Arlo Guthrie - Down on the american farm

^GFirst you run down to the bank &a^Cmp; you get yoursel^Gf a loan ^GFor $80,000 ^Dcash you can ^Gdrive that tractor home ^GYou can drive all night, you can drive all day ^GYou can drive over anything gettin' in your way ^GAnd you ain't got a worry ^Ctil the pay-back ^Gday ^GDown on the ^DAmerican ^GFarm

^GSo you get some stuff &a^Cmp; you spread it^G around ^GTo keep the ^Dbugs & ^Gthe animals down ^GAnd you spray it on the ^Ccrops & you p^Gump it on the ground ^GBut the bugs get ^Dbigger & attack ^Gthe folks in town ^GYou can spray all day, you can spray all night ^GBut the bugs get bigger & they ain't afraid to fight ^GYou can drive all night, you can drive all day ^GYou can drive over anything gettin' in your way ^GAnd you ain't got a worry ^Ctil the pay-back ^Gday ^GDown on the ^DAmerican ^GFarm

^GPretty soon the crops come up &am^Cp; you goes to cut ^G'em down ^GYou put some in a ^Dpickup truck &a^Gmp; you hauls it all to town ^GBut the more you grow, the more you spend ^GThe less it's worth to the market in the end ^GYou can spray all day, you can spray all night ^GBut the bugs get bigger & they ain't afraid to fight ^GYou can drive all night, you can drive all day ^GYou can drive over anything gettin' in your way ^GNow it's driving you crazy ^Ccuz you can't aff^Gord to stay ^GDown on the ^DAmerican ^GFarm