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Liz Frencham and Fred Smith - Four Strong Hands

from You & Me Vol​.​1 by Liz Frencham

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Four Strong Hands

(Iain ‘Fred’ Smith)

Guess I don’t have to tell you
That was the bank man on the phone
Reckons we’re gonna have to sell here
We can’t repay the loan
Things haven’t run too well here
Since the drought in ‘95
Ever since we worked our fingers to the bone
Just to stay alive
But to lose this farm would break my heart
I’ve worked here man and boy I am too old for a new start so

Many a dream have we seen broken
Many a fire through our back door
Many a harsh word spoken
I can’t take it any more
So sign this letter to my brother
Take the pistol from the shelf
put two rounds in it’s chambers
Put an end to all this hell and

Take my hand now lover
Together into an empty night
Take my hand now lover
I have lost my will to fight

Many a dream have we seen broken
Many a fire through our back door
Many a harsh word spoken
It hasn’t been easy that’s for sure
Kids moved out and went to Melbourne
Must have been a year ago
The summer months were hot and lonely
Now the winters here I’m cold
But when you hold me in your arms
I am still a little girl
I can forget all the sadness
and the anger in our world so

Take my hand now lover
Walk together through the night
Take my hand now lover
We can make it work out right

Throw that letter in the fire
Throw the pistol in the dam
I am not prepared to die
Not as long as I can stand
We can make a new start
You silly old fart
We’ve got four strong hands and
Two beating hearts so

Take my hand now lover
Walk together through the night
Take my hand now lover
We can make it work all right

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from You & Me Vol​.​1, released January 4, 2008
Written by Iain 'Fred' Smith

Liz Frencham - lead vocals/double bass
Fred Smith - vocals/acoustic guitar
Drums -

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Liz Frencham Trentham, Australia

Liz studied Jazz performance at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music & has been working full time as a musician for over ten years. She is an experienced multi-genre session double-bassist & vocalist who has become an audience favourite on the music festival circuit in Australia with acts like Frencham Smith, Jigzag, Devlish Mary, Red Juliet & Jimmy the Fish. ... more

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