Olallieberry Pie

Fried tomatoes, Olallieberry Pie;

Poached potatoes, red-necked guys.

Homemade cornbread, buttered-up,

Hot brewed coffee in a cup.

Step-side pick-ups with big wheels;

John Deere tractors in the fields.

Weathered boots, ol' blue jeans;

Corn-cob pipes, Ma's string beans.

Life is tough; that's no lie.

Hands are rough; smooth don't fly.

Work by dawn, bed by dusk,

Active bodies never rust.

Sweet tomatoes, Olallieberry Pie;

Loads of grain, miles of sky.

Horses, cows, goats & hens;

Farm-hand’s toil never ends.