[Verse] Fifty years under the sun Growing beans one by one Sending seeds to lands unknown In the soil they have grown [Verse 2] Blue Jay sprouts with wings of green Candy sweet like dreams unseen Pawnee finds its roots in earth Seeds I've nurtured since their birth [Chorus] From my hand to distant fields Life of labor slowly yields Every bean a story told In the earth our hearts unfold [Bridge] Brown Eye Goose in morning light Illinois Wild Goose takes flight Kishwaukee spreads so wide Every harvest speaks with pride [Verse 3] Seasons change yet beans remain Patience learned with sun and rain Years have passed yet still I send Seeds to earth my timeless friends [Chorus] From my hand to distant fields Life of labor slowly yields Every bean a story told In the earth our hearts unfold