Who - Now I'm A Farmer Lyrics
Ive got a spade and a pick-axeIve got a spade and a pick-axeAnd a hundred miles square of land to churn aboutAnd a hundred miles square of land to churn aboutMy old horse is weary but sincerelyMy old horse is weary but sincerelyI believe that he can pull a ploughI believe that he can pull a ploughWell Ive moved into the jungle of the agriculture rumble,Well Ive moved into the jungle of the agriculture rumble,To grow my own foodTo grow my own foodAnd Ill dig and plough and scrape the weedsAnd Ill dig and plough and scrape the weedsTill I succeed in seeing cabbage growing throughTill I succeed in seeing cabbage growing throughNow Im a farmer, and Im digging, digging, digging, digging, diggingNow Im a farmer, and Im digging, digging, digging, digging, diggingNow Im a farmer, and Im digging, digging, digging, digging, diggingNow Im a farmer, and Im digging, digging, digging, digging, diggingIts alarming how charming it is to be a-farmingIts alarming how charming it is to be a-farmingHow calming and balming the effect of the airHow calming and balming the effect of the airWell, I farmed for a year and grew a crop of cornWell, I farmed for a year and grew a crop of cornThat stretched as far as the eye can seeThat stretched as far as the eye can seeThats a whole lot of cornflakes,Thats a whole lot of cornflakes,Near enough to feed new york till 1973Near enough to feed new york till 1973Cultivation is my station and the nationCultivation is my station and the nationBuys my corn from me immediatelyBuys my corn from me immediatelyAnd holding sixty thousand bucks, I watch as dumper trucksAnd holding sixty thousand bucks, I watch as dumper trucksTip new yorks corn flakes in the seaTip new yorks corn flakes in the seaNow Im a farmer, and Im digging, digging, digging, digging, diggingNow Im a farmer, and Im digging, digging, digging, digging, diggingNow Im a farmer, and Im digging, digging, digging, digging, diggingNow Im a farmer, and Im digging, digging, digging, digging, diggingIts alarming how charming it is to be a-farmingIts alarming how charming it is to be a-farmingHow calming and balming the effect of the airHow calming and balming the effect of the airNow look here sonNow look here sonThe right thing to sayThe right thing to sayIsnt necessarily what you want to sayIsnt necessarily what you want to sayThe right thing to doThe right thing to doIsnt necessarily what you want to doIsnt necessarily what you want to doThe right things to growThe right things to growAint necessarily what you want to growAint necessarily what you want to growYour own happinessYour own happinessDoesnt necessarily teach you what you want to knowDoesnt necessarily teach you what you want to knowWell Im suntanned and deep, sos the horseWell Im suntanned and deep, sos the horseAnd my hands are deeply grainedAnd my hands are deeply grainedOld horse is a-grazing, its amazingOld horse is a-grazing, its amazingJust how lazily he took the strainJust how lazily he took the strainWell my pick and spade are rusty,Well my pick and spade are rusty,Because Im paid on trust to leave my square of cornfield bareBecause Im paid on trust to leave my square of cornfield bareIts alarming how charming it is to be a-farmingIts alarming how charming it is to be a-farmingHow calming and balming the effect of the airHow calming and balming the effect of the airWhen you grow what I growWhen you grow what I growTomatoes, potatoes, stew, eggplants ...Tomatoes, potatoes, stew, eggplants ...Potatoes, tomatoes ... gourdsPotatoes, tomatoes ... gourds
