Song Length |
5:16 |
Genre |
Country - Bluegrass, Country - Alternative |
Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
Subject |
Breaking Up |
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Lyrics
DEAR JOHN DEERE
Fran Barton & Will Barton
I came home? the house was empty
lookin? like I had just moved
There on the counter? lay a letter
addressed to you know who
The first line stuck in my mind
as I read it with dread
?Dear John I hope you and your tractor
and that damn dog drop dead.?
She took the plates? out of the cupboard
She also took the silverware
She even cleaned out the refrigerator
Took all the beer but I don?t care
The second line of that letter
Gave me hope when I read
?P.S. I took the dog?
so I guess he?ll live.?
CHORUS
She hauled off everything
Except the one thing she was really after
I was leavin? her anyway
Me & the dog? on that tractor
She?s leavin? me with a ?Dear John? letter
I?m leavin? her on my John Deere tractor
Roll? Big Wheels Roll
She took the bed and all the covers
all the clothes and shoes
She got the tables, TV and sofa
but takin? that dog won?t do
Just because I wouldn?t let her drive my tractor
it was something I couldn?t do
I?m just glad I was on my tractor
or it?d be gone too
CHORUS
Takin? that dog what was she thinkin?
Hell, there ain?t no way to know
He sure likes ridin? with them lights blinkin?
He should?a been with me I know
All because she couldn?t drive my tractor
of all the dumb things to do
Me and the dog sure love that tractor
so gettin? him back?s what I?ll do
I see her standing in her mamma?s front yard
and the dog?s there too
That diesel?s hummin?? that dog starts runnin?
and there ain?t nothin? she can do
Slow down? throw open the cab door
and he jumps inside
Slam the door? peddle to metal
and we both wave goodbye
CHORUS
FYI? John Deere?s don?t die
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