,
George knows well
When you couldn’t grow
Enough wheat to sell
But no matter the yield
This year’s a loss,
Hard times on the land
They were told
Without a doubt
Put in the sweat
It’ll work out
Well they’ve got sweat
To fill a dam
Hard times on the land ... CHORUS