Hey Tom, You ever been to Tillsonburg? Tillsonburg? My back still aches when I hear that word While, a way down Southern Ontario I never had a nickle or a dime to show A fella beeped up in an automobile He said "You'll want to work in the Tobacco field's of
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He said I'll only give ya seven bucks a day But if you're any good you'll get a raise in pay Your beds already on the bunkhouse floor If it gets a little chilly ya can close the door
Tillsonburg (Tillsonburg) It was Tillsonburg (Tillsonburg) My back still aches when I hear that word
I was feelin' in the morning anything but fine The farmer said I'm gonna teach ya how to brame He said ya gotta dawn a pair of oil skin pants If ya want to work in the Tobacco plants of
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We landed in a field that was long and wide With one ol' horse and five more guys I asked them where to find the cigarette trees When he said bend over I was ready to leave
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He said just to pick the bottom leaves And don't start crawling on your hands and knees Prime your load cause you'll get no pay For standin' there pickin' at your nose all day 'round
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With a broken back bendin' over there I was wet right through to the underwear And it was stuck to my skin like glue From the nicotine tar on the morning dew of
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Now the nearest river was two miles from The place where they was waitin' for the boat to come When I heard some talk of makin' the kill I was down the highway and over the hill from
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Now there is one thing you can always bet If I never smoke another cigarette I might get taken in alot of deals But I won't go workin' the tobacco fields of
Tillsonburg (Tillsonburg) x2 My back still aches when I hear that word