HARD LIFE OF THE CUT

by Ian Campbell



It's a hard life for a girl on the cut

Doing the work of a full grown man

Pushing a barrow and shoveling the coal

Plenty of work on her hands



It's a hard life for a wife on the cut

Spending her days with a bargee man

Sharing his work through the good times and bad

Coping as well as she can



It's a hard life for a mum on the cut

Rearing her family the decent way

Mending and cooking and keeping them clean

Nothing but work all the day



@work @canals

recorded by Ian Campbell Folk Group

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