8-Bar Intro

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8-Bar Intro

Verse 1

"REU-BEN, REU-BEN, I'VE BEEN THINK-ING," SAID HIS WIF-EY DEAR;
"NOW THAT ALL IS PEACE-FUL AND CALM, THE BOYS WILL SOON BE BACK ON THE FARM"
MIS-TER REU-BEN, START-ED WINK-ING, AND SLOW-LY RUBBED HIS CHIN;
HE PULLED HIS CHAIR UP CLOSE TO MOTH-ER, AND HE ASKED HER WITH A GRIN:

Verse 2

REU-BEN, RUE-BEN, YOU'RE MIS-TAK-EN, SAID HIS WIF-EY DEAR;
"ONCE A FARM-ER, AL-WAYS A JAY, AND FARM-ERS AL-WAYS STICK TO THE HAY,
"MOTH-ER RUE-BEN, I'M NOT FAK-IN', THO' YOU MAY THINK IT STRANGE;
BUT WINE AND WOM-EN PLAY THE MIS-CHIEF, WITH A BOY WHO'S LOOSE WITH CHANGE."

Chorus 1

HOW 'YA GON-NA KEEP 'EM, DOWN ON THE FARM,
AF-TER THEY'VE SEEN PA-REE?
HOW 'YA GON-NA KEEP 'EM A-WAY FROM BROAD-WAY;
JAZZ-IN' A-'ROUN' AND PAINT-IN' THE TOWN?
HOW 'YA GON-NA KEEP 'EM A-WAY FROM HARM, THAT'S A MYS-TER-Y;
THEY'LL NEV-ER WANT TO SEE A RAKE OR PLOW,
AND WHO THE DEUCE CAN PAR-LEY-VOUS A COW?
HOW 'YA GON-NA KEEP 'EM DOWN ON THE FARM,
AF-TER THEY'VE SEE PA-REE?

Chorus 2

HOW 'YA GON-NA KEEP 'EM, DOWN ON THE FARM,
AF-TER THEY'VE SEEN PA-REE?
HOW 'YA GON-NA KEEP 'EM A-WAY FROM BROAD-WAY;
JAZZ-IN' A-'ROUN' AND PAINT-IN' THE TOWN?
HOW 'YA GON-NA KEEP 'EM A-WAY FROM HARM, THAT'S A MYS-TER-Y;
IM-A-GINE REU-BEN WHEN HE MEETS HIS PA,
HE'LL KISS HIS CHEEK AND HOL-LOR "OO-LA-LA!"
HOW 'YA GON-NA KEEP 'EM DOWN ON THE FARM,
AF-TER THEY'VE SEE PA-REE?