Moonshine Wagon - The Boy Who Wouldn't Hoe Corn [ft. Alison Keable (Similar Interests)]

[LYRICS]
Tell you little story and it won't take long
'Bout a lazy farmer who wouldn't hoe his corn
The reason why I never could tell
But that young man was always well

He planted his corn in the month of June
By July it was up to his eyes
Come September came a big frost
And all the young man's corn was lost

His courtship had just begun
Said, "Young man, have you hoed some corn?"
"Well, I tried and I tried and I tried in vain
But I don't believe I raised one grain."

He went downtown to his neighbor's door
He had often been before
Said, "Pretty little miss, will you marry me?
Little miss what do you say?"

"Why do you come for me to wed?
Can't even make your own corn grain.
Single I am and will remain;
A lazy man I won't maintain."

He turned his back and walked away
Sayin', "Little miss you rue the day.
You'll rue the day that you were born
For givin' me the devil cause I wouldn't hoe corn."

Song written by: Alison Krauss & The Union Station
Song played by: Moonshine Wagon
Song recorded at: Sweet Saul Studios

[restlessinamsterdam]

Heard the song for the first time in the movie "The Broken Circle Breakdown", you do a great version of it.

[marmurgil]

Muy buenos. ¿Donde puedo conseguir vuestro disco?.

[banjo]

Please listen to Spider John Koerner's version of the traditional (not Alision Krauss and Union Stations version) for the roots of this song. "Raised By Humans" is the album that Spider John recorded it in the 70's. Danny Tyminski and his brother Stan sat in their four door sedan and listened to Tom Mitchell of the Saltash Serenaders sing it at the Rutland Vermont Farmers Market in 1978 or so. Tom was a Spider John fan. Spider John played most always traditional songs; except for a few he wrote. This should not be credited to Alision Krauss et al. Just saying.

[restlessinamsterdam]

Heard the song for the first time in the movie "The Broken Circle Breakdown", you do a great version of it.