The Farmer Looks Like Hell....[borrowed From 'The Farmer In The Dell' Song; Farming And Family Ups And Downs; Economy] Poem by Bri Edwards

The Farmer Looks Like Hell....[borrowed From 'The Farmer In The Dell' Song; Farming And Family Ups And Downs; Economy]

Rating: 5.0


[sing]: The Farmer looks like Hell. The Farmer looks like Hell. Ho hum, he looks so glum. The Farmer looks like Hell.
The Farmer looks like Hell. The Farmer looks like Hell. Ho hum, his son's a bum. The Farmer looks like Hell. [stop singing]

[speak]: Compared to five years ago, his overhead is higher, and price supports are lower.
His wife's about to leave him, and his chicken barn needs a blower.
The Chinese stole the garlic market. Some 'genius' claims soybeans aren't healthy.
And he'll have to work for years to be certified 'Organic', or lose those buyers who are wealthy. [stop speaking]

[sing]: The Farmer looks like Hell. The Farmer looks like Hell. Ho hum, he looks so glum. The Farmer looks like Hell. [stop singing]

[speak]: The idea of fueling cars with corn has now gone bust,
and, on top of that, his wheat crop is ruined by rust.
The Farmer looks like Hell. [stop speaking]

{fast forward five years}

[speak]: The Farmer's feeling fine. The Farmer's feeling fine.
An efficiency expert lowered overhead, and a new President pushed higher price supports.
The Farmer's got a sexy young girlfriend, and his accountant gives him glowing reports.
The Chinese had a three year drought. A new soybean expert is in, and the old one is out.
He still sells non-organics to the 'poor' citizens, but his Organics are what it's 'all about'. [end speaking]

[sing]: The Farmer's feeling fine. The Farmer's feeling fine. Each year he banks a 7-figure sum. He is feeling fine! [stop singing]

[speak]: The Chinese haven't yet heard that corn's bad for all of their new cars,
and rust-tolerant wheat is now among the Farmer's newest money-making stars.
The Farmer's feeling fine!

(Dec.2012)

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
lots of fun being a farmer......not that i've ever been one!
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Simone Inez Harriman 09 April 2017

Laughed out loud with the little orders in brackets......Sing...Stop singing...Speak. This hilarious poem reminds me of the old Chinese Story of 'Good Luck' 'Bad Luck'. love it...10

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