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Ladder Song

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lyrics

I've been on the ladder all day
I prefer the ground but the ladder pays
Legs are burning, tempers turning
I've been on the ladder all day

I've been swinging the hammer all day
I prefer the rod but the hammer pays
Toes gettin' cold, I miss home
I've been swinging the hammer all day

Chorus
Rain or shine, it's working time
Plant me a penny, try to grow a dime
Turn the soil over so the roots can breathe
One day we'll grow us a money tree

I've been diggin' them footin's all day
I prefer to be digging the foreman's grave
When I'm stallin', boss man's hollerin'
I've been diggin' them footin's all day

I've been working since I could stand
Just to bury my bones on my own land
Ain't that funny, another American dummy
I've been working since I could stand

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from Billington Sea, released January 31, 2015
Ladder Song
Jake: lead vox & guitar
Hayley: backup vox & guitar
Written by Jake Hill, produced by Josh Ray
Engineered by Zach Laskowski

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Billington Sea plymouth, Massachusetts

A spellbinding blend of rootsy folk with country undertones, Billington Sea’s self-titled EP delivers an atmospheric debut drawing from the sensible musicality of Hayley Sabella threaded with the raw lyrical style of songwriting storyteller Jake Hill.

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