Poor Old Dirt Farmer — Levon Helm
Chords and lyrics for Poor Old Dirt Farmer by Levon Helm (key of C).
Verse
[C]Oh the poor old dirt farmer he's [G7]lost all his [C]corn
And now where's the money to [G7]pay off his [C]loan?
He lost all his [G7]corn can't pay off his [C]loan
He [G7]lost all his [C]corn
Verse
[C]Well the poor old dirt farmer he [G7]only grows [C]stones
He grows then on down till they [G7]big enough to [C]roll
He rolls them on [G7]down to the tax man in [C]town
He [G7]rolls them on [C]down
Verse
[C]Now the poor old dirt farmer he's [G7]left all [C]alone
His wife and his children they've [G7]packed up and [C]gone
Packed up and [G7]gone he's left all [C]alone
They've [G7]packed up and [C]gone
Verse
[C]Well the poor old dirt farmer how [G7]bad he must [C]feel
He fell off his tractor up [G7]under the [C]wheel
And now his [G7]head is shaped like a [C]tread
But he [G7]ain't quite [C]dead
Verse
[C]Well the poor dirt farmer he [G7]can't grow no [C]corn
He can't grow no corn cause he [G7]ain't got a [C]loan
He ain't got a [G7]loan can't grow no [C]corn
He [G7]ain't got no [C]loan
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