The old boys were singing About Cattle Call Cool Water and Home on the range The Red River Valley And Hillbilly Heaven But our songs of today show a change We’ll sing ‘bout depression Our strife for survival How the bank took my farm and my home I lost all my cattle I moved from the county Since then I’ve been forced to roamThe fields I have cared for Are now barren land The spring floods and droughts came each year The crops brought big losses The meat price was falling My mortgage became way too dear
My farm tools are rusting The houses decaying Ex-farmers are moving to town We yearn for the farm life we miss good old neighbors Our standard of living went down My Grandpa fought Hitler Dad was in Korea I nearly was killed in Vietnam I’ve fought ‘gainst the commies my buddies were knocked off With proudness I served Uncle Sam But back in my own land I can’t make any living ‘cause no one will give me no job I feel like an outcast I’m living on handouts The bad times have made me a slob |