Ground
The down on the ground blues
Rain been beating down
No sun for the crop to be grown
Going to be late to pay the loan
My little girl; she sick, she moan
My face has only one look, dusty wind blown
The down on the ground blues
Some days, it's like I die
It be so bad, I close my good eye
Wait for somebody to say
Come here, this is the way
To find a life that is not a lie
The down on the ground blues
Worked around and scarred up some
Always moving, still on the bum
All kinds of regulation and low
Got troubles, biggest mess you ever saw
Wish all this misery was finally done
The down on the ground blues.
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Submitted on April 11, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | Axbbbb Accddc Aeexxx A |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 602 |
Words | 127 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6, 1 |
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