Songs / Marsh Farm
Born without a clue. A lifetime later, situation largely unchanged. Nevertheless, one perseveres.....
Marsh Farm - the song
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Marsh Farm
When you're long term unemployed and caught up living on the dole
the unemployment office never lets you take control
You earn a bit of money; you earn a bit of cash
They cut it from your benefit or take it from your stash
Everybody knows it; everybody's calm
Everybody knows you're living up on Marsh Farm
You're tied up into knots and you’re paying through the nose, the
kids are looking rough and shoutin for some trendy clothes
The buses don't like coming here to take you into town, so
you have to get a taxi if you wanna get around
Everybody knows it; they know you mean no harm;
Everybody knows you're coming down from Marsh Farm
You go out looking for a job; you go out looking for some pay
About your application form you know they’re gonna say
“We’d like to take it further; we’d like to help you out, but
your address clearly indicates you’re nothing but a lout”
Everybody knows it, despite your hidden charm;
Everybody knows your stuck with living on the Farm
You take a little bacon; you take a little beans
They reckon that’s enough to get your children through their teens
They keep you on the edge; they keep you living off the state
People they will tell you that you never can escape
Everybody knows it; it’s where you park your car
Everybody knows you can’t survive on Marsh Farm
You know you got your neighbours; you know you got your friends
You know that when it comes to it they’ll help you in the end
You got the social services; you got the national health, but
you know that it’s the residents on whom you can depend
You know you love the people here; you know you can’t go far
You know there’s nothing to compare with living on the Farm
© 2020 Deacon Martin