Stop by a JCPenney store in MA and find everything you need for your entire family and home. "Your mortgage is due and I'm looking for my pay." This song was originally posted on protestsonglyrics.net
"They'll put you on the chain gang
This song was originally posted on protestsonglyrics.net
Ferny has what I call an artistic udder … You pay him for a bushel and you don't get a peck. Come you ladies and you gentlemen. With his wagon-load of peaches, not one of them sound,
'Til he gets himself a mortgage on everything you got. "Can't pay you all but I'll pay you what I can." The Bentley Boys recorded this song and, on the flip side “Henhouse Blues” in 1929. And you work all day,
Year: circa 1929
Deep into his pocket With a trembling hand, can't pay you what I owe But i'll pay you what I can Down to the merchant And the merchant make a call Put you on the chain gang Don't pay at all It's a hard time in the country Down on Penny's farm It's hard times in the country,
1 - Recorded by The Bently Boys, 1929, Columbia 5565D (149254). "They'll put you on the chain gang if you don't pay it all.".
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And I'm looking for my pay. He's a litte tough luck, he don't give a damn. And I'm looking for my pay". Song: Down On Penny's Farm Lyrics: n/a (1) (2) Music: n/a (1) (2) Year: circa 1929 Genre: Folk Country: USA Come you ladies and you gentlemen and listen to my song; I'll sing it to you right but you might think it's wrong; May make you mad, but I mean no harm; It's just about the renters on Penny's farm. He'll come around to plan and plot,
You go to the fields
Deep into his pocket With a trembling hand, “can’t pay you what I owe But i’ll pay you what I can” Down to the merchant And the merchant … Released on: 2003-09-16. The owner in the title, George Penny, was apparently a miser who overworked his employees even while underpaying them according to what he sold at … CHORUS: It's hard times in the country, Down on Penny's farm. 2 - It is supposed to be a recasting of an earlier song "Hard Times" according to Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music. You pay him for a bushel,
℗ 2003 Myth America Records. Then to the telephone the merchant makes a call,
Now you move out on Penny's farm, Plant a little crop of 'bacco and a little crop of corn, He'll come around to plan and plot, Till he gets himself a mortgage On everything you got. Down on Penny's farm. This chapter discusses The Benteley Boys, “Down on Penny’s Farm”, topical songs, Great Depression, agricultural conditions, and old-time music We use cookies to enhance your experience on our website. With their hands in their pockets. George Penny’s renters, they be coming into town with their hands in their pockets and their heads hanging down. It's just about the renters on Penny's farm. And their heads hanging down. Save big on clothes, shoes, accessories, housewares, and more. There joined here by some world-class musician friends, like pioneering steel guitarist and dobroist Cindy Cashdollar, blues fiddler Suzy Thompson, renowned composer Van … At a auction, Penny mistakenly buys five dozen ducks, one of which turns out to lay radioactive eggs.
"Your mortgage is due
Down on Penny's farm Deep into his pocket With a trembling hand, "can't pay you what I owe But I'll pay you what I can" Down to the merchant And the merchant make a call Put you on the chain gang Don't pay at all It's a hard time in the country Down on Penny's farm. From the Album Penny's Farm September 23, 2016 Listen Now Buy song $0.99. Go to the merchant. Then George Penny's renters they come into town,
Auto-generated by YouTube. "Down on Penny's Farm" is a recasting of the traditional "Hard Times" with lyrics specific to the trials of sharecroppers. He'll run in the mud like a train on the track,
It's Hell to be a renter on Penny's farm. Come you ladies and you gentlemen and listen to my song;
Genre: Folk
Penny s Farm is a laid- back romp through some of Jim and Geoff s favorite roots songs.
Look good from head to toe with exclusive JC Penney brands, and the familiar brands you already love. They be coming into town. With a wagon-load of peaches, not one of them sound. You go to the fields and you work all day,
Promise you meat or a little lard,
Mister Drake's Duck ★★½ 1950American newlyweds Don (Fairbanks Jr.) and Penny (Donlan) Drake settle down on the English farm that Don has inherited. Which I … The House Carpenter's Daughter. DOWN ON PENNYS FARM. George Penny’s renters They be coming into town With their hands in their pockets And their heads hanging down Go to the merchant And the merchant he’ll say, “your mortgage it is due And I’m looking for my pay? This recording is a regionalized recasting of an earlier song, “Hard Times.”. Deep into his pocket with a trembling hand, “can’t pay you what I owe but I’ll pay you … CHORUS:
Down on Penny's farm. These tales he writes down in his journal, accompanied by drawings he makes and other things he finds on his way. On penny’s farm [Chorus:] It’s a hard time in the country Down on penny’s farm [Verse 2:] Go into the fields And you work all day Deep into the night But you get no pay Promise you some meat My sketchbook: Mister Oswald's journal, will thus be a collections of tales and drawings, old and new, put together in one small book. You go to … With their hands in their pockets, and their heads hanging down,
Plant a little crop of 'bacco and a little crop of corn,
experience around 1935. Yes Mr. George Penny has a big Overland;
Promoise you meat or a little lard. Down on Penny's farm. March 20, 2015 March 20, 2015 Penny Tree Farm Leave a comment Now is the time to watch the udder carefully. It's all about the renters on Penny's farm. Country: USA. Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume. A western Massachusetts farm owner, targeted for his political message, has a new display after his first, backing Joe Biden, was lit on fire. Here's the Traditional Ballad Index entry: Down on Penny's Farm DESCRIPTION: "Hard times in the country, Down on Penny's farm." CHORUS: It's hard times in the country, Down on Penny's farm. ", Goes down in his pocket with a trembling hand --
Natalie Merchant. Watch the video for Down On Penny's Farm from Natalie Merchant's The House Carpenter's Daughter for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. https://www.geni.com/people/Elizabeth-Freeman/6000000004237866325 Till way after dark, but you get no pay,
Now here's George Penny come into town,
Down on Penny’s Farm. Go into the fields And you work all day Deep into the night But you get no pay Promise you some meat Or a little bucket of lard It's hard to make a living On Penny's farm It's a hard time in the country Down on Penny's farm. Till way after dare, but you get no pay. Song: Down On Penny's Farm
If you don't pay it all. Check out Down On Penny's Farm by The Bentley Boys on Amazon Music. It’s a hard time in the country Down on Penny’s farm. Go in the store and the merchant will say:
he learned it from a Claude Reeves of North Carolina, who claims he wrote it on personal. It's hard to be a renter on Penny's farm. Then to the telephone the merchant makes a call:
Also known as “Robert’s Farm,” Bascom Lamar Lunsford, the Southern folklorist, says. Goes down in his pocket with a trembling hand,
Then George Penny's renters, they come into town,
Go to the merchant and the merchant he’ll say, “your mortgage it is due and I’m looking for my pay.” It’s a hard time in the country, down on Penny’s farm. Now here's George Penny come into town,
Down on Penny's Farm DESCRIPTION: "Hard times in the country, Down on Penny's farm." It’s a hard time in the country, down on Penny’s farm. Down on Penny's Farm. With their hands in their pockets and their hands hanging down. Jim Kweskin & Geoff Muldaur. Stream ad-free or purchase CD's and MP3s now on Amazon.com. He's got to have his money or somebody's check,
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On Penny's farm It's a hard time in the country Down on Penny's farm. Your Amazon Music account is currently associated with a different marketplace. George Penny's renters. To enjoy Prime Music, go to Your Music Library and transfer your account to … Now you move out on Penny's farm,
Almost nothing is known of them except that they were from North Carolina. And you don't get a peck. I'll sing it to you right but you might think it's wrong;
And the merchant he'll say, "your mortgage it is due. The renters are subjected to dreadful conditions: Bad land, houses with "no windows but the cracks in the wall," low income, high expenses -- and a … Down on Penny’s farm. He'll haul you to the mountains but he won't bring you back. The renters are subjected to dreadful conditions: Bad land, houses with "no windows but the cracks in the wall," low income, high expenses -- and a threat of going on the chain gang for debt May make you mad, but I mean no harm;
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