The Farmer Feeds Us All.

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KNOWLES SHAW.

1. You may talk of all the nobles of the earth,
Of the kings who held the nations in their thrall,
Yet in this we all agree, if we only look and see,
That the farmer is the man that feeds us all.

CHORUS.

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Then take him by the hand,
All ye people of the land,
Stand by him whatever troubles may befall;
We may say whate'er we can,
Yet the farmer is the man,
Yes, the farmer is the man that feeds us all.

2. There's the President who occupies the chair
Of the nation in the mighty Congress hall,
And the members, too, are great, who are sent from ev'ry State,
But the farmer is the man that feeds them all.

CHORUS.

3. There are Governors and legislators, too,
Who have pledg'd themselves to heed the people's call,
Yet it seems they all agree, and can raise each member's fee,
While the farmer is the man that feeds them all.

CHORUS.

4. There are speculators all about, you know,
Who are sure to help each other roll the ball,
As the people the can fleece, and then take so much apiece.
While the farmer is the man that feeds them all.

CHORUS.

5. Then the preacher who can preach his sermons long
And the lawyer and the doctor — servants, all;
There's the tailor and the smith, and I tell you 'tis no myth,
That the farmer is the man that feeds them all.

CHORUS.

6. Now the Patrons true are coming to the fight,
And their armies, too, are not the weak and small;
So, God bless them, while we sing, that the farmer is the King,
For the farmer is the man that feeds us all.

CHORUS.

7. From the rising to the setting of the sun,
Great monopolies are surely doomed to fall;
Then onward in the fight, and we'll battle for the right,
While the farmer is the man that feeds us all.

CHORUS.