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 cant believe, when its time to leave That his wife comes to take him back home Shes the Mrs of a farmer The better half of a man Workin the land as a family Raisin the kids in Gippsland Shes been the wife, through trouble and strife Ever ready to lean a hand The backbone of the farmer A girl from the land Daves wife is Sue, and shes local too For theyve been in the district for years They work side by side, its been no easy ride But theyve made it with love, sweat and tears Their kids are all grown with homes of their own So each Friday Sue gets in Daves ear It seems like a fluke, but Im tellin you Its 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 Shes 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, Sues been on the phone Her girl friends will be droppin in An they laugh as they can about Susies old man As he thinks hes in trouble again The womenfolk know their men like to go For a beer with the boys now and then And the girls think its fine having tea cake and wine Till its 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 Shes 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
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