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A Tractor

from Lift by Dave Gunning

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    Lift was released in 2015 by Wee House of Music. On Lift, Gunning collaborated with musicians from Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and North Carolina. It is the first album of Gunning's albums to be self-produced.

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A Tractor
Dave Gunning

Seems things are getting tougher with every season that comes
And we're not getting any younger and our work is never done
But I just got back from town and I think I made a deal
Bought a tractor with some money and two horses from the field flesh and bone for steel
When I've ploughed the final row, and you're waiting home for me
I'll be coming down the drive with no blisters on my feet
And still have time to check the barn before my supper's cold
Then get showered cleaned and shaved and take you dancing down the road while the crops start to grow

So goodbye horses my old friends
The days gone never come again
Now one man can do the work of ten

With the harvest in early long before the colours fall
We'll watch the autumn sunsets after we've done it all
This thing will push the winter snow clear out of the drive
Haul the timbre for wood stove when it's piled up high right up to the sky

So goodbye horses my old friends
The days gone never come again
Now one man can do the work of ten

Poor old Chester's is retired he's been resting on the hill
I could harness him again but I don't think that I will
Now as long as the rain comes and the sun knows when to shine
And the hay grows tall and the wind blows it dry we'll be doing just fine

So goodbye horses my old friends
The days gone never come again
Now one man can do the work of ten
So goodbye horses my old friends
The days gone never come again
Now one man can do the work of ten
Now one man can do the work of ten

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from Lift, track released July 10, 2015
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Dave Gunning Pictou, Nova Scotia

With a career spanning over two decades and 13 albums, Dave has gained a reputation for being a great storyteller and engaging performer who has the profound ability to take listeners on a musical journey through his songs. Much of his material is about the underdogs, heroes, family, the heart and reflects the messaging of social justice and carrying about the world around us. ... more

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