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| First you run down to the bank & | you get yourself a | loan |
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| For $80,000 | cash you can | drive that tractor home |
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| You can drive all night, you can drive all day |
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| You can drive over anything gettin' in your way |
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| And you ain't got a worry | til the pay-back | day |
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| Down on the | American | Farm |
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| So you get some stuff & | you spread it aro | und |
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| To keep the | bugs & the | animals down |
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| And you spray it on the | crops & you pump | it on the ground |
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| But the bugs get | bigger & attack the | folks in town |
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| You can spray all day, you can spray all night |
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| But the bugs get bigger & they ain't afraid to fight |
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| You can drive all night, you can drive all day |
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| You can drive over anything gettin' in your way |
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| And you ain't got a worry | til the pay-back | day |
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| Down on the | American | Farm |
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| Pretty soon the crops come up & y | ou goes to cut 'em | down |
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| You put some in a | pickup truck & | you hauls it all to town |
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| But the more you grow, the more you spend |
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| The less it's worth to the market in the end |
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| You can spray all day, you can spray all night |
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| But the bugs get bigger & they ain't afraid to fight |
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| You can drive all night, you can drive all day |
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| You can drive over anything gettin' in your way |
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| Now it's driving you crazy | cuz you can't aff | ord to stay |
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| Down on the | American | Farm |