I mostly write and sing thought provoking songs of a spiritual nature. I also write songs of ecological and political protest as well as traditional folk songs.
G
The top soil was 24 inches
D
the white man came from across the sea
C
built a cabin, had a family
G D G
The top soil was 24 inches
G
When the top soil was 20 inches
D
they fought and won the Indian wars
C
they raised their crops, plowed with a horse
G D G
when the top soil was 20 inches
Refrain:
F G
And the sun cam up
F G
and the rain came down
G
When the top soil was 16 inches
D
they learned how to increase their yield
C
they used a tractor to plow the field
G D G
when the top soil was 16 inches
G
When the top soil was 12 inches
D
the chemical man said there’d be no harm
C
using fertilizer on the farm
G D G
when the top soil was 12 inches
Refrain:
G
When the top soil was 8 inches
D
DDT kept the bugs away
C
We’ll worry about it another day
G D G
when the top soil was 8 inches
G
When the top soil was 4 inches
D
they started getting 3 crops a year
C
it looked like good days were here
G D G
when the top soil was 4 inches
Refrain:
G
The dust storms came and the farmers left
D
some of them east and some of them west
C
bedrock showin, sand in the ditches
G D G
the top soil was 0 inches
G
The farmers prayed, wondered where they went wrong
D
their bank accounts full but they lost the farm
C
they dreamed of the day their ancestors toiled
G D G
in 24 inches of prime top soil
Refrain:
F G
And the sun came up
F G
and the rain came down.
