Flatland Farmer
Harmony in the Heartland: Tales of a Flatland Farmer's Soulful Strings
Lyrics
He's a flatland farmer
Introduction of the protagonist as a flatland farmer.
Who flat picks and old guitar
Describes the farmer playing an old guitar using flat picking technique.
Yeah he's a flatland farmer
Reiteration of the flatland farmer's identity.
He flat picks and old guitar
Repetition of the farmer's musical skills with flat picking.
He don't make no money
Emphasizes the farmer's lack of financial success.
But he can out-pick them Nashville stars
Claims the farmer can outperform Nashville stars in guitar playing.
Yeah the people come in pick-ups
Describes people arriving in pick-up trucks to see the farmer.
They travel in from miles around
Reiterates the arrival of people from miles around in pick-ups.
Ah the people come in pick-ups
Repetition of the influx of people to see the flatland farmer.
They travel in from miles around
People parking in the farmer's front yard and sitting on the ground to enjoy his music.
Yeah they park in his front yard...sit on his ground
Emphasizes the communal atmosphere around the flatland farmer.
An they eat fried chicken to that flatland sound
People enjoying fried chicken while listening to the flatland sound.
Eat a little,
Introduces the act of eating a little.
Well they call mighty Nashville
Refers to Nashville as Music City U-S-A.
Music City U-S-A
Repetition of Nashville's identity as a music city.
Yeah they call that god-all-mighty Nashville
Reiteration of Nashville's grandeur as Music City U-S-A.
Music City U-S-A
Repetition of the praise for Nashville but hints at a departure from the city.
Ah but get out of the city to where the farmer plays
Encourages leaving the city to experience real music country without city influences.
An you're into real music country without them city ways
Highlights the contrast between the flatland farmer's music and city ways.
Get with the flatland farmer
Encourages connecting with the flatland farmer for authentic music.
Who flat picks an old guitar
Reiterates the farmer's identity and musical skills.
Get with the flatland farmer
Repetition of the call to connect with the flatland farmer.
Who flat picks an old guitar
Repetition of the farmer's identity and musical proficiency.
An closest you'll want to any Music Row
Suggests that the closest connection to Music Row is the furrow where cotton grows.
Is a long dirt furrow where cotton grows
Emphasizes the farmer's rural roots and distance from the music industry hub.
Grow,
Empty line with no specific lyrical content.
Get with the flatland farmer
Repetition of the call to connect with the flatland farmer.
Who flat picks an old guitar
Reiteration of the farmer's musical skills with flat picking.
Yeah, get with the flatland farmer
Repetition of the call to connect with the flatland farmer.
Who flat picks an old guitar
Reiteration of the farmer's musical proficiency.
He don't make no money aw
Restates the farmer's financial struggle.
But I'll tell, that boy can
Expresses admiration for the farmer's singing abilities.
Out sing
Highlights the farmer's superiority in singing compared to Nashville stars.
Out pick
Emphasizes the farmer's excellence in guitar picking.
Out play
Underlines the farmer's skill in playing music.
Out drink
Suggests the farmer's prowess in drinking.
Out pray, and out lay
Implies the farmer's superiority in praying and intimate relationships.
Any of them Nashville stars
Reiterates the farmer's overall superiority to Nashville stars in various aspects.
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