king harvest (has surely come)

corn in the fields. listen to the rice when the wind blows 'cross the water

king harvest has surely come

i work for the union 'cause she's so good to me;

and i'm bound to come out on top

that's where she said i should be

i will hear every word the boss may say

for he's the one who hands me down my pay

looks like this time i'm gonna get to stay

i'm a union man

now

all the way

the smell of the leaves

from the magnolia trees in the meadow

king harvest has surely come

a dry summer

and then come fall

which i depend on most of all

hey

rainmaker

can't you hear the call?

please let these crops grow tall!

long enough i've been up on skid row

and it's plain to see

i've nothin' to show

i'm glad to pay those union dues

just don't judge me by my shoes

a scarecrow in a yellow moon

pretty soon

the carnival on the edge of town

king harvest has surely come

last year

this time

wasn't no joke

my whole barn went up in smoke

my horse jethro

well

he went mad

and i can't ever remember things bein' that bad

now here comes a man with a paper and pen

tellin' us our hard times are about to end

and then

if they don't give us what we like

he said

men