Lyr Req: Can't get the grain in

Subject: Lyr Req: Can't get the grain in
From: GUEST
Date: 30 Sep 23 - 07:22 PM

I'm looking for a song I heard as a child in Canada in the 80's. It was on a cassette tape with a bunch of other songs but I don't remember anything about them.

The song was about a farmer who was worried about his grain crop due to excessive rain. The chorus went like this:

Can't get the grain in, there's too much rain,
And I can't get it cut 'cause the sky won't shut.

Later in the song the weather changes and he's able to harvest the grain, but now has insufficient rain and the corn is dying:

I look to the west, at the clear blue skies,
And I wish for rain before the corn all dies.

In the final verse of the song, the farmer's wife scolds him for complaining no matter what the weather conditions:

Stop your complainin', you got the grain in,
And you'll get the corn in like you did last year.

There was of course a lot more to the song but those are the only three snippets I remember.

Thanks!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Can't get the grain in
From: GUEST
Date: 01 Oct 23 - 07:29 AM

Needs a re-write about the Ukraine situation.
"Can't get the grain in; too many landmines...."

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Can't get the grain in
From: cnd
Date: 01 Oct 23 - 10:50 PM

I don't think this is right, but this song is close: The Farmer Needs the Rain by Roy Forbes

I can't find a recording, but the song Prairie Farmer by Paul David (from his album Thresher) looks promising.

Otherwise, do you have any additional details to share? What genre? Male or female vocalist? Was the song of the period (1980s) or did it sound older?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Can't get the grain in
From: GUEST
Date: 03 Oct 23 - 01:16 AM

Thanks for your reply! It's definitely not The Farmer Needs the Rain. Not sure about Prairie Farmer -- I'll try to track down a recording.

It was on a tape of kids' songs -- I guess the general genre would be acoustic guitar. It was a male vocalist. Not sure about whether the song was of the period or earlier -- it sounded like it could date from any time in the late 20th century, to be honest.

Am thankful for any help you can provide! :)

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Can't get the grain in
From: cnd
Date: 03 Oct 23 - 09:35 AM

I found a recording (link) -- I don't think the Paul David song is right.

I'll take another look later, thanks for the additional info.

Subject: Lyr Req: Can't get the grain in
From: GUEST
Date: 30 Sep 23 - 07:22 PM

I'm looking for a song I heard as a child in Canada in the 80's. It was on a cassette tape with a bunch of other songs but I don't remember anything about them.

The song was about a farmer who was worried about his grain crop due to excessive rain. The chorus went like this:

Can't get the grain in, there's too much rain,
And I can't get it cut 'cause the sky won't shut.

Later in the song the weather changes and he's able to harvest the grain, but now has insufficient rain and the corn is dying:

I look to the west, at the clear blue skies,
And I wish for rain before the corn all dies.

In the final verse of the song, the farmer's wife scolds him for complaining no matter what the weather conditions:

Stop your complainin', you got the grain in,
And you'll get the corn in like you did last year.

There was of course a lot more to the song but those are the only three snippets I remember.

Thanks!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Can't get the grain in
From: GUEST
Date: 01 Oct 23 - 07:29 AM

Needs a re-write about the Ukraine situation.
"Can't get the grain in; too many landmines...."

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Can't get the grain in
From: GUEST
Date: 03 Oct 23 - 01:16 AM

Thanks for your reply! It's definitely not The Farmer Needs the Rain. Not sure about Prairie Farmer -- I'll try to track down a recording.

It was on a tape of kids' songs -- I guess the general genre would be acoustic guitar. It was a male vocalist. Not sure about whether the song was of the period or earlier -- it sounded like it could date from any time in the late 20th century, to be honest.

Am thankful for any help you can provide! :)

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Can't get the grain in
From: cnd
Date: 01 Oct 23 - 10:50 PM

I don't think this is right, but this song is close: The Farmer Needs the Rain by Roy Forbes

I can't find a recording, but the song Prairie Farmer by Paul David (from his album Thresher) looks promising.

Otherwise, do you have any additional details to share? What genre? Male or female vocalist? Was the song of the period (1980s) or did it sound older?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Can't get the grain in
From: cnd
Date: 03 Oct 23 - 09:35 AM

I found a recording (link) -- I don't think the Paul David song is right.

I'll take another look later, thanks for the additional info.