Natalie Merchant - Down On Penny's Farm Lyrics
Come here ladies and gentlemanListen to my songPlay it to you rightBut you may think it wrongMay make you madBut I mean no harmIts just about the rentersOn Pennys farmIts a hard time in the countryDown on Pennys farmGo into the fieldsAnd you work all dayDeep into the nightBut you get no payPromise you some meatOr a little bucket of lardIts hard to make a livingOn Pennys farmIts a hard time in the countryDown on Pennys farmHear George PennyHell be coming into townWith a wagon load of peachesNot a one of them soundGotta get his moneyGotta get a checkPay you for a bushelBut you never get a peckIts a hard time in the countryDown on Pennys farmGeorge Pennys rentersThey be coming into townWith their hands in their pocketsAnd their heads hanging downGo to the merchantAnd the merchant hell say,your mortgage it is dueAnd Im looking for my payIts a hard time in the countryDown on Pennys farmDeep into his pocketWith a trembling hand,cant pay you what I oweBut ill pay you what I canDown to the merchantAnd the merchant make a callPut you on the chain gangDont pay at allIts a hard time in the countryDown on Pennys farm