Green Beans
Written by Cindy Tonkin
This is an original shanty about women's work: specifically child care and food preparation. Daisy is Cindy's grandmother, minding 4 kids.
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Daisy’s making green beans tonight
Green beans and apricot chicken
every Wednesday night
Daisy does it right
Daisy’s making green beans tonight
Green beans from scratch
It’s a labour of love
First you top and then you tail
And then pull off the string
The colander goes ping
When you throw in the bean
Daisy’s making green beans tonight
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We’d all help her prep
All of the kids
First you top and then you tail
and then pull off the string
Wheel of Fortune begins
that’s when we start.
Daisy’s making green beans tonight.
CHORUS
Together we work
Hard for our tea
First you top and then you tail
And then pull off the string
Monotonous work
But fun as a group
Daisy’s making green beans tonight
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