Golden Hands
from Lawnmower Mind (2004)
He was born with hands of gold
Solid gold to the core
His father chopped them hands of
Because they were so poor
Instead of hands they made him
A shovel and a plough
He’s a shovelling and a ploughing
He’s a shovelling and a ploughing
He’s cultivating land
Half man half machine
Crops are growing time is going
Land is turning green
His father in the barn
He’s a happy man
A happy man, a Happy man
a happy man a happy man….
One night moon was crying
One night the price was paid
With his shovel and his plough
He dug a proper grave
He dug a hole right into the centre of the earth
He Dumped his father Dumped his father
Way down in the dirt
he travelled through the land
Through each and every state
He even joined the ringling brothers
for a couple of days
Then he moved to Holland
Working for the queen
To keep her garden, keep her garden
Keep her garden clean.
