Love On A Farmboy's Wages Lyrics

Lyric discussion by solent 

Cover art for Love On A Farmboy's Wages lyrics by XTC

"People think that I'm no good Painting pictures carving wood Be a rich man if I could But the only job I do well is here on the farm On the farm And it's breaking my back"

I love this verse and the vitriol he uses when he sings the last line. At frst glance this is a song about the simple joys of working on the land, but this man really wishes he didn't have to toil so hard for such little reward.