TRUMAN AND HIS TRACTOR

[restlesswriters]

Collab with a quality country composer welcomed. E mail me with a link to samples of your work.Thanx,Stan ------------------------------------------------------------------------TRUMAN AND HIS TRACTORCopyright 2004/Stan Simons ASCAP[V1]I read about him in a magazineTruman, and his red machineHis only tractor ever, was a Farmall model HAnd he cried when they towed it, out the auction gate[Chorus]TRUMAN AND HIS TRACTOR, he rode it each dayIf he saw you, he’d smile and waveBut his memories, are all he’s got now‘Cause he’s grown too old, and fragile to plowTRUMAN AND HIS TRACTOR, - a surprise rendezvousHis kids bought it back, and restored it like newTRUMAN AND HIS TRACTOR, never looked betterAnd his 80th birthday, was the best one ever![V2]What a celebration, old Truman couldn’t speakHe just kept touching it, tears falling to his feetBut as fate would have it, they’d soon lay him to restIn a custom red, Farmall casket, - he’d have been impressed![Chorus]TRUMAN AND HIS TRACTOR, he rode it each dayIf he saw you, he’d smile and waveBut his memories, are all he’s got now‘Cause he’s grown too old, and fragile to plowTRUMAN AND HIS TRACTOR, - a surprise rendezvousHis kids bought it back, and restored it like newTRUMAN AND HIS TRACTOR, never looked betterAnd his 80th birthday, was the best one ever![Bridge]Now he rests and waits, for Gabriel’s trump to blowAnd we all know he’ll make, the Farmer’s Honor Roll![Chorus]TRUMAN AND HIS TRACTOR, - a surprise rendezvousHis kids bought it back, and restored it like newTRUMAN AND HIS TRACTOR, never looked betterHe’s waiting for sunrise, and prayin’ for good weather[Tag]Yeah, he’s ready for sunrise, - and prayin’ for good weather!