Joe Purdy - Pioneer lyrics

Go to sleep little Cory for you can't understand You're a sick little baby in your mothers tired hands Well your Daddy fetched the doctor but he had to use his gun He's always been reckless and he's always on the run Well the doctor says he's worried cause your fever hadn't broke Gonna wrap you in a blanket gonna put you on a boat Sail across the mississippi to a town where music plays Gonna steak you penicillin make your fever go away And when you grow up don't you hate your momma and daddy Cause they gave you everything that you ever had And it ain't no wonder that most dont make it No wonder so many die, it ain't easy to be a pioneer when the land that you move to is dry Wake up little Cory and get the water from the well Count to nine Mississippi then your Daddy needs your help Give the feed to the chickens and in the rows you plant the corn Get the rations up for winter and build a fire to keep it warm And you'll learn to use a riffle and you'll learn to use a knife And you'll learn how to hunt and you'll learn how to fight And you learn to pack a saddle and you take it off to town Just a three days of riding sell the skinds and turn around And when you grow up don't you hate your Momma and Daddy Cause they gave you everything that they ever had And it ain't no wonder that most don't make it No matter how hard they try, it ain't easy to be a pioneer when the land that you move to is dry Go to sleep little Cory for you're a grown boy Gonna have to be the man now with your Daddy off to war Keep your eye on the horses and keep your mother safe Got two hungry sisters and another on the way And when you grow up don't you hate your Momma and Daddy Cause they gave you everything that they ever had And it ain't no wonder that most don't make it No wonder so many die, it ain't easy to be a pioneer when the land that you move to is dry It ain't easy to be a pioneer when the land that you move to is dry