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The Old Nine Lyrics by Phyllis Sinclair

Fence Posts and Stone

2006

The paint was worn and peeling and the headlights were busted out
The tires were cracked and the exhaust stack, was bent and rusted out
The wear on the hitch; the corroded switch, twisted crank on the ground
Told me that I’d found the one for me so I laid my money down
He said it’s.....
Seen better days son, seen better days
Worse for wear, lost all its flare, gone are its glory days
It needs a new crank, and a diesel tank
To late to fix it now
But he didn’t understand that I had a plan
For that tractor and a plough
My wife was waiting by the gate when I bought that tractor home
She couldn’t understand, what I saw in that strand, of dented and rusty chrome
She said I love you dear, but it’s more than clear, your sight is failing fast
There’s nothing you can do to fix it now, this tractors days are passed
She said its.....
Seen better days love, seen better days
Worse for wear, lost all its flare, gone are its glory days
It needs a new crank, and a diesel tank
To late to fix it now
But she didn’t understand that I had a plan
For that tractor and a plough
Worked hard all that winter, By the spring the job was done
Like a childhood boy with a Christmas toy
I showed it to everyone
But none that saw, matched my grandpa
When I hooked his plough behind
Then he told me the words that he last heard, when it sold in thirty-nine
They said its......
Seen better days boy, seen better days
Worse for wear, lost all its flare, gone are its glory days
It needs a new crank, and a diesel tank
To late to fix it now
But they didn’t understand that I had a plan
For that tractor and a plough
No, they didn't understand that I had a plan
For this tractor and a plough
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Phyllis Sinclair

Phyllis Sinclair

About “The Old Nine” by Phyllis Sinclair

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"The Old Nine" appears on "Fence Posts and Stone" in 2006.

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