Joe Purdy - Pioneer lyrics
[Joe Purdy - Pioneer lyrics]
Go to sleep little Cory
For you can't understand
You're a sick little baby in
Your mothers tired hands
Well your Daddy fetched the doctor but
He had to use his gun
He's always been reckless and he's
Always on the run
Well the doctor says he's worried
Cause your fever hadn't broke
Gonna wrap you in a blanket gonna
Put you on a boat
Sail across the mississippi to a
Town where music plays
Gonna steak you penicillin make
Your fever go away
And when you grow up don't you
Hate your momma and daddy
Cause they gave you everything
That you ever had
And it ain't no wonder that
Most don't make it no wonder so many die
It ain't easy to be a pioneer when the
Land that you move to is dry
Wake up little Cory and get
The water from the well
Count to nine Mississippi then your
Daddy needs your help
Give the feed to the chickens and in
The rows you plant the corn
Get the rations up for winter and build
A fire to keep it warm
And you'll learn to use a riffle and
You'll learn to use a knife
And you'll learn how to hunt and
You'll learn how to fight
And you learn to pack a saddle and
You take it off to town
Just a three days of riding sell
The skinds and turn around
And when you grow up don't you
Hate your Momma and Daddy
Cause they gave you everything
That they ever had
And it ain't no wonder that
Most don't make it
No matter how hard they try
It ain't easy to be a pioneer when the
Land that you move to is dry
Go to sleep little Cory for
You're a grown boy
Gonna have to be the man now
With your Daddy off to war
Keep your eye on the horses
And keep your mother safe
Got two hungry sisters and another on the way
And when you grow up don't you
Hate your Momma and Daddy
Cause they gave you everything
That they ever had
And it ain't no wonder that
Most don't make it no wonder so many die
It ain't easy to be a pioneer when the
Land that you move to is dry
It ain't easy to be a pioneer when the
Land that you move to is dry
For you can't understand
You're a sick little baby in
Your mothers tired hands
Well your Daddy fetched the doctor but
He had to use his gun
He's always been reckless and he's
Always on the run
Well the doctor says he's worried
Cause your fever hadn't broke
Gonna wrap you in a blanket gonna
Put you on a boat
Sail across the mississippi to a
Town where music plays
Gonna steak you penicillin make
Your fever go away
And when you grow up don't you
Hate your momma and daddy
Cause they gave you everything
That you ever had
And it ain't no wonder that
Most don't make it no wonder so many die
It ain't easy to be a pioneer when the
Land that you move to is dry
Wake up little Cory and get
The water from the well
Count to nine Mississippi then your
Daddy needs your help
Give the feed to the chickens and in
The rows you plant the corn
Get the rations up for winter and build
A fire to keep it warm
And you'll learn to use a riffle and
You'll learn to use a knife
And you'll learn how to hunt and
You'll learn how to fight
And you learn to pack a saddle and
You take it off to town
Just a three days of riding sell
The skinds and turn around
And when you grow up don't you
Hate your Momma and Daddy
Cause they gave you everything
That they ever had
And it ain't no wonder that
Most don't make it
No matter how hard they try
It ain't easy to be a pioneer when the
Land that you move to is dry
Go to sleep little Cory for
You're a grown boy
Gonna have to be the man now
With your Daddy off to war
Keep your eye on the horses
And keep your mother safe
Got two hungry sisters and another on the way
And when you grow up don't you
Hate your Momma and Daddy
Cause they gave you everything
That they ever had
And it ain't no wonder that
Most don't make it no wonder so many die
It ain't easy to be a pioneer when the
Land that you move to is dry
It ain't easy to be a pioneer when the
Land that you move to is dry