Sharecropper's Son Song Lyrics and Chords by Ralph Stanley
Sharecropper's Son
Recorded by Ralph Stanley
Written by Carter and Ralph Stanley
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We moved here from Summers
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when I was four
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teen
Worked this poor ground for
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bacon and
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beans
The landlord told me that
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hard times were
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near
Didn't mean a thing cause they're
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already
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Daylight till dark
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my work's neve
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Lord have mercy on a
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sharecropper'
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son
Momma's got the fever and the
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baby's
sic
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k
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Poppa's uptow
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n soakin' up t
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hat
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Just out of prison said he
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ain't
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Ain't a blood hound in Georgia that ca
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n follow hi
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s
track
Repeat #2
We bought a new mule brought him
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up from down
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south
He'd kick the chew of tobacco right
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out of your
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mouth
Water in the well is
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barely out of
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Can't take a bath on
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Saturda
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y
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Our crops are all wilted no
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rain day or
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night
The preacher's here for dinner we
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ain't got a
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Eleven in the family ten
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daughter's and a
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son
And momma's just told us there'd
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be another
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one
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Sharecropper's Son?
- The song Sharecropper's Son was sang by Ralph Stanley.
Who is Ralph Stanley?
- Ralph Edmund Stanley (February 25, 1927 - June 23, 2016) was an American bluegrass artist, known for his distinctive singing and banjo playing. Stanley began playing music in 1946, originally with his older brother Carter Stanley as part of The Stanley Brothers, and most often as the leader of his band, The Clinch Mountain Boys. He was also known as Dr. Ralph Stanley.
He was part of the first generation of bluegrass musicians and was inducted into both the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor and the Grand Ole Opry.
