Traditional & Folk Songs with Chords
Beans, Bacon And Gravy
Beans, Bacon And Gravy - Lyrics & Chords
|
C |
| In |
eighteen ninety-four. |
|
D7 |
G |
| I've |
seen many a panic, I will |
own, |
I've been hungry, I've been cold,
|
C |
| And |
now I'm growing old. |
|
D7 |
G |
| But the |
worst I've seen is nineteen thirty- |
one. |
Chorus:
|
C |
| Oh, those |
beans, bacon and gravy, |
|
G |
| They |
almost drive me crazy, |
|
D7 |
| I eat them I see them in my |
dreams. |
|
G |
| When |
I wake up each morning |
|
C |
| And an |
other day is dawning, |
|
D7 |
G |
| I |
know I'll have another mess of |
beans. |
We congregate each morning
At the county barn at dawning,
And everyone is happy, so it seems.
But when our work is done
We file in one by one,
And thank the Lord for one more mess of beans.
We have Hooverized on butter,
For milk we've only water,
And I haven't seen a steak in many a day.
For cakes and pies and jellies
We substitute sow bellies,
For which we work the county road each day.
If there ever comes a time
When I have more than a dime,
They will have to put me under lock and key.
For I've been broke so long
I can only sing this song
Of the workers and their misery.
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