Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Vic Chesnutt
Canonical path: /vic-chesnutt/the-garden
Related lyric paths: 6
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The Garden
Read The Garden lyrics by Vic Chesnutt on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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The Garden
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Pus on your finger
Mud on your mind
The tiller is broken
Your garden is crying
There's been too much rain
Tomatoes they split
Spring was a beauty
But she turned into a beast
Your boy is rebellious
He refuses to work
Your daughter is a fine one
But allergic to dirt
The Preacher came a'calling
He wants a fresh ham
Your wife she obliges
Thaws the one you was saving
So you piddle in the garden
You pick at the ground
Your family is fighting
Oh, but you don't hear a sound
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Vic Chesnutt performs "The Garden", and this lyric page sits inside the Vic Chesnutt catalog on LyroVerse.
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