Lake Fork Verne - Rotating Pastures Chords

Rotating Pastures
Copyrighted by: Verne Garrison
Verne's Original Banjo Songs Vol XI
October 25, 2010
Banjo tuned E, Capo 1, Key of D (5thString F)



Back(D) before pesticides, (G) fertilizers and (D) such

We would rotate pastures, to help (A) crops so much

This (D) year a plot corn,then maybe soy(G)beans

With (D) clover-alfalfa-pasture (A7) in (D) between


This allowed the soil to (G) take rest once in (D) awhile

Being renewed by clover alfafa pasture was the (A) style

Milk(D) cows and calves were happy to (G) graze

Adding (D) fertilizer in their natural (A7) sort of (D) ways


This meant making or repairing a (G) fence line each (D) year

I spent a lot of time doing just that with Dad (A7) so dear

We (D) would dig holes for (G) quarter mile (D) run

Line up those crooked hedge (G) posts in the hot (A7) summer sun

Heavy leather gloves to protect our hands
While stretching and stapling the barbwire strands
Tamping the soil to firm the posts was the thing
Wire was so tight when you snapped it, it would ring

I miss those quiet days when I was a lad
Listening the songs and poems composed by my dad
We visited a lot as we worked along
Now I am blessed to recall those times in a song