Levon Helm - Poor Old Dirt Farmer Lyrics

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I love the song so very true but God fotgive. I believe in today's standards the words should change. The poor old dirt farmer has lost all his corn so now he does porn forget the corn I'm now doin porn. The poor ole dirt farmer he's now a star and drives foreign cars. All up and down Los Angeles town. They can take their corn and shove it up their a""? And make ethenol gas so I can drive fast some sh&t.Levon was probably one in a million I'm sure Simple respect shown Moral value concern. In most of today's society is seeming to be a permanent lapse of memory . Thanks for your reminder of how we should proceed but choose not.

LEVON!!

Levon style of drumming is Unique, that sloppy sound love it

The kids today have very little respect for elders or where their food comes from

Here something for you suck it. Not a kid, just hate people like you. Why because people like you don't know how hard it is to survive in today's world.

Son of farm b oy.this is real

A n of farm boy in nc

Some people would say what a rube and what’s so big about him? First he is no simple rube but he never shy’d away from his country roots and here is a guy who farmed, snuck on trains, very intelligent, multi instrumentalist which is rare for anyone to play any instrument where so called musicians are just marketed faces for corporate radio stations to oversatuate exposure to get every dollar from today’s entertainers and then on to the next. He starred in End Of The Line with Wilfred Brimley about two conductors trying to save their jobs and their friends jobs on the rails. Great movie. The back and forth with Richard Manuel his fellow Band mate on King Harvest gives me chills. Shit your eyes and it’s like your in the field looking to the heavens praying for rain. Great drummer and Mandolin too. He would rather sing for 3 years and die then for the doctors to remove his cancer by removing his voice box and chose chemo instead. That may seem selfish to his family but to have him around for maybe 5-7 more years if it didn’t return and see him miserable. His jams in his converted barn where in the last year of his life was for any musicians invited nightly with big names and new names and no names😂 his daughter is a saint doing that for her dad for a better part of 15+ months with some nights he couldn’t perform but listened and other nights like it was so long ago. Great job to the filmmakers for this production.

Hey hey 👋 Hello y'all from Suwannee County Florida 1st Amendment auditor here 👋 film the police 🚨 🚨

This man pisses excellence.

They ain't building roads, they ain't building schools. The only thing they build anymore are Jails! Too much truth to that statement. The only way all men are equal is if the Gov't makes all men criminals. But I didn't come here to get on my soap box, I came here to listen to real music.

Man was awesome they broke the mold after him

Levon Helm what talent ! Rest In Peace

And on the 7th day the lord blessed us with Levon Helm.

Haww yeah down home sweet sweet music

Yes another one by the best

Levon lives on.He is in me and he is in you.We are all Americans and proud of it! Nobody will ever change the fact that we are free but we do need to be more tolerant of each other.Thank you Levon for the great memories!

Pretty much the tune, 'Jack of Diamonds'.   I love Levon's music.

I've been to a lot of concerts and the best one I've seen is THE LAST WALTZ and I wasn't even there. LEGENDARY.

Yep he’s The most real I’ve ever seen

Levon had throat cancer had surgery on his throat came back and won a Grammy for this album. This is how great Levon was.

And this is the reason

reason I leave things alone.

The best

Man that bring back memories doing donuts on a tractor

He's the coolest ever

One of the greats

I love u levon

Now all the jail-houses is over-crowded?

Who ever loved Levon Helm?

I'm laying in the hospital now and starting to realize just how many wonderful people have been through the same time on earth and and I'd better appreciate them while I'm here
RiseInPower Levon
Thank you for reminding me it was never really that complicated.

Dude I think levon Helm was the guy who played on Shooter when he was feeling mark's hand and shit ..... I know it wasssssssssssss

Indeed.

Love him!

We have to make a new world for Levon-tier children, a world where their innate qualities are put to use.

Hard cock

He ain't got a loan, so he can't own a farm. That's as good as wall street, for that matter, main street. I do believe, they both couldn't get a loan if they tried. I'm not offering loans. I only give to receive.

Recently visited the Woodstock Cemetery to take stock of the 44 Van Etten family members buried there and pleasantly surprised but saddened of Levon's final resting place is near by family members. RIP Levon

I love all kinds of music. This song hot me like a ton of bricks. I love it. I know people exactly like this in this video.

rough and smooth all at once,great job levon thanks.

as we all know -- when we see or smell or feel things that are so real-- it turns on a light within us and brings a certain joy immediately for being touched by the realness-- the purity of spirit and heart--- Levon is my hero for such thigs as I am more than sure he is for so may others--- I am thankful for knowing of him -- being touched by him and sitting in the same room with him on several unbelievable evenings----- thanks for sharing your beautiful spirit --- your gonna be remembered for a long long time -- MSM

49'asshats now ,,, why take the time to dislike ?

capone609 why take the time to ask such a question lol? You wasted more time typing it then they did clicking once.

One of the greatest ever.  You are sadly missed Levon !!!!

I first saw this man on Shooter, fell in love with the character he played, so rich. Then a week later I recognized his voice on The Right Stuff which I was watching with my kids. So I got curious....holy cow, the life this man had. I am ashamed I had never heard about him before, what a treat!

R.I.P. You Were The Best!

Levons' little chuckle when he's talking to Jack always kills me. RIP Mr. Helm. I was blessed with the chance to see you live before you passed and for that, I am grateful.

American musical legend.

Most definitely.

Never a truer word has been uttered. Wise men to boot...

Happy Birthday to my dear old friend Levon Helm on what would have been his birthday.! May 26th..

Respecr to Levon.

and now his head,is shaped like a tread,but he ain't quite dead!...tuff"er than dirt..levon was alot like that..best dammed funeral I've attended in a long time ,,while was levon"s,,in the town that loves him forever..Woodstock N.Y,,god rest you..the man lived a life that touched many

42 people are fucking assholes ...how could you dislike this ?

Horrible taste?

Lavon has one of the most soulful voices ever. I grew up and lived 30 miles from Nashville TN and never cared for country but I love Lavon.

unique as this one blends sorrow blues with bluegrass!

Miss you Levon!

R.I.P. Levon, ' been 4 years now since you´re gone on the day. ' hope you´re doin' fine where you are.

He is doing ok He is in GODS Band now,, .

4:10 Absolutely correct; you were taught to respect elders ; "yes, sir; yes ma'am". Then you were well on the path to being respected yourself by your children and your peers.

I have an idea, why don't you concentrate on fixing trucks and leave the selling up to the pros. I don't tell your customers not to come to you for repairs. I sell tons of diesel trucks that I hand pick and have minimal problems.

42 dislikes ?42 people who now have aids from gay sex ...jokes aside what is wrong with those 42 ?

capone609 probably Monsanto trolls

Love, Love, Love

Amazing how we can tell our stories through music isn't it ultimate!

R.I.P levon you were an awsome man 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😪😪😪😪😪😪😰😰😰😥😥😥😥😪😪😪☹️🙁☹️

My papaw was a poor old dirt farmer. This world would be a better place if we had more of them today. God rest your soul Levon!

man, i miss his voice.

Fuck Robbie Robertson!!

There's something very musical about a drummer who also sings melody - he (or she) is the 'go' and the 'show' all at the same time and Levon was at the top of the heap. He learned his trade honestly, in the late night clubs of Toronto in the late 50s and early 60s with Rompin' Ronnie Hawkins. Oh my, the stories he could tell...
RIP Levon, you earned it.

Glen Parker
Nova Scotia, Canada.

I just took 41 Luke Bryan fans straight to the woodshed.

Tenzing Sherpa: And I'm going with you to help out!

No one beats Levon. THOUGHT OF TODAY 3-18-18

Mark Lavon "Levon" Helm (May 26, 1940 – April 19, 2012) RIP Sir.

Many Thanks for your great music!

Tenzing Sherpa, it's time to see, uncle Rob's instructions on how to listen to a Luke Bryan CD. LOL...

Fuck Luke Bryan

Ummmm???? If your comparing Luke Bryan to this your a bad person.

Levon, R.I.P., You were a Great Man In Too Many Ways To Count, Cousin Figel

Levon had a special spirit. Though I never saw him in concert or met him, he has the kind of soul to which one is attracted...so much respect for all of humanity. I almost feel as if I do know him just from listening to his music and interviews. Maybe I will meet him in the next afterlife.

...and now his head is shaped like a tread, but he ain't quite dead.

What a classic line and rhyme!

What kind of Tormented Soul's dislike this song- with 38 thumbs down, you people need to get a life--Levon-VIP....

@blebis

LoL!!

Confused idiot's. Nuff said. Levon will NEVER be forgotten. 1 Thumps up. Fuck the rest!

Shitty hipster millennials

@dave lastman 10/29/19 82? Some people don't get #Realmusic

Don't look at that. We are a lot that loved Levon!

What a cool video. Great song

One of the few true talents of our time

God bless you Mr. Helm.

Love it 

A LEVON HELM
(cantor campesino estadounidense)


Desde el fondo de sus vísceras asoma su voz
como resuello de su alma campirana
A lo lejos se oye un viejo tractor atragantado con el polvo
Mientras el viejo Lem acompasa su canto
con el lenguaje de las aves y del pan
Habla de los niños, los amigos, el río y la puesta de sol
del campo de donde vino a cantar a la ciudad.
Yo no entiendo sus vocablos pero entiendo su lenguaje
Porque habla de cosas que conozco:
De niños, de pollos y de la dulzura de Anna Lee
Que, como María, ha nacido y vivido en el campo
Y no le llaman la atención los ruidos de la ciudad.
                                              Poema publicado en libro "Tierra, poesía campesina" de José Gajardo Quintana, Linares, Maule, Chile 2015

@Jose Gajardo Quintana Me alegra que te haya gustado nuestra musica... saludos desde EEUU!

The lyric at 2:45 had me laughing so hard I pissed myself....

rip my doll

Levon Helm for ever. Love, Love. Love.

WE LOST ONE OF THEBEST 

So glad his music will live with me until I'm gone

Sterling Smith
I got to see him and Amy at Wannee Fest at the Spirit of the Suwannee near Live Oak, Florida. Never got to see the Band. The one group, I miss so much. Thank you Levon for the magic.

how sweet it is...

King status

RIP Levon, legalize peyote and psilocybin

Weeded my garden listening to mr Helm.....and remembering waiting to get the last waltz at national record mart and listening to it......rest in peace sir.....and thank you....

What drumming Levon does on this like no other drummer, why so many drummers looked to him and his style as being a huge influence..

thank you and happy birthday  Levon

Goodbye Jimmy Lynn. The world will be less interesting without you in it. When you get to the top of Levon's Mountain tell him hello and try to save me a little brown acid if it ain't to much problem. Rest well brother.

One of the best to ever do it.

so sad song.. levon show me american  farmer life ,his person is full live and   music fun, I love his this that.. his voice I remeber for ever..sorry for  my poor english

Another listen to this song...another tear.  This does it for me every time.

GREAT!!!!

Baler, Robbie was the leader and he was sort of the conductor of the band. Having said that, the thing I love most about the band is that they had more than a couple of lead singers. Lemon helm was my favorite. I love his spirit.

anyone else think of Mr. Gill and realize 'holy shit I am free because of that tough ass old man!" You see a WWII vet, you thank him because America needs more selfless men like that.

amazing talents .. the message is strong .. shared this song..

I've been a drummer on and off for about 12 years, picked up a mandolin for the first time about 3 months ago. Never played a string instrument in my life and I'm having a blast with it. Never would have even crossed my mind if it wasn't for Levon.

That's not true at all. Robertson wrote the songs he wrote, and was as much a musician as any in the group, regardless of whether he took the spotlight.

like a song from coen brothers' film

Straight to the wood shed to whip some manners in to your ass.

One of the famous drummers of my life time and one of the greatest song writers as well.Guys gotta wonder why a man so highly rated is still so under rated.Certainly Robbie took allot of the credit that Levon deserved for the writing contribution he made to the biggest of the band"s hits. Im just sayin'. Its kinda common knowledge nowdays. Simple truth is that Levon was the driving creative force of the band and Robbie was a "competent" guitar player who couldnt carry a tune but horned in.

I just wept. I sing and drum in two bands, and before I discovered the music of the Band I didn't even realize it was possible to do so. Now I am a gigging and recording musician who is obtaining his bachelor's in Music Business. Thank you, Levon for everything. You are my greatest inspiration. I just wish I could have met you.