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Make Do and Do Without

from Valley Home by Joe Vickers

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As the weather warmed and mine production slowed to its seasonal halt, many families were forced to live on a tight budget. Although many miners would find supplementary work during the off season, on a farmstead or the like, household budgets were perpetually stretched thin. Monetary stresses forced families to adopt the persistent attitude of "make do or do without."

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When the winter dies
And the spring comes along
It’s the end of the work term;
Start of the off-season

There is no paycheck
To be living on
So we live off the land
And we nourish the bond

We’ll plant a big garden
And fetch saskatoons
We’ll can for the winter
To ensure full spoons

When the home needs repair
You know, you haven’t far to go
When items from the company
Are “free” to borrow

In these times that are hard
We’ll make a penny stretch real far
In solidarity, we help

Out each other’s families
What we have is all we need
And we’ll make do with what
we have and do without

On the banks of the Red Deer
Time is often spent
Whistling and fishing
Waiting for the sticks to bend

Thinking about the credit
I racked up in the store
And how I’ll pay it back
When the work is in order

It is bred into our bones
Not to waste anything
A budget mind makes
For living on a shoe string

If there’s food on the table
And a roof over our heads
It’s safe to say that all
Our needs have been met

In these times that are hard
We’ll make a penny stretch real far
In solidarity, we help

Out each other’s families
What we have is all we need
And we’ll make do with what
We have and do without

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from Valley Home, released July 19, 2011

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Joe Vickers Drumheller, Alberta

Farmer by day, troubadour by night, Joe Vickers has logged countless miles on both his combine and tour van. His music explores the human spirit singing of the triumphs and tragedies of everyday life on the prairies.

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