[00:00.00] 作词 : Emitt Rhodes[00:00.18] 作曲 : RHODES[00:00.36]Rhodes[00:00.51]I'd like to tell you 'bout my home town[00:03.18]But it's awfully hard to explain to a stranger[00:07.14]It's been a year since I went down[00:10.08]To the place that I was born and raised, sir, oh.[00:15.75]I gotta make it rich I'm getting tired of digging ditches back on the farm[00:20.94]I got a girl I wanna marry and I know that she loves me[00:26.04]Yes, I'm ready for work, I got my shirt sleeves rolled up around my arms[00:31.38]I got a chance to make it rich in a textile factory.[00:35.97]Well, my papa was a poor man but always did the best he could[00:41.85]And he whipped my behind whenever I wasn't good[00:46.86]There were six of us children in my family[00:52.53]Mmm and not a single one of us has ever learned how to read.[00:56.64]Well, I'm really not complaining, my parents were the best you could have[01:00.30]Well, I love my mama and I really respected my dad.[01:06.93]Well, let me tell you that every Sunday morning we would dress in our Sunday clothes[01:12.90]And we would listen to a sermon from the preacher about our good Lord[01:18.03]Well, the preacher said : 'Child, be thankful for the food you eat'[01:23.37]But my tastes are getting bigger, I think I'll be traveling East.[01:27.75]You know I gotta make it rich, I'm getting tired of digging ditches back on the farm[01:33.03]I got a girl I wanna marry and I know that she loves me[01:38.19]Yes, I'm ready for work, I got my sleeves rolled up around my arms[01:43.47]I got a chance to make it rich in a textile factory.[01:48.03]Well, now listen here brother if you think you've got it bad[01:51.93]Mmm well, what do you think about the life I've had ?[01:59.28]Well, my father said to me : 'Son, you know you've got to earn your keep'[02:02.37]So I've been working from sun up to sun down since I was thirteen[02:09.63]Well, my father said : 'Boy, be thankful got a place to sleep'[02:12.96]But I've been sleeping awful restless and I think I'll be moving East.[02:19.35]You know I gotta make it rich, I'm getting tired of digging ditches back on the farm[02:24.51]I got a girl I wanna marry and I know that she loves me[02:29.58]Yes, I'm ready for work, I got my sleeves rolled up around my arms[02:34.98]I got a chance to make it rich in a textile factory.[02:39.51]You know I gotta make it rich, I'm getting tired of digging ditches back on the farm[02:44.73]I got a girl I wanna marry and I know that she loves me[02:49.86]Yes, I'm ready for work, I got my sleeves rolled up around my arms[02:55.26]I got a chance to make it rich in a textile factory.