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Straw Hat And Old Dirty Hank Lyrics
I tend the wheat field that makes your bread
I bind the sweet veal, pluck the hens that make your bed
Mother nature and mother earth
Are two of three women who dictate what I'm worth
I'm the farmer
I work in the fields all day
Don't mean to alarm her
But I know it was meant to be this way
You cried a tear, I wiped it dry
I put you up upon a pedestal so high
If you should waver, if you should sway
I'd catch you, spread my tiny wings and fly away
You signed your picture with and O and X
I bet you don't write "love" each time you sign your cheques
I’m the farmer
I work in the fields all day
Don't mean to alarm her
But I know we were meant to be this way
All of this corn I grow I grow it all for you
I took a hatchet to the radio I did it all for you
Well you could have written back
And you could have said "thank you"
But I guess you've got better things,
But I guess you've got better things,
I guess you've got better things,
Better things to do
Better things to do yeah
Better things to do
You say you love me, is that the truth?
Although they've heard the songs, my friends need living proof
I know your address, I ring the bell
I bring you flowers and a twenty-two with shells
I'm the farmer
I work in the fields all day
Never wanted to harm her
But I know it was meant to be this way
I know it was meant to be this way
I know it was meant to be this way
I bind the sweet veal, pluck the hens that make your bed
Mother nature and mother earth
Are two of three women who dictate what I'm worth
I work in the fields all day
Don't mean to alarm her
But I know it was meant to be this way
I put you up upon a pedestal so high
If you should waver, if you should sway
I'd catch you, spread my tiny wings and fly away
I bet you don't write "love" each time you sign your cheques
I work in the fields all day
Don't mean to alarm her
But I know we were meant to be this way
I took a hatchet to the radio I did it all for you
Well you could have written back
And you could have said "thank you"
But I guess you've got better things,
But I guess you've got better things,
I guess you've got better things,
Better things to do
Better things to do yeah
Better things to do
Although they've heard the songs, my friends need living proof
I know your address, I ring the bell
I bring you flowers and a twenty-two with shells
I work in the fields all day
Never wanted to harm her
But I know it was meant to be this way
I know it was meant to be this way
I know it was meant to be this way
Song Info
Submitted by
ojms On Apr 01, 2001
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"Mother Nature and Mother Earth are two of three women who dictate what I'm worth." What a freaking fantastic lyric that is.
Ed once explained that this song is all about a farmer who had a crush on Anne Murray. It's basically about this guy who loves her music, listens to it all the time and thinks that she's singing directly to him.
That makes sense. I do tend to think this song is about a crazy fan who becomes obsessed and finally murders the celebrity singer he is stalking. hmm.
Isn't it also based a real event or something?
yeah it is based on a real event, i thought i was the only one who knew about it.
" bring you flowers and a twenty-two with shells"
a twenty two is a shotgun and shells are it's ammo
yeah it is based on a real event, i thought i was the only one who knew about it.
" bring you flowers and a twenty-two with shells"
a twenty two is a shotgun and shells are it's ammo
I think this song is about a stalker, who believes he has an imaginary relationship with the celebrity. Eventually, he plans on killing her.
Haha, only BNL could come out with a song like this :)
Alright, well other people oculd too, but they're the only ones who would make it worth listening to. Their music is fantastic, I love it
A twenty-two is not a shotgun, but a rifle.
yeah. he was referring to a .22 caliber rifle, and the shells, though usually used to refer to shotgun ammunition, can mean rifle shells. they don't even make 22-gauge shotguns.