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How Ya Gonna Keep 'Em Down on the Farm
Andrew Bird
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"Reuben, Reuben, I've been thinking"
Said his wifey dear
"Now that all is peaceful and calm
Soon our boys will be back on the farm"
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Mister Reuben started winking
Slowly rubbed his chin
Pulled his chair up close to mother
Asked her with a grin
"How you gonna keep 'em down, oh no, mhmm
How you gonna keep 'em down, oh no, oh no?
How you gonna keep 'em away from Broadway
Jazzin' around and paintin' the town
How ya gonna keep 'em away from harm, that's the mystery
They'll never want to see a rake or a plow
And who the deuce can parley-vous a cow?
And how you gonna keep 'em down on the farm
After they've seen Paris?'"
"Rueben, Rueben, you're mistaken"
Said his wifey dear
Once a farmer, always a jay
And farmers always stick to the hay
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Mother, Reuben, I'm not fakin'
Though you may think it's strange
But wine and women play the mischief
With a boy who's loose with change
Oh, how you gonna keep 'em down, oh no, oh no
How you gonna keep 'em down, oh no
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How you gonna keep 'em away from Broadway
Jazzin' around, paintin' the town
How you gonna keep 'em away from harm, that's the mystery
Imagine Reuben when he meets his Pa
He'll pinch his cheek and holler, "Ooh-la-la"
How you gonna keep 'em down on the farm
After they've seen Paris?
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Paris
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