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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Levon Helm
Levon Helm
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Tracy Schwarz
Tracy Schwarz
Composer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Oh, the poor old dirt farmer, he's lost all his corn
And now where's the money to pay off his loan?
He lost all his corn, can't pay off his loan
He lost all his corn
[Verse 2]
Well, the pool old dirt farmer, he only grows stones
He grows them on down till they're big enough to roll
He rolls them on down to the tax man in town
He rolls them on down
[Verse 3]
Now the pool old dirt farmer, he's a-left all alone
His wife and his children, they've packed up and gone
Packed up and gone, he's left all alone
They've packed up and gone
[Verse 4]
Well, the poor old dirt farmer, how bad he must feel
He fell off his tractor up under the wheel
And now his head, shaped like a tread
But he ain't quite dead
[Verse 5]
Well, the poor old dirt farmer, he can't grow no corn
He can't grow no corn 'cause he ain't get a loan
He ain't got a loan, he can't grow no corn
He ain't got no loan
Written by: Tracy Schwarz
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