Mountain Studies
Studyin' money make a man weep
studyin' bout what he can't keep
cause ol' Uncle Sam's been studyin' too
come along and take it away from you.
Studyin' bout nuthin' if you don't know how
to shear a sheep or milk a cow
just what good is what you know
if you ain't got young'uns to show
where to find a ginsing patch
or how to build a fire without a match.
With a head full of studyin' not a thing
to make your soul to sing
like makin' a banjo (ya done forgot)
or whittlin' a toy for a tiny tot,
and eatin' home cookin' from a garden plot.
What folks is studyin' today
is how to cheat on the games they play
with other folks money or cheatin'
on their honey who's been a meetin'
another when she said she were a-studyin'.
Nope, I think I'll just sit here 'n study the sky
and hope the Good Lord by and by
finds a moment to take me on home
and someday somebody'll be studyin' my bones.
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