King Harvest (Has Surely Come) lyrics

Song information

Artist: The Band
Album: The Band

Lyrics

Corn in the fields
Listen to the rice when the wind blows

'Cross the water
F/a fm/ab c
King harvest has surely come

Am g bb f/g c
I work for the union 'cause she's so good to

Me;
Am f
And I'm bound to come out on top
Dm e
That's where she sais I should be
Am bb c g
I will hear ev'ry word the boss may say
Am bb c g
For he's the one who hands me down my pay
Am bb c g
Looks like this time I'm gonna get to stay
Am bb c g am g bb f
I'm a union man, now, all the way

The smell of the leaves
From the magnolia trees in the meadow
King harvest has surely come

Dry summer, then comes fall
Which I depend on most of all
Hey, rainmaker, can you hear the call?
Please let these crops grow tall
Long enough I've been up on skid row
And it's plain to see, I've nothin to show
I'm glad to pay those union dues
Just don't judge me by my shoes

Scarecrow and a yellow moon
And pretty soon a carnival on the edge of

Town
King harvest has surely come

Last year, this time, wasn't no joke
My whole barn went up in smoke
My horse jethro, well he went mad
And I ever can't remember things bein' that

Bad
Then here come a man with a paper and pen
Tellin' us our hard times are about to end
And then, if they don't give us what we like
He said, "men, that's when you gotta go on

Strike."

Corn in the fields
Listen to the rice when the wind blows

'Cross the water
King harvest has surely come