Story Behind The Song
Came from a poem I wrote back in the 80's
Song Description
history repeats itself
| Song Length |
4:05 |
Genre |
Country - Alternative, Folk - Alternative |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Troubled |
Subject |
Poverty, Change |
| Language |
English |
| |
Lyrics
The Grapes of Wrath are Ripe Again
verse: A sad circumstance caused a migration west
To fields of honey, and shadows of death
Cold and hunger were all that they feared
As sixty-six became a trail of tears
chorus: Oh the grapes of wrath are ripe again
Row upon row all across the land
A desperate wind scatters broken men
Oh the grapes of wrath are ripe again
verse: I thought hard work would bring good return
But the rich get richer is the lesson learned
And the naked truth is a mortal sin
To see the grapes are riper, riper than they've ever been.
chorus: Oh the grapes of wrath are ripe again
Row upon row all across the land
A desperate wind scatters broken men
The grapes of wrath are ripe again
verse The bosses sell jobs and the banks buy farms
This is just the calm before the storm
'Cause I'm stuck here like my daddy back then
Pickin' grapes of wrath again
chorus: Oh the grapes of wrath they're ripe again
Row upon row all across the land
A desperate wind scatters broken men
The grapes of wrath they're ripe again
Watch the wind scatter broken men
The grapes of wrath are ripe again