Parchman Farm
Johnny Rivers * Track #7 On Meanwhile Back at the Whisky à Go Go
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Parchman Farm by Johnny Rivers
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Performed by
Johnny RiversProduced by
Lou AdlerWrited by
Bukka WhiteAbout
Bukka White wrote this in 1940; the result of spending time at the Parchman Farm State Penitentiary in Sunflower county, Mississippi.
The song has been covered countless times and is a blues standard. Other notable covers include those by John Mayall, Mose Allsion and Johnny Winter.
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Parchman Farm Lyrics
[Instrumental Introduction]
Well I'm sitting over here on Parchman Farm
Well I'm sitting over here on Parchman Farm
Well I'm sitting over here on Parchman Farm
Never done no man no harm
Puttin that cotton in an eleven foot sack
Well, I'm putting that cotton in an eleven foor sack
Well, I'm putting that cotton in an eleven foot sack
Now, a twelve-gauge shotgun at my back
I'm gonna be down here for the rest of my life
Gonna be down here for the rest of my life, now
I'm gonna be down here for the rest of my life
And all I did was shoot my wife
[Instrumental bridge]
Up every mornin at the break a day
Well, I'm up every mornin at the break a day
Well, I'm up every mornin at the break a day
And all I did was have my say
Well, one a these days, I'm gonna leave this place
One a these days, gonna leave this place
One a these days I'm gonna leave this place
I'm gonna go somewhere, join the human race
Sittin right here for the rest of my life
I'm sitting over here on Parchman Farm
Well, I'm sitting over here on Parchman Farm
And I never done nobody no harm
[Instrumental Outro]
Parchman Farm Q&A
Who wrote Parchman Farm's ?
Parchman Farm was written by Bukka White.
Who produced Parchman Farm's ?
Parchman Farm was produced by Lou Adler.
When did Johnny Rivers release Parchman Farm?
Johnny Rivers released Parchman Farm on Tue Jan 01 1974.