Martha walked right down to the dam
Hoe and a shovel in either hand
She was bound to dig for every woman and man
And child who lay sick with fever
The government men said, “Be our favorite sons
Be a place of worth, be somewhere, someone
If you drown this valley the canal boats comeâ€
So they drowned their lovely valley
The waters grew black and the sickness came
They hung their heads with grief and shame
And Martha said, “We've only ourselves to blameâ€
And took up a shovel and hoe, Good Lord
Took up a shovel and hoe
When it's time to say enough and to set things right
The whole world's waist deep in trouble
Never doubt or question the power of love
Or one woman with a shovel
Along came Elizabeth, Sarah and Rose, Eva, Clara and Ruth
Came with picks and shovels and hoes and armed with the righteous truth
Joined by Calvin, Eli and Scott, Timothy, David and Paul
And together before the sun came up they tore down the cursed wall
Yes, yes they tore down the cursed wall
When it's time to say enough and to set things right
The whole world's waist deep in trouble
Never doubt or question the power of love
Or one woman with a shovel
The lake finally bled its bad blood south
And they'd saved that ravaged land
Not a single soul, jury or judge would think to fine or jail them
No, No, would think to fine or jail them
Martha walked right down to the dam
Hoe and a shovel in either hand
She was bound to dig for every woman and man
And child who lay sick with fever
When it's time to say enough and to set things right
The whole world's waist deep in trouble
Never doubt or question the power of love
Or one woman with a shovel
Never doubt or question the power of love
Or one woman with a shovel
Hoe and a shovel in either hand
She was bound to dig for every woman and man
And child who lay sick with fever
The government men said, “Be our favorite sons
Be a place of worth, be somewhere, someone
If you drown this valley the canal boats comeâ€
So they drowned their lovely valley
The waters grew black and the sickness came
They hung their heads with grief and shame
And Martha said, “We've only ourselves to blameâ€
And took up a shovel and hoe, Good Lord
Took up a shovel and hoe
When it's time to say enough and to set things right
The whole world's waist deep in trouble
Never doubt or question the power of love
Or one woman with a shovel
Along came Elizabeth, Sarah and Rose, Eva, Clara and Ruth
Came with picks and shovels and hoes and armed with the righteous truth
Joined by Calvin, Eli and Scott, Timothy, David and Paul
And together before the sun came up they tore down the cursed wall
Yes, yes they tore down the cursed wall
When it's time to say enough and to set things right
The whole world's waist deep in trouble
Never doubt or question the power of love
Or one woman with a shovel
The lake finally bled its bad blood south
And they'd saved that ravaged land
Not a single soul, jury or judge would think to fine or jail them
No, No, would think to fine or jail them
Martha walked right down to the dam
Hoe and a shovel in either hand
She was bound to dig for every woman and man
And child who lay sick with fever
When it's time to say enough and to set things right
The whole world's waist deep in trouble
Never doubt or question the power of love
Or one woman with a shovel
Never doubt or question the power of love
Or one woman with a shovel