Hi

I've been listening to this song as well for many times. I'm Swiss and I didn't understand some words. Someone from a dictionary-forum helped me and another one by e-mail.

They weren't sure either in the part "but the farmer's land kept growin' ...". Today I searched for words that sound like in the song. So one suggestion from my side is "rich with gain" because the other's don't make too much sense.

I have more suggestions to change your version:

all the crops = smaller crops kept coming ...
when all the land = when all their land was ...
farmer's fate = farmer's faith they didn't understand ...

What do you think about my options?

Thanks,
Thomas