When the farmer comes to town
With his wagon broken down,
Oh, the farmer is the man who feeds them all.
If you'll only look and see,
I am sure you’ll agree,
That the farmer is the man who feeds them all.
The farmer is the man
The farmer is the man
Lives on credit till the fall,
Then they take him by the hand,
And they lead him from the land,
And the middle man is the one who gets it all.
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.
The farmer is the man
The farmer is the man
Lives on credit till the fall.
With the interest rate so high,
It's a wonder he don't die;
For the mortgage man’s the one who gets it all.
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’s the farmer feeds them all.
The farmer is the man
The farmer is the man
Lives on credit till the fall,
And his clothes are wearing thin,
His condition is a sin;
He's forgot that he's the man who feeds them all.