Vic Chesnutt

The Garden

Vic Chesnutt


Pus on your finger
Mud on your mind
The tiller is broken 
Your garden is crying

There's been too much rain
Tomatoes they split
Spring was a beauty 
But she turned into a beast

Your boy is rebellious 
He refuses to work
Your daughter is a fine one 
But allergic to dirt

The Preacher came a'calling 
He wants a fresh ham
Your wife she obliges 
Thaws the one you was saving

So you piddle in the garden
You pick at the ground
Your family is fighting 
Oh, but you don't hear a sound