Tall Cornstalk Songtext
von Joe Diffie

Three foot tall and growing steady
They won′t pick me 'til they know I′m ready
I'm gonna be a tall cornstalk
I've had the good sunshine all day
I′ve had the rain to wash my face
I′m gonna be a tall cornstalk

Row by row, husk by husk
It's the farmer in the morning and the crows at dusk
Hope that mule watches where it walks
′Cause a lifetime's short for a tall cornstalk


I ain′t alone here in this ground
Got lots of friends all gathered 'round
We′re gonna be some tall cornstalks
Last week we had an awful storm
We lost a row of Indian corn
We're gonna be some tall cornstalks

Row by row, husk by husk
It's the farmer in the morning and the crows at dusk
Hope that mule watches where it walks
′Cause a lifetime′s short for a tall cornstalk

Makes me shake, it makes me shudder
When I think of salt and butter
I'm gonna be a tall cornstalk
We thank the Lord for one small favor
That farmer started buying toilet paper
I′m gonna be a tall cornstalk

Row by row, husk by husk
It's the farmer in the morning and the crows at dusk
Hope that mule watches where it walks
′Cause a lifetime's short for a tall cornstalk
Yeah, a lifetime′s short for a tall cornstalk