[00:01.44]Taxes on the Farmer Feed Them All
[00:04.88]Fiddlin' John Carson
[00:11.75]
[00:11.76]If you'll only look and see I know you will agree
[00:16.06]That the taxes on the farmer feeds us all
[00:24.50]
[00:24.51]The farmer is the man, the farmer is the man
[00:28.42]He buys on a credit until fall
[00:31.95]Then they take him by the hand
[00:33.96]And they lead him from the land
[00:35.78]And the merchant he's the man who gets it all
[00:43.75]
[00:43.76]While the woman uses snuff, and they never get enough
[00:47.95]But the farmer is the man that feeds them all
[00:51.98]While the farmer's black and dirty
[00:53.86]But he works like a turkey
[00:55.99]Got good clothes a-hanging in the hall
[00:59.28]If you'll only look and see I'm sure you will agree
[01:02.92]That the taxes on the farmer feeds us all
[01:10.55]
[01:10.56]The farmer is the man, the farmer is the man
[01:14.14]He buys on a credit until fall
[01:17.73]Then they take him by the hand
[01:19.57]And they lead him through the land
[01:21.42]And the merchant is the man that gets it all
[01:28.66]
[01:28.67]While the judge is on the bench
[01:30.84]He will scratch his head and wink
[01:32.88]But the farmer is the man that feeds them all
[01:36.63]And the lawyer I'll declare
[01:38.59]Will tell a lie and swear
[01:40.26]But the farmer is the man that feeds them all
[01:44.67]
[01:44.68]The farmer is the man, farmer is the man
[01:48.64]He buys on a credit until fall
[01:51.96]Then they take him by the hand
[01:53.93]And they lead him through the land
[01:55.58]And the merchant he's the man who gets it all
[01:59.09]If you'll only look and see I know you will agree
[02:01.10]That the taxes on the farmer feeds them all
[02:10.43]
[02:10.44]While the doctor hangs around
[02:12.10]While the blacksmith works his iron
[02:14.00]But the farmer is the man that feeds them all
[02:17.70]And the preacher and the cook
[02:19.90]They'll go fishing on the brook
[02:21.45]But the farmer is the man that feeds them all
[02:24.98]If you'll only look and see I know you will agree
[02:28.80]That the taxes on the farmer feeds us all
[02:32.85]
[02:32.86]The farmer is the man, the farmer is the man
[02:36.68]He buys on a credit until fall
[02:39.89]Then they take him by the hand
[02:41.84]And they lead him through the land
[02:43.34]And the merchant is the man who gets it all