King Harvest (Has Surely Come) — текст песни (The Band)

Corn in the fields.
Listen to the rice when the wind blows `cross the water,
F/A Fm/Ab C
King Harvest has surely come.

Am G Bb F/G C
I work for the union `cause she`s so good to me;
Am F
And I`m bound to come out on top,
Dm E
that`s where I should be.
Am Bb C G
I will hear ev`ry word the boss may say,
Am Bb C G
For he`s the one who hands me down my pay.
Am Bb C G
Looks like this time I`m gonna get to stay,
Am Bb C G Am G Bb F
I`m a union man, now, all the way.

The smell of the leaves,
from the magnolia trees in the meadow,
King Harvest has surely come.

Dry summer, then comes fall,
Which I depend on most of all.
Hey, rainmaker, can`t you hear my call?
Please let these crops grow tall.
Long enough I`ve been up on Skid Row
And it`s plain to see, I`ve nothin to show.
I`m glad to pay those union dues,
Just don`t judge me by my shoes.

Scarecrow and a yellow moon,
and pretty soon a carnival on the edge of town,
King Harvest has surely come.

Last year, this time, wasn`t no joke,
My whole barn went up in smoke.
My horse Jethro, well he went mad
And I can`t remember things bein` so bad.
Then there comes a man with a paper and a pen
Tellin` us our hard times are about to end.
And then, if they don`t give us what we like
He said, "Men, that`s when you gotta go on strike."

Corn in the fields.
Listen to the rice when the wind blows `cross the water,
King Harvest has surely come.