Larimer County Homestead

Larimer County Homestead (Larry W. Jones 01/18/2012) (song #6542)Larry Jones is my name, as I have recountedI’m in Colorado in Larimer CountyYes folks, you’ll find me out west where I make my bedAnd starving to death on my Larimer homesteadHurrah for Larimer County, it’s home for meAnd it’s home for the bed bug, grasshopper and fleaI’ll sing to it praises though I soon may be deadWhile starving to death on my Larimer homesteadNow, my hut is made from logs in Homestead MeadowsThe pine walls are solid and keep in the shadowsBut the old roof has no pitch and when the winds blowIt sure is a cinch that it will let in the snowI’m happy on my one hundred sixty acresThanks to Larimer County’s movers and shakersBut I’ve got nothing to eat, from no rows to hoeNow I think nothing from nothing adds up to zeroI’m happy on my Larimer County homesteadThough prairie rattlesnakes hiss their tune at my headCentipedes have many legs, they walk with no fearBut I fear they’ll lay their many eggs in my earNow, you other homesteaders, you say you will stayAnd chew on smoked beef jerky til you’re old and grayBut as for myself, I’m done with hard tack and dreadAnd starving to death on my Larimer homesteadMy clothes, they are all rags and the life here is roughMy food is corn dodgers, of them I’ve had enoughI’m happy on my Larimer County homesteadSo I’ll go back to bed after the dogs are fedBye to Colorado and Larimer CountyOne hundred sixty acres is not a bountyI won’t sing it praises cause I soon may be deadWhile starving to death on my Larimer homesteadAdios to Larimer County and the westBack home to Texas is where’s the land I love bestI’ll marry me a wife on a west Texas spreadQuit starving to death on my Larimer homestead Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.