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My father was a tomato farmer. there is the phrase that says he or she worked their fingers to the bone, well, that's my dad. and he was a very good man.
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My Father Was A Tomato Farmer. There

Sidney Poitier
My father was a tomato farmer. there is the phrase that says he or she worked their fingers to the bone, well, that's my dad. and he was a very good man.
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