The John Deere H | Brennen Leigh
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Length: 0:3:27The John Deere H - the Written by Brennen Leigh Recorded Live November 6, 2021 McGonigel's Mucky Duck | Home of the Livest Music in Texas⢠Become a supporting member at: https://livefromnorfolkstreet.com/ Lyrics: I close my eyes and a wide blue sky is spreading out before me And Iām hearing that old engine crank again in all its glory Itās a faded memory that I go back to now and then Iād give my right arm to be on that farm with the John Deere H again The John Deere H was a row crop tractor; ours was a ā43 And I was still too young to drive, but I knew she was made for me It would be like heaven to start her up and till that stubborn ground Iād climb up on that metal seat and make up my own tractor sounds. The H was made in a factory down in Waterloo But my dad had got her second hand from some folks that we knew She wasnāt sleek and she wasnāt fast, took a while to get her going But she beat a horse and a hand held plow for cutting hay and hoeing Then to my surprise he said one night āboy, itās time you got to learning,ā Then he showed me how to check the spark and set that flywheel turning I was only eight years old, had to stand to reach the pedals But I was so proud youād have thought that Iād just won some kind of medal In the spring she pulled a corn planter in the newly thawed out ground And at harvest time sheād help make hay before the fields turned brown She cut alfalfa with a sickle mower; the sweet smell filled the sky And in dreams at night weād still be working, the John Deere H and I That old machine was a farm kidās dream, none like her before or after But we let her go in hopes of knowing so-called greener pastures Though Iāve been around the world, my lifeās the envy of most men Iād give my right hand for that piece of land and the John Deere H again Iād give my right arm to be on that farm with the John Deere H again