Joe Purdy - Pioneer

Go to ^Csleep little Cory for you ^Fcan't under^Cstand you're a ^Fsick little ^Cbaby in your ^Gmothers tired ^Fhands well your ^CDaddy fetched the doctor but he ^Fhad to use his ^Cgun he's always ^Fbeen reck^Cless and he's ^Galways on the ^Frun well the ^Cdoctor says he's worried cause your ^Ffever hadn't ^Cbroke gonna ^Fwrap you in a ^Cblanket gonna ^Gput you on a ^Fboat sail a^Ccross the mississippi to a ^Ftown where music ^Cplays gonna ^Fsteak you peni^Ccillin make your ^Gfever go ^Faway

and ^Amwhen you grow up don't you ^Fhate your momma and ^Cdaddy cause ^Amthey gave you every^Fthing that you ever ^Chad and it ^Amain't no wonder that ^Fmost dont ^Cmake it ^Amno wonder ^Fso many ^Gdie, it ain't ^Ceasy to be a ^Fpio^Cneer when the ^Amland that you ^Gmove to is ^Cdry

wake ^Cup little Cory and get the ^Fwater from the ^Cwell count to ^Fnine Missi^Cssippi then your ^GDaddy needs your ^Fhelp give the ^Cfeed to the chickens and in the ^Frows you plant the ^Ccorn get the ^Frations up for ^Cwinter and build a ^Gfire to keep it ^Fwarm and you'll ^Clearn to use a riffle and you'll ^Flearn to use a ^Cknife and you'll ^Flearn how to ^Chunt and you'll ^Glearn how to ^Ffight and you ^Clearn to pack a saddle and you ^Ftake it off to ^Ctown just a ^Fthree days of ^Criding sell the ^Gskinds and turn ^Faround

and ^Amwhen you grow up don't you ^Fhate your Momma and ^CDaddy cause ^Amthey gave you every^Fthing that they ever ^Chad and it ^Amain't no wonder that ^Fmost don't ^Cmake it ^Amno matter how ^Fhard they ^Gtry, it ain't ^Ceasy to be a ^Fpio^Cneer when the ^Amland that you ^Gmove to is ^Cdry

go to ^Csleep little Cory for ^Fyou're a grown ^Cboy gonna ^Fhave to be the ^Cman now with your ^GDaddy off to ^Fwar keep your ^Ceye on the horses and ^Fkeep your mother ^Csafe got ^Ftwo hungry ^Csisters and ^Ganother on the ^Fway

and ^Amwhen you grow up don't you ^Fhate your Momma and ^CDaddy cause ^Amthey gave you every^Fthing that they ever ^Chad and it ^Amain't no wonder that ^Fmost don't ^Cmake it ^Amno wonder ^Fso many ^Gdie, it ain't ^Ceasy to be a ^Fpio^Cneer when the ^Amland that you ^Gmove to is ^Cdry it ain't ^Ceasy to be a ^Fpio^Cneer when the ^Amland that you ^Gmove to is ^Cdry