Lake Fork Verne - Burnin stalks

^DLate in the fall, after the shuckin was done, The whole family would go to the ^Afields. We took ^Drakes, and matches and a kerosene ^Gjug ^DJust us, no ^Awagons, no ^Dwheels

^DWe would rake all the stalks into rows Line them up with the ^Awind Drop a ^Dmatch on the coal oil ^Gspot ^DIt was then that the ^Afun would ^Dbegin

^DThe leaping flames would follow the smoke Crackin and poppin corn sparks into the dark ^Asky We were ^Dburning the trashno ^Gjoke ^DSo when we plowed next ^Aspring the ground would be ^Ddry

^DOn the cold fall nights, wed hug the fire Staying close enuf to stay ^Awarm Wed keep ^Drunnin and burnin till the work was ^Gdone ^DHelping out, when we were just ^Akids on the ^Dfarm

^DNow I can still smell the heavy smoke, And some say we did more harm than ^Agood But the ^Dmemories I have of poor farm ^Gfolks ^DThings turned out a lot ^Abetter than we thought they ^Dwould