Poor Old Dirt Farmer

Lyrics: Tracy Schwarz
Music: Tracy Schwarz

Played by Phil Lesh and the Terrapin Family Band in 2013. These are the lyrics sung by Levon Helm:

Oh the poor old dirt farmer, he's lost lost all his corn
And now where's the money to pay off his loan
He lost all his corn, can't pay off his loan
He lost all his corn

Well the poor old dirt farmer, he only grows stones
He grows then on down till they big enough to roll
He rolls them on down to the tax man in town
He rolls them on down

Now the poor old dirt farmer, he's left all alone
His wife and his children, they've packed up and gone
Packed up and gone, he's left all alone
They've packed up and gone

Well the poor old dirt farmer, how bad he must feel
He fell off his tractor up under the wheel
And now his head is shaped like a tread
But he ain't quite dead

Well the poor old dirt farmer, he can't grow no corn
He can't grow no corn, 'cause he aint got a loan
He ain't got no loan, can't grow no corn
He ain't got no loan

Oh the poor old dirt farmer, he's lost lost all his corn
And now where's the money to pay off his loan
The loan that he signed to pay off his corn
To pay off his loan

Well the poor old dirt farmer, it's dry as a bone
And the only thing growing is a ten pound stone
And when it gets round, he'll roll it on down
To the taxman in town

Now the poor old dirt farmer, he lives all alone
His wife and kids left him and took all he owned
And on the next round, they took all they found
That wasn't nailed down

Well the poor old dirt farmer, how bad he must feel
He upset his tractor and caught in the wheel
And now his head is the shape of the tread
But he still isn't dead

Now the poor old dirt farmer, he lost all his corn
And now where's the money to pay off his loan
The loan that he signed to pay off his corn
To pay off his loan
To pay off his corn
To pay off his loan
To pay off his corn