Gettin in the years first cuttin was my only concern.
My back was gettin the years first sunburn.

I was sweatin hard by 8 I had been at it since dawn
by 10 oclock I didn't have a dry stitch on.

Shore I'd like to be sittin in the shade if I could,
but then that cold jug of water wouldn't have tasted so good.

Besides workin a good team and workin up a good sweat,
would even give a banker a good feelin, I bet.

Drove the wagon to the house at dinner, fed and watered the team.
Then I went over to the pump, and rinsed myself clean.

Dryed off on a towel, hangin on a nail in a tree.
My wife poured me up a big glass off iced tea.

For dinner, we had fried orka, fried bacon, cream corn,
and brown beans. Why I tell ya now folks, we eat like kings.

There was cornbread and butter, home grown maters,
vinager greens, and a skillet of fried taters.

I'll tell ya now folks, and this ain't no line,
can't nobody cook like that wife of mine.

I said, "Honey I'm stuffed, can't eat another bite."
"O.K.", she said, "we'll save the pie for tonight."

Then, there on the hutch it caught my eye,
a big ole piece of lemon meringue pie.

After that lemon pie started to fade,
I mosyed out to the horses, still tied in the shade.

I was feelin' slow and lazy after that big rneal.
And 'man' it was a hot day, ah you know how you feel.

I crawled back on that wagon, picked up the lines.
By the time I got that hay loaded, I was feelin just fine.

At the end of the day I threw the last bale in the loft.
I unharness the team at the water trought.

Now I don't rightly know and I never understood,
how a man could this tired, and still feel this good.

I went in the house, drew a hot bath
I yelled when I got in, my wife had a good laugh.

She said, "at your age, it looks like you'ld learn,
You have to use cool water on a fresh sunburn."

That hot water tinqled my sunburn real good,
I slid down in that tub just as far as I could.

That hot tub of water shore was relaxin.
And that long hard day filled me with satisfaction.

Workin for myself, never gets me down.
on my face you'll never see a frown

I'll never belly ache, and you'll never here me whine.
You see, I spent the last 33 years workin on a production line.