Barren land and fertile women

from Odznenz 1 by eddie cairney

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Barren land and fertile women
Verse 1
A man from the land of the rowan tree
Made verses of elegance and grace
Life was never that easy for him
He never passed a pretty face

Verse 2
His daddy was a farmer and so was he
His heart was in another place
He never made a farmer no siree
His weakness was a pretty face

Chorus
Barren land and fertile women
Was the curse that followed him around forever
Though his pen was great there was no escape
From barren land and fertile women

Verse 3
A man who was the property of the world
At time the bottle was his only friend
His mind was strong but his flesh was weak
His passion never could pretend

Verse 4
Many long hours behind a heavy plough
Broke his back and killed his pace
At 37 he was dead and gone
At last he’d found his peace

Chorus

Bridge
The women he knew he loved them all
They all gave him many children
But the seed he planted in the ground
They rarely fired his passion

Chorus

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from Odznenz 1, released January 14, 2016

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Eddie Cairney is one of the country's most prolific songwriters and Scotland's best kept songwriting secret with 99 albums to date and another 100 plus in the pipeline. He has written new music to almost all of Robert Burns works totalling over 900 new songs. He writes in a great many genres, from folk to orchestral. He is also one of Scotland's most accomplished rock/blues piano players. ... more

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