Makin' Hay

Some call it a honest livin' I call it the short straw Third generation farmer Who's workin' the ground raw Well I learned it from my daddy Who learned it from his pa Who tamed the land With an ox and plow And never took a day off Waitin' for the rain to go So I can get back out With the plow and tow Round and round Keep on smilin' Makin' hay While the sun is shinning Got a little money in the mattress Saved for a rainy day Never thought that rainy day Would wash the farm away Last year was a bust Year before that the same One more and im certain The bank'll take the farm away I'm waitin' for the rain to go So I can get back out With the plow and tow Round and round Keep on smilin' Makin' hay While the sun is shinning And I don't mean to complain About too much of a good thing So I'll stand out in the rain Until I hear the birds sing Oh There's only one thing left to do now Drop to my knees and pray Lord above if you hear me Won't you bring me a sunny day Cause If the rain don't stop fallin' The sun can't dry the field I could work for days on end Without a crop to yeild Waitin' for the rain to go So I can get back out With the plow and tow Round and round Keep on smiling If its raining I'll being crying Dreaming of makin' hay While the sun is shinning