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lyrics
Working the fields from dawn ‘til dusk,
As the rich young man is kicking up a fuss,
Said the day was too short, wasn’t enough.
Rich boy, lazy boy, gotta keep rolling,
Gotta make money for your pocket and hand.
Rich boy, lazy boy, gotta turn the wheel,
Gotta make the day last as long as you can.
‘Listen up boys, I wanna double the day,
I don’t know I can but I’m’a find a way.’
Little Billy in the crowd put his hand up to say.
“Rich boy, lazy boy, I can keep you rolling,
Make you more money for your pocket and hand.
Rich boy, lazy boy, I can make a wheel,
That’ll make the day last as long as you can.”
Early next morn Rich boy walked the fields,
He grabbed that handle and turned that wheel.
Billy raised his cap and sat at his heel and said…
Rich boy, lazy boy, gotta keep rolling,
Gotta make money for your pocket and hand.
Rich boy, lazy boy, gotta turn the wheel,
Gotta make the day last as long as you can.
Rich boy sweat ‘n’ Rich boy sigh,
Rich boy work hard first time in his life.
Churning that wheel as they all stood by and sang
"Rich boy, lazy boy, gotta keep rolling,
Gotta make money for your pocket and hand.
Rich boy, lazy boy, gotta turn that wheel,
Gotta make the day last as long as you can."
The next day Billy hollered out by the gate
‘Sir, you gotta churn soon before it’s too late’.
Rich boy yelled back from his bed where he lay
‘Let be like before, let it be one day!’
Rich boy, lazy boy, gotta keep rolling,
Gotta make money for your pocket and hand.
Rich boy, lazy boy, gotta turn the wheel,
Gotta make the day last as long as you can.
credits
from Bonnie Strides Demo,
released February 1, 2015
Finn Bellingham, Lead Vocals/ /Banjo/ /Acoustic Guitar/ /Bass/ /Harmonica
Serena Driver, Backing Vocals
Lizzie McCollum, Backing Vocals/ /Piano
Felipe Farias, Lead Guitar
Rory McCollum, Backing Vocals/ /Percussion
Written by L. McCollum,
Produced by L. McCollum, F. Bellingham
Recorded by F. Bellingham, L. McCollum
Arranged by Bonnie Strides
Mixed by F. Farias, L. McCollum
Bonnie Strides bring you a veritable feast of folk, acoustic, blues, jazz, Latin American and bluegrass fusion… and yes,
we’re just as confused as you are.
Call it world music. Hell, call it whatever you like. Dance to it, sing to it – enjoy it.
These two tracks by the Chicago folk singer were produced by Jackson and her frequent collaborators KAINA, Sen Morimoto, and Nnamdi. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 27, 2023