How You Gonna Keep 'Em Down On the Farm
Andrew BirdVersion1
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Chords in this song
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Reuben, Reuben, Ive been thinking,
said his wifey dear;
Now that all is peaceful and calm,
soon our boys will be back on the farm.
Mister Reuben started winking,
and slowly rubbed his chin;
he pulled his chair up close to Mother,
asked her with a grin:
How ya gonna keep 'em down, oh no?
How ya gonna keep 'em down, oh no, oh no
How ya gonna keep 'em away from Broadway?
Jazzin' around,
and painting the town?
How ya gonna keep 'em
away from harm?
Thats the mystery;
Theyll never want to see a rake or a plow,
and who the deuce can parley-vous a cow?
And how ya gonna keep em down on the farm
after theyve seen Paris?
Reuben, Reuben, youre mistaken,
said his wifey dear;
Once a farmer, always a jay, and
farmers always stick to the hay.
Mother Reuben, Im not fakin',
though you may think it strange.
But wine and women play the mischief,
with a boy whos loose with change!
Oh, how ya gonna keep em down,
oh no, oh no
oh, how ya gonna keep 'em down?
How ya gonna keep 'em away from Broadway?
Jazzin' around,
and painting the town?
How ya gonna keep em away from harm?
thats the mystery
Imagine Reuben when he meets his pa;
he'll pinch his cheek and holler "Ooh la la!"
How you gonna keep 'em down on the farm
after they've seen Paris, Paris?
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Readable chord sheet for How You Gonna Keep 'Em Down On the Farm by Andrew Bird
[Dm]Reuben, Reuben, [C]Ive been thinking, [Eb]said his wifey [Bb]dear; [Dm]Now that all is [C]peaceful and calm, [Eb]soon our boys will be [Bb]back on the farm. [F]Mister Reuben [C]started winking, and [Eb]slowly rubbed his [Bb]chin; [Dm]he [Bb]pulled his chair up close to Mother, [A]asked her with a [C]grin: [F]How ya gonna keep 'em [D]down, oh [F]no? [D] [F]How ya gonna keep 'em [D]down, oh [F]no, oh [D]no [Bb]How ya gonna keep 'em [F]away from Broadway? [Bb]Jazzin' around, and [F]painting the town? [Bb]How ya gonna keep 'em [F]away from harm? [A]Thats the myste[Bb]ry; [F]Theyll never want to see a rake or a plow, [Bb]and who the deuce can parley-[G7]vous a cow? [F]And how ya gonna keep em [Bb]down on the farm [A]after theyve seen [Bb]Paris? Reuben, Reuben, youre mistaken, said his wifey dear; Once a farmer, always a jay, and farmers always stick to the hay. Mother Reuben, Im not fakin', though you may think it strange. But wine and women play the mischief, with a boy whos loose with change! Oh, how ya gonna keep em down, oh no, oh no oh, how ya gonna keep 'em down? How ya gonna keep 'em away from Broadway? Jazzin' around, and painting the town? How ya gonna keep em away from harm? thats the mystery Imagine Reuben when he meets his pa; he'll pinch his cheek and holler "Ooh la la!" How you gonna keep 'em down on the farm after they've seen Paris, Paris?