Wednesday, August 11, 2010

The Great American Farmer

Through the heartland of America he travels

Through the summers and winter snow and rain

With the golden grain a flowin' and the big combines a rollin' always moving with the harvest of our land.

Proud of living free and proud of this great country

As he looks out from beneath his sun tan brow

Reachin' out to feed the people of America, the world moving to the beat of his own country drum

He's everywhere in this great land. He holds the good earth in his hands

He's a friend. He's the great American farmer

(spoken)

You'll find him on the way to the field before the hot summer sun touches the morning and he'll still be out there with the last daylight, working that piece of ground that lives in his mind forever. Its a permanent part of his soul.

You'll find him pumping fuel into his tractor or settin' post for his electric fence to keep his cattle in and you'll find him cutting cane in Oklahoma, picking cotton in Texas, bailing hay in Indiana, New York and California. Cuttin wheat in Kansas and the Dakota's ,combining corn in Iowa, Nebraska and the Carolina's.

He's got dirt on his big calloused hands, sweat stains, straw hat and a heart as big as this big land that he works. He's got a a country girl for his wife and kids like everybody else. You'll find him in town visiting on a Saturday afternoon and sittin in church on Sunday morning

He listens to the world through his radio and TV and he's always at the mercy of the weather that guides his fortunes forever. He's humble and he loves his neighbors. He knows what friendship really means. He's a good man and he loves this great country of ours.

He knows the pride of standing at the end of the field and looking at the even furrows that move out to the end of the world watching that bumper crop stretch up to touch the sky. He knows the beauty of a soft gentle rain and how to break that top crust so that mother earth can enjoy a refreshing drink.

You'll find him sweating from the hot summer sun and the exhaust of his big 4-wheeler and sometimes you'll see him crying inside as he looks out at the hail stripped stalks that put his whole years work to death the night before he was to have reap the harvest of his dreams.

You'll find him leaning on the kitchen table late in the evening weary from the labors of the day. Happy that his farm is bedded down for another night. He's got dirt on his face and his hair is must, his shirt unbuttoned and his shoes off. A glass of ice tea in his hands and he is laying down a few soft words to his wife about the country, the politicians and next year.

You can count on him when the chips are down. His word is his bond and his honor

In the winter time, you'll find him out in the shed working on his tractor, combine or one way getting ready for the springtime and the long hard summer ahead.

He knows the excitement that comes from watching the yellow school bus kicking up dust as it moves down a country road with and load of happy kids and he lives knowing that his crop can burn up in the summer sun and his house can burn down on a winter night and help could never get there in time. You'll find him on a winter evening sitting by the fire with his hands wrapped around a hot cup of coffee. Yes, he is more than a friend ... He's the great American farmer

(singing)

He takes time to thank the Lord on Sunday morning. He finds beauty in the gentle springtime rain. He believes in this great country and his neighbors and his friends and he knows just where America begins. He's everywhere in this great land. He holds the good earth in his hands.

He's a friend. He's the great American farmer.

He's a friend. He's the great American Farmer

He's a friend. He's the great American farmer

3 comments:

  1. Do you know if there's anywhere you can download this song? My parents have it on an old cassette and I would love to be able to get a digital version for them.

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  2. It took me forever to find a digital copy. I ran across someone (online) who had a vinyl copy and he transferred it to CD for me. All I can remember is he live in PA.

    The only other thing I can tell you is to buy a player that plays vinyl and while it does, it transfers it to CD

    I wish that I could find my copy of the disc .....

    I hope this helps!!

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  3. Hey, if you are getting reply emails, I have the answer. I found the website that I ordered mine from!! Here it is:

    http://www.retiredtractors.com/oldmillmac/words.html

    also here:

    http://www.ytmag.com/cgi-bin/viewit.cgi?bd=ttalk&th=86411%3E

    I hope you get this!!

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