audiography: THEME: non-fiction
audiography: THEME: non-fiction: "Nanci Griffith - Trouble In The Fields (mp3)
Nanci Griffith is from Texas, and wrote this song (along with Rick West) in the 1980s about the difficulties faced by farmers, comparing their experiences to the depression of the 1930s.
Baby I know that we've got trouble in the fields
When the bankers swarm like locust out there turning away our yield
The trains roll by our silos, silver in the rain
They leave our pockets full of nothing
But our dreams and the golden grain
Have you seen the folks in line downtown at the station
They're all buying their ticket out and talking the great depression
Our parents had their hard times fifty years ago
When they stood out in these empty fields in dust as deep as snow "
Nanci Griffith is from Texas, and wrote this song (along with Rick West) in the 1980s about the difficulties faced by farmers, comparing their experiences to the depression of the 1930s.
Baby I know that we've got trouble in the fields
When the bankers swarm like locust out there turning away our yield
The trains roll by our silos, silver in the rain
They leave our pockets full of nothing
But our dreams and the golden grain
Have you seen the folks in line downtown at the station
They're all buying their ticket out and talking the great depression
Our parents had their hard times fifty years ago
When they stood out in these empty fields in dust as deep as snow "
posted by Unknown at 3:04 PM
1 Comments:
Very worthwhile post. Is Nanci Griffith a billiant storyteller or what? And when're you going to post something about Kinky Friedman?
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