The American Farm

Story Behind The Song

Dewey and I heard that a well-known Southern Gospel Male Quartet was going to do a "specialty" Farmer tribute album. Our first version was heavy on the God-fearing and reverent characteristics of the farmer. We missed the deadline, so re-wrote it with a more general, contemporary country feel and lyric.

Song Description

The song describes the attributes of the American Farmer: hardworking, reverent and God-fearing, dedicated to his family and a good neighbor. It has an anthem Chorus with the first line: "God Bless the Farmer"

Song Length 3:41 Genre Country - Contemporary, Country - Traditional
Tempo Medium Fast (131 - 150) Lead Vocal Male Vocal
Subject Farmer, Country, Nation Similar Artists Alan Jackson, Toby Keith
Language English Era 2000 and later

Lyrics

The American Farm
Vs 1
Up and ready to go when the sun comes out. He's got acres of good dirt to plant and plow
He remembers to stop and pray, that the Good Lord will bless his day
What he does for us all is incredible, but to him he's just doin' what's natural
While we work for our daily bread, he's the one makin' sure we're fed...

Chorus
God bless the farmer with sunshine and rain
So he can keep on growin' all those amber waves of grain
And give him a shelter; protect him from the storm
This is our song for the American farm

Vs 2
You won't hear him complain like so many do 'bout the troubles that he may be goin' through
He provides for his family; 'n gives a little to charity
When a neighbor is down he's a friend indeed, always ready to help, rollin' up his sleeves
There's a reason he can't say no, 'cause the Good Book it tells him so...

Repeat Chorus

Bridge
Even when hope seems gone, he's holdin' on, to the land that he loves

Repeat Chorus
Tag
By: Russ Pruitt & Dewey Howard; © 2011 Pruitt/Howard; 740-464-7940; 740-352-5192; goodfootp@roadrunner.com



Lyrics Russ Pruitt and Dewey Howard Music Russ Pruitt and Dewey Howard
Producer Russ Pruitt and Dewey Howard Publisher Russ Pruitt
Performance Terry Hall (vocals) and the Hitmaker Studio band Label Indie

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