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THE FARMER
When the farmer woke up he saw it was a sunny day
So after breakfast he went out to bale some hay
The wheat was ready to be cut down
Then with the tractor later in the field he as found
The cows waited each night for milking time
As they knew he’d be in away before nine
The oil truck came and filled up the tank
But after seeing the bill he didn’t say thanks
His wife had supper ready when he sat down to eat
Feeling this farming life is sure getting me beat
All the children have left for jobs far away
So for help he had to hire and them also pay
The farmer’s job isn’t easy with the pay real good
And working long days he’d never leave if he could
The tractor has a problem that he must solve and get going
As snow is coming soon that he is knowing
After milking in the morning the cows are put out
Then in the evening he hopes again for the same amount
When done with the crops he cuts some logs
And sends animals to market in the fall including hogs
If he was sick the neighbours done the chores
But now a days I feel its one thing that’s no more
What he buys is expensive there’s a mortgage over his head
He feels that paying out money he’ll never get ahead
At night he crawls into bed and sleeps like he is dead
While troubles and concerns pass through his head
There is no thanks for him there under the hot sun
But I thank him each day for the work he has done
He can’t go far with cows to milk each day
And if someone is hired to them he’d have to pay
If it wasn’t for the farmer what would we all do
There’s less of them each day trouble is coming for me and you
Winston E. Ralph
Bancroft, Ontario
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