Lyr Req: Mountain Field (from Metamora)

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 1 more year these mountain fields...
From: Susan A-R
Date: 18 May 99 - 09:50 PM

I love how this place works. I'd never heard this song before (though it's by an artist who works and lives in VT (Pete Sutherland, a good writer, great fiddler and none-too-shabby producer of records). But last Saturday, the 15th, I went to a Jay Unger/Molly Mason concert and she sang this one. Obviously Pete has not learned about the way Vermont fields kick up new rocks ande sticks and boulders and ledges practically every year. Ah well, poetic license.

susan

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 1 more year these mountain fields...
From: Susan A-R
Date: 18 May 99 - 09:50 PM

I love how this place works. I'd never heard this song before (though it's by an artist who works and lives in VT (Pete Sutherland, a good writer, great fiddler and none-too-shabby producer of records). But last Saturday, the 15th, I went to a Jay Unger/Molly Mason concert and she sang this one. Obviously Pete has not learned about the way Vermont fields kick up new rocks ande sticks and boulders and ledges practically every year. Ah well, poetic license.

susan

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 1 more year these mountain fields...
From: emily rain
Date: 12 May 99 - 03:20 PM

gosh... i turned up this thread while looking for another song. i'm surprised no one could help you. EM TO THE RESCUE!

it's one more year this mountain field i'll till
it's one more year this mountain field i'll till
no stones or buried sticks
begin to play me tricks
i wish i knew my darlin's heart so well

when it was fine and dry i prayed for rain
when it was fine and dry i prayed for rain
but when those drops did fall
many weeds grew tall
well, it's then i wished the sun would shine again

a farmer plants by season and by sign
a farmer plants by season and by sign
not so, love's buried seed;
it's sown in time of need
and it will not grow but by its own design

i think those are all the words. check out metamora's self-titled album or sally rogers/claudia schmidt's second album (can't remember the title).

Subject: Lyr Add: MOUNTAIN FIELD (Pete Sutherland)
From: emily rain
Date: 12 May 99 - 03:10 PM

Gosh... I turned up this thread while looking for another song. I'm surprised no one could help you. Em to the rescue!


MOUNTAIN FIELD
Pete Sutherland

It's one more year this mountain field I'll till
It's one more year this mountain field I'll till
No stones or buried sticks
Begin to play me tricks
I wish I knew my darlin's heart so well

When it was fine and dry I prayed for rain
When it was fine and dry I prayed for rain
But when those drops did fall
Many weeds grew tall
Well, it's then I wished the sun would shine again

A farmer plants by season and by sign
A farmer plants by season and by sign
Not so, love's buried seed;
It's sown in time of need
And it will not grow but by its own design

I think those are all the words. Check out Metamora's self-titled album or sally Rogers/Claudia Schmidt's second album (can't remember the title).

Subject: Lyr Req: 1 more year these mountain fields...
From: Steve T
Date: 22 Oct 98 - 01:24 AM

A bit of a long shot:

Does anyone know the lyrics to the song with the (approx.) chorus:

It's one more year these mountain fields I'll till
It's one more year these mountain fields I'll till
No stones or buried sticks
Again can play me tricks
I wish I knew my love's own heart as well
I wish I knew my love's own heart as well.