Pete Seeger — Plow Under

Remember when the AAA Killed a million hogs a day? Instead of hogs it's men today Plow the fourth one under [Chorus:] Plow under! Plow under! Plow under Ev'ry fourth American boy They said our agricultural System was about to fall So from Washington they sent a call Plow the fourth one under [Chorus] The price of cotton wouldn't rise They said, "We've got to fertilize." So now on us they turn their eyes Plow the fourth one under [Chorus] They said our system wouldn't work Until we killed the surplus off So now they look at us and say Plow the fourth one under [Chorus] Any ignorant mule does know Better than to step on a cotton row But there ain't no mules in Congress So plow the fourth one under [Chorus] Now the politicians rant A boy's no better than a cotton plant But we are here to say you can't Plow the fourth one under [Final Chorus:] Plow under Don't you...plow under Don't you...plow under Every fourth American boy Now, don't you...plow under Don't you...plow under Don't you...plow under Every fourth American boy