[Verse 1] Sun come up Find me here cosa fai quaaaaa ( awekinggg) giuda giudaaaaa prendi la faraaa metti la varaaaaa(awe awueeekinggg) Bare feet in the furrow Hands on the steel-tine spear Sweat on my neck Dust in my mouth Boss man watchin’ From the saddle Further south cosa fai quaaaaa ( awekinggg) giuda giudaaaaa prendi la faraaa metti la varaaaaa(awe awueeekinggg) [Chorus] Got them cornfield blues Row by row They call my name Got them cornfield blues cosa fai quaaaaa ( awekinggg) giuda giudaaaaa prendi la faraaa metti la varaaaaa(awe awueeekinggg) Same old work Same old pain But my voice keeps risin’ Higher than these worn-out shoes I plant my sorrow in this ground Singin’ cornfield blues [Verse 2] cosa fai quaaaaa ( awekinggg) giuda giudaaaaa prendi la faraaa metti la varaaaaa(awe awueeekinggg) Sky look heavy Clouds roll slow Thunder talkin’ trouble Rain don’t ever show Back bent Breath short Sun cuttin’ through my shirt Every seed I cover Got a story made of hurt [Chorus] cosa fai quaaaaa ( awekinggg) giuda giudaaaaa prendi la faraaa metti la varaaaaa(awe awueeekinggg) Got them cornfield blues Row by row They call my name Got them cornfield blues Same old work Same old pain But my voice keeps risin’ Higher than these worn-out shoes I plant my sorrow in this ground Singin’ cornfield blues [Verse 3] Hear that whistle Down the track Train runnin’ northbound Ain’t never comin’ back cosa fai quaaaaa ( awekinggg) giuda giudaaaaa prendi la faraaa metti la varaaaaa(awe awueeekinggg) cosa fai quaaaaa ( awekinggg) giuda giudaaaaa prendi la faraaa metti la varaaaaa(awe awueeekinggg) We hum low Soft ’Neath that overseer’s eye Trade words like water Pass a little piece of sky [Chorus] cosa fai quaaaaa ( awekinggg) giuda giudaaaaa prendi la faraaa metti la varaaaaa(awe awueeekinggg) Got them cornfield blues Row by row They call my name Got them cornfield blues Same old work Same old pain But my voice keeps risin’ Higher than these worn-out shoes I plant my sorrow in this ground Singin’ cornfield blues [Bridge] Moon crawl over Where the day turned black Shadows long and lonely Still These hands don’t slack But when night wind whispers Through them rustlin’ leaves I hear my mama’s humming In the holler of the trees (ooh Lord) [Verse 4] One more sunrise On this red clay bed One more back-breaking Till my blood run red But hope like a seed Sleepin’ down below Storm might drown it Still it strain to grow [Chorus] Got them cornfield blues Row by row They call my name Got them cornfield blues Same old work Same old pain But my voice keeps risin’ Higher than these worn-out shoes I plant my sorrow in this ground Singin’ cornfield blues [Outro] So I sing low Brother You sing high Let that sound climb up To the wide Wide sky If these rows don’t free us These songs just might Cornfield blues a-burnin’ Through the black of night (yeah)
