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Poor Folks-Poor Ways
by:  Verne Garrison Valley Park, Mo.  May 21, 2007
Poor Dfolks have Gpoor Dways
Thats what they said when I was growing Aup
Low Dpay and long, Glong Ddays
Back then, you Ahad to be Dtough
We lived in a share- Gcroppers Dhouse
High ceilings and wall-papered Awalls
Poorer Dthan country Gchurch Dmouse
But we were Ahappy, all of Dus
Mama made us clothes from Gold flour Dsacks
And we had only one pair of shoes to wAear
But we could make it cause Gwe bowed our Dbacks
Daddy cut every- Abodys Dhair
Saturday night, we all Ghad a Dbath
Three inches of water in a three foot Atub
Cleanest Dkid got Gto go Dfirst
Dirtiest had Ato be lDast
We were dutch- Gscrubbed Dclean
Shiny as a Apenny
Sun Dtanned, Gskinny and Dlean
Going to town to Aget some Dcandy
None of us Gknew of any better Ddays
We were just poor Afolk
With poor Dways

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Poor Folks-Poor Ways

by Lake Fork Verne

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Poor Folks-Poor Ways

by: Verne Garrison Valley Park, Mo. May 21, 2007

D G D

Poor folks have poor ways

Thats what they said when I was growing up

D G D

Low pay and long, long days

A D

Back then, you had to be tough

G D

We lived in a share- croppers house

High ceilings and wall-papered walls

D G D

Poorer than country church mouse

A D

But we were happy, all of us

G D

Mama made us clothes from old flour sacks

And we had only one pair of shoes to wear

G D

But we could make it cause we bowed our backs

A D

Daddy cut every- bodys hair

G D

Saturday night, we all had a bath

Three inches of water in a three foot tub

D G D

Cleanest kid got to go first

A D

Dirtiest had to be last

G D

We were dutch- scrubbed clean

Shiny as a penny

D G D

Sun tanned, skinny and lean

A D

Going to town to get some candy

G D

None of us knew of any better days

We were just poor folk

With poor ways

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