Delaney Place Chords & Lyrics - Lake Fork Verne

[D]When I was a kid, we lived on the Delaney [G]Place
[A]My dad was the hired- [D]man
Everyday was a regular rat- [G]race
[A]But now I know it was part of a bigger [D]plan

[CHORUS]
[D]Shucking corn by hand in the [G]Fall
[A]One cent a bushel was the [D]pay
Milking cows and slopping hogs and [G]all
[A]Worked long and hard for a dollar a d[D]ay

[D]The rooms in the old house had high [G]ceilings
[A]Wall paper kept out the wind and [D]the dust
I remember with mixed [G]feelings,
[A]Featherbeds, heavy comforts, to keep warm, [D]a must

[D]Come Winter, the sows had their [G]litter
[A]There was always a runt who was pushed [D]away
We?d bring it inside and spoon feed milk its [G]dinner
[A]Till it was warm and strong enough to make its w[D]ay

[CHORUS]
[D]Shucking corn by hand in the [G]Fall
[A]One cent a bushel was the [D]pay
Milking cows and slopping hogs and [G]all
[A]Worked long and hard for a dollar a d[D]ay

[D]Just as the winters were [G]cold
[A]The summers were just as [D]hot
Many times I have been [G]told
[A]We slept out in the yard on a mattress or [D]cot

[D]Mr. Delaney was a rich old m[G]an
[A]But he treated us pretty [D]nice
Cause my dad was a good hired [G]man
[A]We had shelter so long as Dad paid the [D]price

[CHORUS]
[D]Shucking corn by hand in the [G]Fall
[A]One cent a bushel was the [D]pay
Milking cows and slopping hogs and [G]all
[A]Worked long and hard for a dollar a d[D]ay