Scarecrow on a wooden cross Blackbird in the barn
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Four hundred empty acres that used to be my farm
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I grew up like my daddy did My grandpa cleared this land
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When I was five I walked the fence while grandpa held my hand
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Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow
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This land fed a nation This land made me proud
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And Son I'm just sorry there's no legacy for you now
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Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow
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Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow
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The crops we grew last summer weren't enough to pay the loans
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Couldn't buy the seed to plant this spring and the
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Farmers Bank foreclosed
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Called my old friend Schepman up to auction off the land
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He said John it's just my job and I hope you understand
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Hey calling it your job ol' hoss sure don't make it right
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But if you want me to I'll say a prayer for your soul tonight
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And grandma's on the front porch swing with a Bible in her hand
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Sometimes I hear her singing "Take me to the Promised Land"
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When you take away a man's dignity he can't
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Work his fields and cows
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There'll be blood on the scarecrow Blood on the plow
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Blood on the scarecrow Blood on the plow
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Well there's ninety-seven crosses planted in the courthouse yard
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Ninety-seven families who lost ninety-seven farms
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I think about my grandpa and my neighbors and my name
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And some nights I feel like dyin' Like that scarecrow in the rain
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Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow
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This land fed a nation This land made me proud
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And Son I'm just sorry they're just memories for you now
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Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow
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Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow
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Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow
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This land fed a nation This land made me proud
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And Son I'm just sorry they're just memories for you now
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Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow
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Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow
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Rain On The Scarecrow
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John Cougar Mellencamp |