Testo Down On Penny's Farm Natalie Merchant
But I mean no harm
Itâs just about the renters
On Pennyâs farm
Itâs a hard time in the country
Down on Pennyâs farm
Go into the fields
And you work all day
Deep into the night
But you get no pay
Promise you some meat
Or a little bucket of lard
Itâs hard to make a living
On Pennyâs farm
Itâs a hard time in the country
Down on Pennyâs farm
Hear George Penny
Heâll be coming into town
With a wagon load of peaches
Not a one of them sound
Gotta get his money
Gotta get a check
Pay you for a bushel
But you never get a peck
Itâs a hard time in the country
Down on Pennyâs farm
George Pennyâs renters
They be coming into town
With their hands in their pockets
And their heads hanging down
Go to the merchant
And the merchant heâll say,
âyour mortgage it is due
And Iâm looking for my payâ
Itâs a hard time in the country
Down on Pennyâs farm
Deep into his pocket
With a trembling hand,
âcanât pay you what I owe
But iâll pay you what I canâ
Down to the merchant
And the merchant make a call
Put you on the chain gang
Donât pay at all
Itâs a hard time in the country
Down on Pennyâs farm