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SITTIN? ON A JOHN DEERE (READIN? A DEAR JOHN)

VERSE: EVERY DAY I RIDE THIS TRACTOR DOWN MY LONG GRAVEL DRIVE
AND I GO A LITTLE FASTER WHEN I SEE THE MAIL ARRIVE
I?VE BEEN WAITIN? FOR THIS LETTER FROM MY SWEET MARY LOU
BUT WHEN I OPENED IT UP, THE GIRL I LOVE SAID SHE FOUND SOMEONE NEW

CHORUS: AND NOW I?M SITTIN? IN A JOHN DEERE, READIN? A DEAR JOHN
SPELLIN? IT OUT SO CLEAR, WHAT WE HAD GOIN?S GONE
AND I?M FEELIN? LIKE A FOOL OUT HERE, SADDER THAN A COUNTRY SONG
SITTIN? ON A JOHN DEERE, READIN? A DEAR JOHN

VERSE: MARY LOU WENT OFF TO COLLEGE TO GET HER DEGREE
AND SHE TOLD ME WHEN SHE GOT IT, SHE?D COME HOME AND MARRY ME
BUT SHE FOUND HER A CITY BOY, AND THE COUNTRY LOST ITS CHARM
SHE?S SEEN THE BIG OL WORLD, NOW MY SMALL TOWN GIRL DON?T WANNA LIVE DOWN ON THE FARM

CHORUS:

BRIDGE: WELL, I CAN?T CHANGE THE WEATHER, IT?LL RAIN OR IT?LL SHINE
AND LOOKIN? AT THIS LETTER AIN?T GONNA CHANGE HER MIND

CHORUS:

TAG: AND I?M FEELIN? LIKE A FOOL OUT HERE, SADDER THAN A COUNTRY SONG
SITTIN? ON A JOHN DEERE, READIN? A DEAR JOHN


Words and music by Richard Grossman and Jeff Crossan