Pete Seeger — The Farmer Is the Man

[Intro] Oh the farmer is the man who feeds them all If you'll only look and see, then I think you will agree That the farmer is the man who feeds them all [Chorus] The farmer is the man, the farmer is the man Lives on credit 'til the fall Then they take him by the hand And they lead him through the land And the middle man's the man who gets it all [Verse 1] When the lawyer hangs around and the butcher cuts a pound Oh the farmer is the man who feeds them all And the preacher and the cook go a-strolling by the brook But the farmer is the man who feeds them all. [Chorus] Oh the farmer is the man, the farmer is the man Lives on credit 'til the fall But the interest rate's so high It's a wonder he don't die For the mortgage man's the one who gets it all [Verse 2] When the banker says he's broke, and the merchant's up in smoke They forget that it's the farmer feeds them all It would put them to the test if the farmer took a rest Then they'd know that it's the farmer feeds them all [Chorus] Oh the farmer is the man, the farmer is the man Lives on credit 'til the fall And his pants are wearing thin His condition, it's a sin He's forgot that he's the man who feed 'em all