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Down On The American Farm Tab

by Arlo Guthrie


                                                  
First you run down to the bank & you get yourself a loan
                       
For $80,000 cash you can drive that tractor home

You can drive all night, you can drive all day

You can drive over anything gettin' in your way
                                         
And you ain't got a worry til the pay-back day
                   
Down on the American Farm

                                       
So you get some stuff & you spread it around
                     
To keep the bugs & the animals down
                                           
And you spray it on the crops & you pump it on the ground
                                   
But the bugs get bigger & attack the folks in town

You can spray all day, you can spray all night

But the bugs get bigger & they ain't afraid to fight

You can drive all night, you can drive all day

You can drive over anything gettin' in your way
                                         
And you ain't got a worry til the pay-back day
                   
Down on the American Farm

                                                  
Pretty soon the crops come up & you goes to cut 'em down
                               
You put some in a pickup truck & you hauls it all to town

But the more you grow, the more you spend

The less it's worth to the market in the end

You can spray all day, you can spray all night

But the bugs get bigger & they ain't afraid to fight

You can drive all night, you can drive all day

You can drive over anything gettin' in your way
                                          
Now it's driving you crazy cuz you can't afford to stay
                   
Down on the American Farm