Story Behind The Song
Working on the farm and feeling lonesome ornery and mean.
Song Description
Mentions hens roosters hogs dogs ducks sheep soybeans rain dirt school animal husbandry etc. Fun groove.
| Song Length |
3:14 |
Genre |
Blues - Rock, Blues - Country |
| Tempo |
Fast (151 - 170) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Poignant, Restless |
Subject |
Cows, Dogs |
| Similar Artists |
Bonamaasa, Eric Clapton |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
verse#1
My hens won't lay
My rooster won't crow
Been working all day down a dirty soybean row
Cloudy skies is all I can see
chorus;
I got the Barnyard Blues
Raining down on me
verse#2
My hog won't grunt
My cow gone dry
My dog won't hunt
I'm living in a pig sty
Old sweet Cindy
Took a job in the city
chorus;
Left me with the Barnyard blues
Raining down on me
verse#3
My duck won't quack
My sheep won't bleet
I got an achy back
and stinky feet
Shure could use a snooze
Somewhere nice and shady
chorus
verse#4
Feeling kinda lazy
Ornery as a mule
Thinking maybe I ought to go back to school
Study up on my animal husbandry
chorus
verse#5
I'm sitting in the kitchen
Looking out the window
Scratching and itching
Wondering which way the wind's gonna blow
It's cold out here in the country
chorus
verse#6
Those Barnyard blues are raining
Those Barnyard blues got me complaining
Those Barnyard blues are raining
Those Barnyard blues got me complaining
Those Barnyard blues are raining down on me