Slim Dusty — A Girl From the Land

Down at the local on Friday nights My neighbour Dave wanders in Sheepishly looking for company 'Cause his misses has bounced him again He drinks with the boys from his single days And life takes on a much brighter tone And Dave can't believe, when it's time to leave That his wife comes to take him back home She's the Mrs of a farmer The better half of a man Workin' the land as a family Raisin' the kids in Gippsland She's been the wife, through trouble and strife Ever ready to lean a hand The backbone of the farmer A girl from the land Dave's wife is Sue, and she's local too For they've been in the district for years They work side by side, it's been no easy ride But they've made it with love, sweat and tears Their kids are all grown with homes of their own So each Friday Sue gets in Dave's ear It seems like a fluke, but I'm tellin' you It's just so he can have a few beers Yes the Mrs of a farmer Is the better half of a man Workin' the land as a family Raisin' the kids in Gippsland She's been the wife, through trouble and strife Ever ready to lean a hand The backbone of the farmer A girl from the land Instrumental And meanwhile at home, Sue's been on the phone Her girl friends will be droppin' in An' they laugh as they can about Susie's old man As he thinks he's in trouble again The womenfolk know their men like to go For a beer with the boys now and then And the girls think it's fine having tea cake and wine Till it's time to collect them again Yes the Mrs of a farmer Is the better half of a man Workin' the land as a family Raisin' the kids in Gippsland She's been the wife, through trouble and strife Ever ready to lean a hand The backbone of the farmer A girl from the land A girl from the land