We'd plow this field with a red mule
We would rake and we would hoe
Clear away the rocks and weeds,
plant the seeds and watch them grow
Tend the crops until they blossom,
see the corn yellow and tall
If the summer rains were kindly,
we'd have a harvest in the fall
You have been my true companion
since the day our love was young.
and watch the setting sun.
one request I ask you please.
Let the harvest come to see
Oh, I feel like that old mountain
standing lonesome in the sky
Where the cry of the wolf -hungry
High above our little cabin,
lay my bones there to rest
Where the wild birds and critters
will make their little nest
You have been my true companion
since the day our love was young.
and watch the setting sun.
one request I ask you please.
Let the heartless go to sea
Oh, who will reap the harvest
when it ripens on the vine?
Who will tend the vineyard?
Who will drink the new wine?
Oh darling, please remember,
let the harvest go to seed
Where the wild birds and critters
You have been my true companion
since the day our love was young
and watch the setting sun
on request I ask you please
Pray Jesus, take my soul,
let the harvest go to seed
Praise Jesus, take my soul,
let the harvest go to seed.