Country Death Song Lyrics

Lyric discussion by jermstead 

Cover art for Country Death Song lyrics by Violent Femmes

If this song is about killing the youngest for food then why would he push her down a well...where she is unatainable, and would eventually contaminate the water? I totally see where you are goin' with this and seems very logical, but pushing her down a well doesn't seem logical.

@jermstead I always just assumed from the lines "nothing to eat and noting to drink." that he was killing her so there'd be one less mouth to feed.