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The Family Name

from No More Pennies by Dave Gunning

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lyrics

The Family Name
Dave Gunning/ Jamie Robinson

Standing on the port side of a British Brigantine, bound by a promise
to place I haven't seen
Traveling light with no reason to stay, with only my family name

There'll be wheat to be raised and barley to sow, grass for the cattle
rich land for the plough
There'll fish in every stream, wild fowl and tame, for me and my
family name

Let these roots take hold as the days unfold
So I may stand the test beyond my last breath

Fire lights at midnight as we ghost along the shore, met by cold
despair for struggle was in store
Not one empty acre for raising up the grain, it was a tortured test of
faith

But I felled the tallest pines I dug into the dirt, toiled through
each waking hour for all that I was worth
That's where I built my homestead, that's where I laid my claim, for
me and my family name

Let these roots take hold as the days unfold
So I may stand the test beyond my last breath

I felt sickness and fear and I've watch 15 years roll by

Now I'm standing on the hillside looking out beyond, and I can see my
home my wife and my three sons
May they write it on my stone before it's ever called to shame, as
they carry the family name

Let these roots take hold as the days unfold
So I may stand the test beyond my last breath

Let these roots take hold as the days unfold
So I may stand the test beyond my last breath

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from No More Pennies, released September 18, 2012
Dave Gunning/ Jamie Robinson

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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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