Tall Cornstalk - Joe Diffie

Three foot tall and growing steady

They won’t pick me 'til they know I am ready

I’m gonna be a tall cornstalk

I’ve had the good sunshine all day

I’ve had the rain to wash my face

I’m gonna be a tall cornstalk

Row by row, husk by husk

It’s the farmer in the morning and the crows at dusk

Hope that you watches where it was

'Cause a lifetime’s short for a tall cornstalk

I ain’t alone here in this ground

Got lots of friends all gathered 'round

We’re gonna be some tall cornstalks

Last week we had an awful storm

We lost a row of ending corn

We’re gonna be some tall cornstalks

Row by row, husk by husk

It’s the farmer in the morning and the crows at dusk

Hope that you watches where it was

'Cause a lifetime’s short for a tall cornstalk

Makes me shake, it makes me shudder

When I think of salt and butter

I’m gonna be a tall cornstalk

We thank the Lord for one small favor

That farmer started by and told the caper

I’m gonna be a tall cornstalk

Row by row, husk by husk

It’s the farmer in the morning and the crows at dusk

Hope that you watches where it was

'Cause a lifetime’s short for a tall cornstalk

Yeah, a lifetime’s short for a tall cornstalk