Burdon, Eric - Letter From The Country Farm Lyrics






Letter from the county farm, letter from the county farm
And the wind it has been blowin'
It's been blowin' so strong
They're afraid to raise the flag 'less it gets torn to shreds
But God forbid the wind should ever stop blowin'
But if it did
I'm sure we'd all fall down
But sometimes it isn't windy
Like last February
I remember it snowed
And a week later it hailed
And now it looks like raining
Now it looks like raining
I'm convinced that what makes the rain and hail so heavy over here
Is that the sheriff has been messing without minds
Handin' out questionnaries to the pris'ners who are blind
To the pris'ners who are blind
Let me tell you one thing new at the county farm
They've got muzak in the fields
Which makes this life of mine a little more unreal
A little more unreal
But I wish they'd kill the sounds, I wish they'd kill the sounds
You don't know what it's like to hear Debussy in a California prison field
And I love
I love to sing while I'm workin'
I love to sing while I'm workin'
And the wind has been blowin'
And the wind has been blowin'

I've given up reading for a time and taken up other pastimes
Such as watchin' winos gum their food and epileptics havin' bad times
More frequently I've been lost in this game
And it looks like they're gonna make a crim'nal out of me
A criminal out of me
But those guys who are down on me winnin'
Lord knows, they take the game so seriously
But what hurts me more, burts me more than anything
Is when I get your mail
When I get your mail, they've cut you
They've cut out the parts and the words that have feeling
So I'm left with only part of you
I say I'm only left with part of you
And the wind has been blowin'
And the wind has been blowin'

Oh, play your guitar, baby
Play your guitar, baby
Get me off this farm, baby, take me away...

And apart from all this crap there is some peace and quiet
Except for the screws grumbling and mumbling and calling me a long hair
I wouldn't mind, but they cut my hair quite some time ago
They cut it off when I first came here
Which tells me Indo-China is really here behind this wire
And it soon will be dying engulfed in their own fire, in their own fire
In fact, they tell me that a boy like me shouldn't think like that
But this is murder and everybody accepts that
Lord knows, they all accept it, and everybody knows that ain't where it's at
So take care, pray for rain and maybe I'll see you
Visiting hours next week
And when the screw, when the screw says no touching
Lord knows, I'll turn the other cheek





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  1. N.... M....

    this olso good nikos tarantella taverna xersonisos kreta

  2. M.... P....

    This brings me back cruising in my car with my stero cranked playing Sun Secrets in my cassette player....♥️♥️♥️

    M.... P....

    Mena Pontieri I had it on 8 track. It actually skips tacks through this song. 😂😂😂🇨🇦

  3. t.... s....

    i was a collector, of all great music,,,,,but we lost it all , the biggest lose was my friend and father.....tony sr.

  4. t.... s....

    visit my timeline on facebook,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,all your favss there,,,,,,,ill bring you back to a different time..... your gonna love it...thanks tony

  5. t.... s....

    very heavy song,,,,,,one of my favsssssssss

  6. t.... s....

    i really feel like im on the farm, when i listen to this song, lol

  7. V.... T....

    It's so damn good

    V.... T....

    Aint it

  8. B.... D....

    My best buddy in the Army bought this Sun Secrets in 75 and we wore it out. Over the decades I've had it on eight track, cassette and CD. The entire album doesn't have a bad song on it! Exceptional lyrics, vocals, guitar, bass and drums that never got it's due, head and shoulders above many other pieces of work at the time and since.

  9. W.... S....

    calibforiegnya land of libs

  10. R.... A....

    P.S. As for the 6 Dislikes, thet are not from this planet.

  11. R.... A....

    32,604 people who have had this great experience, that means there are around 7 Billion more people in this world who have lost out.

  12. F.... R....

    it's all in the amplifier!

  13. C.... ....

    me and this album, 8-track, cassette, and now this venue. We go back to the mid 70's. badass, no matter how you put it. Hell Yeah! I love it.

  14. S.... H....

    I am saying the Aalon was just sensational on this album...love this piece of vinyl ...

    S.... H....

    Are you serious talks about real shit been there done that Eric makes you almost there 100% he'll 👍

  15. S.... B....

    Best thirteen minute song ever and nobody even knows about it.

  16. R.... D....

    God how I still LOVE this song. So underrated. <3 Thanks for the post.

  17. f.... e....

    Génial ! Tout simplement. Quelle voix, et quelle guitare, on dirait qu'elle pleure...

  18. T.... M....

    Thanks for putting this song up, friend. Bless you.

  19. S.... B....

    It makes my hell seem a little more unreal

  20. a.... m....

    Pounded shoulders at 5am in the gym listening to this.............insane song............loved it.........got me going.

  21. R.... M....

    love them now this is music

  22. L.... A....

    They could play (&sing) back then....

  23. c.... b....

    I've been to this awful place he speaks of for 3 years almost over less than 3 ounces of weed in Tennessee.Love you Eric speakin out my heart's dark feelings of aborted memory from those 3 years of freedomless torment & hell!!!!

    c.... b....

    IT'S WAYSIDE HONOR RANCHO IN CALIFORNIA

  24. v.... w....

    yep WarGod.. me too.. one of the greatest albums made. ive re-bought it a dozen times in diff forms...nothing like it for chilling out.

  25. E.... H....

    me encanta y con war fue muy excitante

  26. T.... S....

    best song ever yeah eric :)

  27. P.... S....

    Many are beat down, deserved or not, life is often endurance. Many have come before you, stay strong, resist evil, your reward is not in this life. Build treasure in Heaven, not by deeds on Earth, but by humble obedience to your Father, except Christ and fill your heart with love until your cup runs over, then spread Joy to others through selfless testimony of your struggle. You have great value!  

    P.... S....

    YEAH THAT SOUNDS REAL GOOD,AND EASY TO SAY WHEN YOUR LIFE IS GOOD,WHICH I ASSUME YOURS IS.

  28. o.... ....

    This song is DEEP!

  29. o.... ....

    Brings back a lot of memories.... I miss you CUZ - I remember you turned me onto this album & we would get seriously high listening to this album.... There isn't a day that goes by that I don't think of you my brother my blood... PEACE & GOD HAVE MERCY ON YOUR SOUL!

  30. R.... H....

    pray for rain...

  31. R.... H....

    Bought (or borrowed) this album (that's right-vinyl) new (more or less...and less or more) and played it upside down and sideways until the grooves were worn down into dust of my mind. But the wind....it keeps on blowing.....!

  32. A.... N....

    I first heard this song in the fall of 1974 broadcasted by Radio Free Europe's Romanian Department during Cornel Chiriac's daily musical show called "Metronom". I was a fifteen years old living in a communist dictatorship and the song was my psychological "flag". It was and it remains awesome! Thank you for the post.

  33. m.... m....

    some of the best guitar playing ive ever heard//thanks eric for one of the most enjoyable kickass albums! DONE DEAL!

  34. j.... r....

    aalon butler a black guitarist to rival funkadelic's eddie hazel. check out eric burdon band live at the roxy 1976 to see how great this band was liove. they also performed 4 songs on don kirshner's rock concert. smokin' hot. aalon also has a cd called cream city which sounds like curtis mayfield crossed with hendrix.

  35. h.... ....

    What a track, what a Guitar . what a bass, what a clear and nice voice One of the best 70's songs..!WONDERFUL!

  36. f.... a....

    Thanks for the memories!!!!!! Used to have this on vinyl!!! Lost in a fire!!

  37. r.... ....

    i remember this song on 8 track it hypnotized me then and it still does. i think Eric and Alan played off each other in this song. great 8 track 'album' cassette' CD' download

  38. R.... V....

    this album was very very under rated , Eric Burdon Sun Secrets was just years before its time.

  39. B.... S....

    they didn't have video the abum is GREAT!!!

  40. T.... R....

    Something about this song makes me want to destroy things. Alot of things.

  41. W.... ....

    I remember buying this back in about 1975 and was and am still blown away by how good this is.

  42. o.... ....

    Excellent bluesy rock n roll!!!! Eric Burden was truly an amazing singer he could sing different styles & still sound good!

  43. R.... A....

    I seen these guys in concert in 07-04-76 with then R.V.Z. and Lynard Skynard and ZZ Top, The E.B.B. stole the whole show that day. (Marshall Tucker Band didnt show up)

  44. r.... ....

    love that song Burdon out does himself the guitar i think was souring bass drum groove holds it all down. then the words that you can feel the pain thru. this is my favorite Eric Burdon album. he must have wanted to shake out having to play house of ill repute for years

  45. R.... A....

    Incredible guitar work!

    R.... A....

    aalon butler ...il trempe l'acier dans des marmites en compagnie des hendrix, beck etc

  46. o.... ....

    Yessssssssssssssssssssss..... excellent post..... finally.... my cousin turned me onto this album a long time ago.... once I heard this bluesy tune I was hooked.... I have been an Eric Burdon fan from way back... one of the best blues rock singers in my opinion... I was waitinf for somebody to post this song again... it was up a while back but it was taken down... or removed... but it's back... Peace!