[00:00.00] 作词 : Emitt Rhodes
[00:00.18] 作曲 : RHODES
[00:00.36]Rhodes
[00:00.51]I'd like to tell you 'bout my home town
[00:03.18]But it's awfully hard to explain to a stranger
[00:07.14]It's been a year since I went down
[00:10.08]To the place that I was born and raised, sir, oh.
[00:15.75]I gotta make it rich I'm getting tired of digging ditches back on the farm
[00:20.94]I got a girl I wanna marry and I know that she loves me
[00:26.04]Yes, I'm ready for work, I got my shirt sleeves rolled up around my arms
[00:31.38]I got a chance to make it rich in a textile factory.
[00:35.97]Well, my papa was a poor man but always did the best he could
[00:41.85]And he whipped my behind whenever I wasn't good
[00:46.86]There were six of us children in my family
[00:52.53]Mmm and not a single one of us has ever learned how to read.
[00:56.64]Well, I'm really not complaining, my parents were the best you could have
[01:00.30]Well, I love my mama and I really respected my dad.
[01:06.93]Well, let me tell you that every Sunday morning we would dress in our Sunday clothes
[01:12.90]And we would listen to a sermon from the preacher about our good Lord
[01:18.03]Well, the preacher said : 'Child, be thankful for the food you eat'
[01:23.37]But my tastes are getting bigger, I think I'll be traveling East.
[01:27.75]You know I gotta make it rich, I'm getting tired of digging ditches back on the farm
[01:33.03]I got a girl I wanna marry and I know that she loves me
[01:38.19]Yes, I'm ready for work, I got my sleeves rolled up around my arms
[01:43.47]I got a chance to make it rich in a textile factory.
[01:48.03]Well, now listen here brother if you think you've got it bad
[01:51.93]Mmm well, what do you think about the life I've had ?
[01:59.28]Well, my father said to me : 'Son, you know you've got to earn your keep'
[02:02.37]So I've been working from sun up to sun down since I was thirteen
[02:09.63]Well, my father said : 'Boy, be thankful got a place to sleep'
[02:12.96]But I've been sleeping awful restless and I think I'll be moving East.
[02:19.35]You know I gotta make it rich, I'm getting tired of digging ditches back on the farm
[02:24.51]I got a girl I wanna marry and I know that she loves me
[02:29.58]Yes, I'm ready for work, I got my sleeves rolled up around my arms
[02:34.98]I got a chance to make it rich in a textile factory.
[02:39.51]You know I gotta make it rich, I'm getting tired of digging ditches back on the farm
[02:44.73]I got a girl I wanna marry and I know that she loves me
[02:49.86]Yes, I'm ready for work, I got my sleeves rolled up around my arms
[02:55.26]I got a chance to make it rich in a textile factory.

作词 : Emitt Rhodes
作曲 : RHODES
Rhodes
I'd like to tell you 'bout my home town
But it's awfully hard to explain to a stranger
It's been a year since I went down
To the place that I was born and raised, sir, oh.
I gotta make it rich I'm getting tired of digging ditches back on the farm
I got a girl I wanna marry and I know that she loves me
Yes, I'm ready for work, I got my shirt sleeves rolled up around my arms
I got a chance to make it rich in a textile factory.
Well, my papa was a poor man but always did the best he could
And he whipped my behind whenever I wasn't good
There were six of us children in my family
Mmm and not a single one of us has ever learned how to read.
Well, I'm really not complaining, my parents were the best you could have
Well, I love my mama and I really respected my dad.
Well, let me tell you that every Sunday morning we would dress in our Sunday clothes
And we would listen to a sermon from the preacher about our good Lord
Well, the preacher said : 'Child, be thankful for the food you eat'
But my tastes are getting bigger, I think I'll be traveling East.
You know I gotta make it rich, I'm getting tired of digging ditches back on the farm
I got a girl I wanna marry and I know that she loves me
Yes, I'm ready for work, I got my sleeves rolled up around my arms
I got a chance to make it rich in a textile factory.
Well, now listen here brother if you think you've got it bad
Mmm well, what do you think about the life I've had ?
Well, my father said to me : 'Son, you know you've got to earn your keep'
So I've been working from sun up to sun down since I was thirteen
Well, my father said : 'Boy, be thankful got a place to sleep'
But I've been sleeping awful restless and I think I'll be moving East.
You know I gotta make it rich, I'm getting tired of digging ditches back on the farm
I got a girl I wanna marry and I know that she loves me
Yes, I'm ready for work, I got my sleeves rolled up around my arms
I got a chance to make it rich in a textile factory.
You know I gotta make it rich, I'm getting tired of digging ditches back on the farm
I got a girl I wanna marry and I know that she loves me
Yes, I'm ready for work, I got my sleeves rolled up around my arms
I got a chance to make it rich in a textile factory.