When the farmer comes to town with his wagon broken down, Oh the farmer is the one who feeds them all. If you'll only look and see I think you will agree, That the farmer is the one who feeds them all. The farmer is the man, the farmer is the man, Lives on credit til the fall, Then they take him by the hand and they lead him from the land And the middleman's the one who gets it all. When the banker says he's broke and the merchant's up in smoke They forget that it's the farmer feeds them all. It would would them to the test if the farmer took a rest, Then they'd know that it's the farmer feeds them all. The farmer is the man, the farmer is the man, Lives on credit til the fall, And his pants are wearing thin, his condition it's a sin, He forgot that he's the one who feeds us all.