One Woman And A Shovel-Carrie Newcomer

[ti:One Woman And A Shovel] [ar:Carrie Newcomer] [al:The Geography Of Light] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]One Woman And A Shovel - Carrie Newcomer [00:15.69]Martha walked right down to the dam [00:18.57]I hoe and a shovel in either hand [00:21.38]She was bound to dig for every woman and man [00:24.43]And child that lay sick with fever [00:26.97] [00:27.75]The government men said "Be our favorite sons [00:30.34]Be a place of worth some where and someone [00:32.94] [00:33.78]If you drown this valley the canal boats will come " [00:36.43]So they drowned their lovely valley [00:38.92] [00:40.00]But the waters grew black and the sickness came [00:42.58]They hung their heads in grief and shame [00:45.73]Martha said "We've only ourselves to blame " [00:48.36]And took up a shovel and hoe Good Lord [00:51.83]Took up a shovel and hoe [00:54.87]When it's time to say enough and set things right [00:57.97]The whole world is waist deep in trouble [01:00.87] [01:02.48]Never doubt or question the power of love [01:05.40]Or one woman with a shovel [01:08.03] [01:21.03]Along came Elizabeth Sarah and Rose [01:23.85]Eva Clara and Ruth [01:26.85]They came with picks and shovels [01:28.87]And hoes and armed with a righteous truth [01:32.15] [01:33.07]Join by Calvin Eli and Scott [01:35.85]Timothy David and Paul [01:38.93]And together before sun came up [01:41.64]They tore down the cursed wall [01:44.26]Yes yes [01:45.12]They tore down the cursed wall [01:47.24] [01:48.10]When it's time to say enough and set things right [01:51.31]The whole world is waist deep in trouble [01:53.78] [01:55.61]Never doubt or question the power of love [01:58.71]Or one woman with a shovel [02:01.07] [02:14.21]The lake finally bled it's bad blood south [02:16.61]And they'd saved that ravaged land [02:19.95]Not a single soul jury or judge [02:23.08]Think to fine or jail them [02:25.72] [02:26.25]Think to fine or jail them [02:28.63] [02:29.50]Martha walked right down to the dam [02:32.19]Hoe and a shovel in either hand [02:35.07]She was bound to dig for every woman and man [02:38.31]Child who lay sick with fever [02:40.67] [02:41.21]When it's time to say enough and set things right [02:44.23]The whole world is waist deep in trouble [02:47.53] [02:48.86]Never doubt or question the power of love [02:51.38]Or one woman with a shovel [02:54.85]Never doubt or question the power of love [02:57.75]Or one woman with a shovel