Delaney Place (A Dollar A Day)
? by: Verne Garrison
February 23, 2006; Valley Park, MO.
The Delaney Place (A Dollar A Day)
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When I was a kid, we lived on the Delaney Place
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My dad was the hired- man
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Everyday was a regular rat- race
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But now I know it was part of a bigger plan
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Shucking corn by hand in the Fall
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One cent a bushel was the pay
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Milking cows and slopping hogs and all
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Worked long and hard for a dollar a day
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The rooms in the old house had high ceilings
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Wall paper kept out the wind and the dust
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I remember with mixed feelings,
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Featherbeds, heavy comforts, to keep warm, a must
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Come Winter, the sows had their litter
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There was always a runt who was pushed away
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We?d bring it inside and spoon feed milk its dinner
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Till it was warm and strong enough to make its way
[Chorus]
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Shucking corn by hand in the Fall
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One cent a bushel was the pay
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Milking cows and slopping hogs and all
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Worked long and hard for a dollar a day
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Just as the winters were cold
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The summers were just as hot
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Many times I have been told
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We slept out in the yard on a mattress or cot
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Mr. Delaney was a rich old man
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But he treated us pretty nice
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Cause my dad was a good hired man
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We had shelter so long as Dad paid the price
[Chorus]
D G
Shucking corn by hand in the Fall
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One cent a bushel was the pay
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Milking cows and slopping hogs and all
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Worked long and hard for a dollar a day