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I went to the country - just the other dayTo see my uncle Bill and sorta pass the time awayI asked him how he'd been - since last, I'd passed his wayHe rubbed his chin - here's what he had to say.My wife's been sick - the youngns, tooAnd I'm durn near - down with the fluThe cow's gone dry - and them hens won't layBut we're still a-livin - so everything's okay.The hogs took the cholera and they've all done diedThe bees got mad - and they left the hiveThe weevils got the corn and the rain rotted the hayBut - we're still a-livin - so everything's okay.The porch rotted down - that's more expenseThe durned old mule - he tore down the fenceThe mortgage is due and - I can't payBut - we're still a-livin - so everything's okay.The cow broke in the field and eat up the beansThe durn rabbits - they got the turnip greensAnd my ma-in-law just moved in to stayBut - we're still a-livin - so everything's okay.My lands so poor - so hard and yellerSongtexteYou have to set on a sack of fetilizer to raise an umbrellerAnd it rains out here - nearly ever dayBut - were still a-livin - so everything's okay.The wells gone dry and I have to tote the waterUp from the spring - about a mile and a quarterMy helper, he quit - for the lack of payBut - we're still a-livin - so everthing's okay.The house it leaks - it needs a new topWhen it rains - it wets everthing we gotThe chimney fell down - just yesterdayBut - we're still a-livin - so everything's okay.The corn meals gone and the meats run outGot nothin' to kill to put in the smokehouseThe preachers comin' Sunday - to spend the dayBut - we're still a-livin - so everything's okay.The canned stuffs spoiled - else the jars got brokeAnd all we got left is one old billy goatWe're gonna have a new baby about the first of MayBut - we're still a-livin - so everythings okay.My crop it rotted - in the groundI asked for another loan but the banker turned me downBut - we're still a-livin and we're prayin' for better daysSo - after all, everthing's in purty good shape. Aus Songtexte Mania