taxes on the farmer feed the mall

Taxes on the Farmer Feed Them All
農夫的稅收養活了他們
Fiddlin John Carson
小提琴手約翰· 卡森

If youll only look and see I know you will agree
只要你肯看一看，我知道你會同意的
That the taxes on the farmer feeds us all
農夫的稅收養活了我們所有人

The farmer is the man, the farmer is the man
農夫是爺們，農夫是漢子
He buys on a credit until fall
秋收前他只能靠賒帳買東西
Then they take him by the hand
到時候，商人們就抓著他的手
And they lead him from the land
把他從莊稼地里拉出來讓還錢
And the merchant hes the man who gets it all
而商人是得到一切的人

While the woman uses snuff, and they never get enough
當女人吸氣鼻煙時，她們總是吸不夠
But the farmer is the man that feeds them all
可農夫得養活她們所有人
While the farmers black and dirty
而農夫又黑又髒
But he works like a turkey
可一干起活來就像只火雞
Got good clothes a-hanging in the hall
把好衣服掛在屋舍
If youll only look and see Im sure you will agree
只要你肯看一看，我知道你會同意的
That the taxes on the farmer feeds us all
農夫的稅收養活了我們所有人

The farmer is the man, the farmer is the man
農夫是爺們，農夫是漢子
He buys on a credit until fall
秋收前他只能靠賒帳買東西
Then they take him by the hand
到時候，商人們就抓著他的手
And they lead him through the land
把他從莊稼地里拉出來讓還錢
And the merchant is the man that gets it all
而商人是得到一切的人

While the judge is on the bench
當法官在法庭上時
He will scratch his head and wink
他會撓撓頭，眨眨眼
But the farmer is the man that feeds them all
可農夫得養活他們所有人
And the lawyer Ill declare
而律師們，我斷言
Will tell a lie and swear
又在忙著說謊和發誓
But the farmer is the man that feeds them all
可農夫得養活他們所有人

The farmer is the man, farmer is the man
農夫是爺們，農夫是漢子
He buys on a credit until fall
秋收前他只能靠賒帳買東西
Then they take him by the hand
到時候，商人們就抓著他的手
And they lead him through the land
把他從莊稼地里拉出來讓還錢
And the merchant hes the man who gets it all
而商人是得到一切的人
If youll only look and see I know you will agree
要你肯看一看，我知道你會同意的
That the taxes on the farmer feeds them all
農夫的稅收養活了他們所有人

While the doctor hangs around
當醫生在附近閒逛時
While the blacksmith works his iron
當鐵匠在煉鐵時
But the farmer is the man that feeds them all
可農夫得養活他們所有人
And the preacher and the cook
還有牧師和廚師
Theyll go fishing on the brook
他們會去河邊釣魚
But the farmer is the man that feeds them all
可農夫得養活他們所有人
If youll only look and see I know you will agree
只要你肯看一看，我知道你會同意的
That the taxes on the farmer feeds us all
農夫的稅收養活了我們所有人

The farmer is the man, the farmer is the man
農夫是爺們，農夫是漢子
He buys on a credit until fall
秋收前他只能靠賒帳買東西
Then they take him by the hand
到時候，商人們就抓著他的手
And they lead him through the land
把他從莊稼地里拉出來讓還錢
And the merchant is the man who gets it all
而商人是得到一切的人