Having no idea that his youngest son was dead
The farmer and his sweet young wife slept soundly in his bed
In the shadow of the mountain as the cattle hung their heads
Grazing only feet from where the broken body lay
And would lay undiscovered for another couple days

When the farmer would find vultures at their banquet in the hay
The killer traveled eastbound in a golden brown sedan
Weighing his most recent deviation from the plan counting down the hours til the sun came up again hired to hit the farmer by the farmer's asshole sun he had not yet decided between poison or a gun
When suddenly he realized he would not use either one


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    I just see it as a very entertaining yet cynical anecdote. The farmer’s son hired a man to kill his father, the farmer, any way the man wished. The man decided to kill the farmer via suicide. In doing this he accomplished just what the son asked.

    There is no symbolism or hidden meaning that I can see. It is a very straightforward and simple example of irony. It accomplished just what the song is meant to do, entertain and hopefully make you think a little bit.

    rtconneron April 17, 2004   Link

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