Rain On The Scarecrow (2022 Mix)

Ah (ah)

Ah

Scarecrow on a wooden cross

Blackbird in the barn

Four hundred empty acres

That used to be my farm

I grew up like my daddy did

My grandpa cleared this land

When I was five, I walked the fence

While Grandpa held my hand

Rain on the scarecrow

Blood on the plough

This land fed a nation

This land made me proud

And son, I'm just sorry there's no legacy for you now

Rain on the scarecrow

Blood on the plough

Rain on the scarecrow

Blood on the plough

The crops we grew last summer

Weren't enough to pay the loan

Couldn't buy the seed to plant this spring

And the Farmers' Bank foreclosed

Called my old friend Schepman up to auction off the land

He said, "John, it's just my job and I hope you understand"

Hey, calling it your job, ole hoss

Sure don't make it right

But if you want me to, I'll say a prayer for your soul tonight

And grandma's on the front porch swing with a Bible in her hand

Sometimes I hear her singing take me to the Promised Land

When you take away a man's dignity

He can't work his fields and cows

There'll be blood on the scarecrow

Blood on the plough

Blood on the scarecrow

Blood on the plough

There was 97 crosses

Planted in the courthouse yard

For ninety-seven families

Who lost ninety-seven farms

I think about my grandpa

My neighbours and my name

And some nights I feel like dying

Like that scarecrow in the rain

Rain on the scarecrow

Blood on the plough

This land fed a nation

Hey, this land made me proud

And son, I am just sorry they're just memories for you now

Rain on the scarecrow

Blood on the plough

Rain on the scarecrow

Blood on the plough

Rain on the scarecrow

Blood on the plough

This land fed a nation

This land made me so proud

Son, I am just sorry they're just memories for you now

Rain on the scarecrow

Blood on the plough

Rain on the scarecrow

Blood on the plough, hey

Ooh, yeah