Johnny Cash - Farmers almanac

Well the ^Efarmer prayed for a better year And the c^Arops were good like the Lord did hear But his ^B7barn burnt down with winter near The a^Enswer came in w^Ahite and black ^B7In the farmer's alma^Enac, it says If a man could have half his w^Aishes, ^B7 he could double his trou^Eble

^EA sweet old lady was eighty four When her ki^Anfolks came for a month or more Now from ^B7overworked she's on the other shore ^EMuch too late with ya^A'll come back ^B7And it says in the farmer's alma^Enac, it says Visitors and f^Aish smell ^B7after 3 da^Eys

^EOur leader was a silver-tongued man ^AHe deceived the people of the land ^B7And when he got caught he couldn't stand ^EIt's a little off-beat and ^Aa little off-track ^B7But it says in the farmer's almanac^E, it says In rivers and bad governm^Aent, the ^B7lightest things float to ^Ethe top

^ERod said I don't believe in God ^ARod died and lies beneath the sod ^B7Well God did not believe in Rod ^ELife is a troubled and a^A wearied track ^B7But it says in the farmer's almanac,^E it says Feed your ^Afaith and^B7 your doubts will starve ^Eto death

^EThe little boy followed the honey bee ^AAnd it flew straight to the honey tree ^B7He got stung but got the honey free ^EConsolation for the things yo^Au lack ^B7Is in the farmer's almanac, ^Eit says God giv^Aes us the^B7 darkness so we can see t^Ehe stars

^EHe came home 3 hours late from work ^ASaid "I had a flat and fell in the dirt" ^B7She said "and got lipstick on your shirt" ^EWell it turned out ^Alike Jill and Jack ^B7And it says in the farmer's almanac, ^Eit says Lies have to b^Ae covered^B7 up, truth can run around^E naked

^EHe said honey you know I'm true ^AI just look at other women that's all I do ^B7Then she caught him with her best friend Peggy Sue ^ESometimes some women will^A look back ^B7And it says in the farmer's almanac, ^Eit says There is a lot of ^Adifferenc^B7e in window-shoppin' and ^Eshop-liftin'

^EI sat down at a shoe-shine stand ^AI had a real slow shoe-shine man ^B7I said you don't pop that rag like some of 'em can ^EHe looked at me and then he ^Asaid right back ^B7"It says in the farmer's almanac, it ^Esays The trouble with the world toda^Ay is there's too m^B7uch poppin' and not enoug^Eh shinin'"