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Martha walked right down to the dam, |
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I hoe and a shovel in either hand. |
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She was bound to dig for every woman and man, |
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And child that lay sick with fever. |
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The government men said, "Be our favorite sons,Be a place of worth some where and someone.If you drown this valley the canal boats will come." |
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So they drowned their lovely valley. |
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But the waters grew black and the sickness came. |
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They hung their heads in grief and shame. |
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Martha said, "We've only ourselves to blame." |
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And took up a shovel and hoe, |
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Good LordShe took up a shovel and hoe. |
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Chorus: When it's time to say enough and set things right, |
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The whole world is waist deep in trouble, |
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Never doubt or question the power of love, |
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Or one woman with a shovel. |
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Along came |
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Elizabeth |
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Sarah and |
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Rose, Eva, |
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Clara and |
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Ruth .They came with picks and shovels and hoes and armed with a righteous truth. |
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Then came |
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Calvin, Eli and |
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Scott, Timothy, |
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David and |
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Paul.And together before sun came up they tore down the cursed wall, |
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They tore down the cursed wall. |
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ChorusAnd the lake finally bled its bad blood south, |
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And they'd saved that ravaged land. |
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And not a single soul jury or judge would think to fine or jail them, |
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Would think to fine or jail them. |
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Martha walked right down to the dam. |
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Hoe and a shovel in either hand. |
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She was bound to dig for every woman and man, |
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And child who lay sick with fever. |
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