{t:Poor, Poor Farmer} {st:Keray Regan (ARB: Stompin’ Tom Connors 1970)} *{c:|ntro: / 1 2 / 1 2 / [C] / [C]} I [C]came from the city, many months a-[G]go [G]Sold most everything and it gave me quite a stake ya [C]know I [C]bought meself a section, of the finest farmin' [G]land But [G]how they make a fortune, I don't under-[C]stand [C] I [C]bought new machinery, the very best of [G]seeds But [G]always buyin’ new parts, and half me crops is [C]weeds The [C]weasel took me chickens, while arsenic killed me [G]cow The [G]wife went home to mother, and the black earth got me [C]sow I'm a [C]poor, poor farmer, what am I gonna [G]do? A [G]poor, poor farmer, full of rabbit [C]stew A [C]poor, poor farmer, always on the [G]go [G]Prayin' to get my farm work, caught up before the [C]snow [C] /[C] The [C]rabbits ate me garden, the hail took all me [G]wheat It [G]seems I'm workin’ round the clock, I'm really gettin' [C]beat [C] Grass-[C]hoppers came the other day, just like a million [G]goats Be-[G]fore I knew just what to do, they cut down all me [C]oats [C] Well I [C]loaded up with grass seed, and started off to [G]town [G]Seems like every mile I made, the price kept goin' [C]down The [C]most of it was stuckage, from wild oats to [G]flax And [G]when we come to settle up, I owe them for the [C]sacks I'm a [C]poor, poor farmer, what am I gonna [G]do? A [G]poor, poor farmer, full of rabbit [C]stew A [C]poor, poor farmer, always on the [G]go [G]Prayin' to get my farm work, caught up before the [C]snow [C] /[C] [C]I woke up this morning, feelin' mighty [G]low I [G]gazed upon the potato field, all covered up with [C]snow [C]First me wheat an’ then me oats an’ now me spuds are [G]gone The [G]grub box is empty, how will I carry [C]on? [C] But [C]still I got me freedom, my credit ratin’ is [G]high Don't [G]have to pack a lunch box, or heed the whistle's [C]cry I'll [C]always be a farmer, I don't care ‘bout a [G]thing And if [G]I can get the tractor fixed, I'll combine in the [C]spring I'm a [C]poor, poor farmer, and I'll always [G]be A [G]poor, poor farmer, cause farmin’ is for [C]me I'd [C]rather be the farmer, cause farmin's what I [G]love And [G]I'll still be a farmer, up in the land a-[C]bove I'm a [C]poor, poor farmer, what am I gonna [G]do? A [G]poor, poor farmer, I'm full of rabbit [C]stew A [C]poor, poor farmer, always on the [G]go [G]Prayin' to get me farm work, caught up before the [C]snow And [G]that’s the way a poor, poor farmer’s life must [C]go {c:<~~TREMOLO~~>} {t:Poor, Poor Farmer} #~~~ChordPro Version UPDATED JUNE 15, 2018 CEL~~~