A working man in Indiana travelled from farm to farm Plantin' seeds and talkin' weather, working 90 farms Got to know the farmers knew all of their kids Out in the country, that was '96
His life was good and steady when seeds were cash Next year the farmers were ready, the times were changing fast Supreme Court in session made a new law GMO seeds and patents had a fatal flaw
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas worked for Monsanto Well I don't know you but I do know who I am
One summer morning just around dawn Four men with briefcases were on the working man's lawn We're gonna to sue you, take you to court For patent infringement, the criminals you support
We're from Monsanto we own the seeds Give us the names of those farmers you seek You're gonna need big money to stand your ground Or we're gonna bury you, how does that sound?
Working man lost all is his friends, his business too Well I don't know you but I do know who I am
Now times have changed, things are picking up The wheels are rolling again on the old seed truck The cleaner's coming back have taken back the land They don't care the cost they're gonna take a stand
Well I don't know you but I do know who I am Well I don't know you but I do know who I am
[00:01.38]Workin' Man - Neil Young, Promise of the Real [00:06.25] [00:10.17] [00:11.63]A working man in Indiana travelled from farm to farm [00:17.11]Plantin' seeds and talkin' weather, working 90 farms [00:22.35]Got to know the farmers knew all of their kids [00:28.15]Out in the country, that was '96 [00:33.31] [00:38.82]His life was good and steady when seeds were cash [00:44.85]Next year the farmers were ready, the times were changing fast [00:49.79]Supreme Court in session made a new law [00:55.75]GMO seeds and patents had a fatal flaw [01:05.03] [01:05.53]Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas worked for Monsanto [01:17.29]Well I don't know you but I do know who I am [01:25.20] [01:56.77]One summer morning just around dawn [02:02.29]Four men with briefcases were on the working man's lawn [02:07.68]We're gonna to sue you, take you to court [02:13.37]For patent infringement, the criminals you support [02:21.47] [02:24.55]We're from Monsanto we own the seeds [02:29.95]Give us the names of those farmers you seek [02:34.90]You're gonna need big money to stand your ground [02:40.82]Or we're gonna bury you, how does that sound? [02:45.60] [02:50.34]Working man lost all is his friends, his business too [03:01.53]Well I don't know you but I do know who I am [03:10.70] [03:40.82]Now times have changed, things are picking up [03:46.32]The wheels are rolling again on the old seed truck [03:51.36]The cleaner's coming back have taken back the land [03:56.73]They don't care the cost they're gonna take a stand [04:06.28] [04:06.71]Well I don't know you but I do know who I am [04:17.69]Well I don't know you but I do know who I am [04:26.45]
