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John

from Driftless by Harry Kimball

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lyrics

When we quit pigs
We had a lot more time
We had a lot more space
We had a few more dimes
To rub together underneath the open sky

I farm the valley
Others farm the ridge
This shelterin' valley
Helped to raise my kids
Now my daughter's moving back across the road

Sunlight shines
Down on the contour lines
And we work and play through
Bookmatched days and finished puzzle nights

We used to milk
We used to milk for pay
But we never milked the big farms
We didn't do it every day
Now our milking days have surely passed us by

Out in the pig shed
I have got 12 saws
Each with a purpose
Single and precise
This one roughs and this one cuts to size

Crops aligned
Along the contour lines
And we work and play through
Bookmatched days and finished puzzle nights

When we quit pigs
I tried to sell some things
But selling work
Ain't like raising living beings
So I'm just my bovine brother’s keeper now

And in my spare time
After I birth the cows
I mill my lumber
And I set the pieces down
This one matched with this by natural plan

I'm not an artist
I don't have that in me
I read the grain
It tells me what it wants to be
And this whole forest is a staircase for my dear sweet daughter's brand-new home across the road

Figure and grain
Family and name
And we work and play through
Bookmatched days and finished puzzle nights

Oh, John, we're not so different you and I
It's just you're here
Then I come by
this weird songwriter guy

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from Driftless, released June 19, 2020
Vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass - Harry Kimball

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Harry Kimball Lisbon, Maine

Harry Kimball is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist whose compositions carry a wistful melancholy tinged with dark humor. He borrows from John Prine’s sepia realism and Warren Zevon’s playful world-weariness, adding the lyrical density of Stephen Malkmus and the literary sensibilities of Bill Callahan. Follow Harry on Facebook + Instagram @ harrykimballsongs ... more

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