Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Walking The Beans, artist - Greg Brown. Album song The Iowa Waltz, in the genre Date of issue: 09.10.1983
Record label: Red House
Song language: English
Walking The Beans |
| Last fall it was dry, oh my, oh my |
| You could ask the smartweed; |
| maybe the smartweed knows why |
| And then Mr. Corn Borer, he brought his whole family |
| And they laid the corn low when it got windy |
| Well now there’s corn in the bean fields, persnickety once it clings |
| I got these blisters on my fingers; |
| I got these cockleburs in my dreams |
| I been walkin' the beans, been walkin' the beans |
| I been bendin' low, no, no |
| I been rippin' my jeans |
| Been walkin' the beans in the burnin' sun |
| And it looks like I ain’t ever ever gonna get done |
| Well, it’s a mile-long row; |
| that’s a lotta room to grow |
| For the nightshade and the thistles and that miserable so and so |
| Two miles around; |
| more like 10, I think |
| You know I would just put all four up, but I gotta have a drink |
| 'Cause |
| I been walkin' the beans, been walkin' the beans |
| I been bendin' low, no, no |
| I been splittin' my seams |
| Been walkin' the beans in the burnin' sun |
| And it looks like I ain’t ever ever gonna get done |
| Bandana on my head, I got a long-handled hoe in my hand |
| You know people are afraid of hell and now I understand |
| 'Cause I can picture some devil from that land below |
| And he’s a-pushin' pigweed up from under every row I just hoed |
| And |
| I been walkin' the beans, been walkin' the beans |
| I been bendin' low, no, no |
| I been rippin' my jeans |
| Been walkin' the beans in the burnin' sun |
| And it looks like I ain’t ever ever gonna get done |
| Let’s walk now |
| Pretty little girl in not too much just about two rows over |
| When it’s hotter than fire, I guess you don’t need much cover |
| Sure I would like to get closer, but ain’t it just my luck |
| You know I got such a crick in my back, I can’t even stand up |
| 'Cause |
| I been walkin' the beans, been walkin' the beans |
| I been bendin' low, no, no |
| I been rippin' my jeans |
| Been walkin' the beans in the burnin' sun |
| And it looks like I ain’t ever ever gonna get done |
| I’ll never get done; |
| I know I’ll never get done; |
| I’ll never get done, never |
| Gonna get done… I'll always be out here; |
| I’m always gonna be walkin' the |
| Beans; |
| I might live to be 85 — I’ll still be out here, walkin', walkin' |