Lake Fork Verne - Delaney place

^DWhen I was a kid, we lived on the Delaney ^GPlace ^AMy dad was the hired- ^Dman Everyday was a regular rat- ^Grace ^ABut now I know it was part of a bigger ^Dplan

^DShucking corn by hand in the ^GFall ^AOne cent a bushel was the ^Dpay Milking cows and slopping hogs and ^Gall ^AWorked long and hard for a dollar a d^Day

^DThe rooms in the old house had high ^Gceilings ^AWall paper kept out the wind and ^Dthe dust I remember with mixed ^Gfeelings, ^AFeatherbeds, heavy comforts, to keep warm, ^Da must

^DCome Winter, the sows had their ^Glitter ^AThere was always a runt who was pushed ^Daway We?d bring it inside and spoon feed milk its ^Gdinner ^ATill it was warm and strong enough to make its w^Day

^DShucking corn by hand in the ^GFall ^AOne cent a bushel was the ^Dpay Milking cows and slopping hogs and ^Gall ^AWorked long and hard for a dollar a d^Day

^DJust as the winters were ^Gcold ^AThe summers were just as ^Dhot Many times I have been ^Gtold ^AWe slept out in the yard on a mattress or ^Dcot

^DMr. Delaney was a rich old m^Gan ^ABut he treated us pretty ^Dnice Cause my dad was a good hired ^Gman ^AWe had shelter so long as Dad paid the ^Dprice

^DShucking corn by hand in the ^GFall ^AOne cent a bushel was the ^Dpay Milking cows and slopping hogs and ^Gall ^AWorked long and hard for a dollar a d^Day