I never saw the gal again Just dig my grave beside the railroad So I can hear the trains go by (Traditional, Traditional, adapted by by Ry Cooder Cooder) Come and gather all around me Listen to my tale of woe Got some good advice to give you Lots of things you oughta know Take

The farmer is the man, the farmer is the man (Traditional, Traditional, adapted by by Ry Cooder Cooder) (D) - (A) - (E) (A) We worked through Spring and Winter, through (D) Summer and through (A) Fall But the mortgage worked the hardest and the (E) steadiest of us all It (A)