The shearers work hard for a living for them never an easy pay br In shearing sheds in the warm weather they work through the heat of the day br At the end of a long shearing Season their backs from constant bending do ache br They work in the evening till nightfall they start shortly after daybreak br The shearers are children of shearers the trade one might say handed down br They enjoy their beer at the weekend in the pub of the nearest bush town br They do seem to enjoy the hard life we make our life choices some say br From shearing shed to shearing shed in the big Country from home they work quite a long way br Some daughters of shearers become shearers one might say they've got shearing in the blood br But it must be a hard way for a woman for to have to earn a livelihood br Yet top women shearers are good at shearing for their shearing feats they are well known br Even with the best of the male shearers they have been known to hold their own br The shearers work hard for a living for them never an easy pay br In the shearing shed they feel hot and sweaty in the sunshine of a humid day.