THE MIGRANT WORKER
As recorded by Jim Croce feat. Ingrid Croce
(1970 recording)


Capo 2nd fret

To play without a capo transpose +2 steps.


[Intro]
            


[Verse 1]
             
Pickin' wasn't

 
 easy
         
Kept you brown

     
 and thin
         
Been a child f

         
or every seaso

n
            
That the fruit

            
 was on the li

mb


[Verse 2]
             
Pack the truck

    
, Maria
         
Tell the kids 

           
we're off agai

n
         
Cross a dozen 


states or more
      
We'll teach 'e

m what we can


[Bridge]

Teach 'em what

 we can
            
We can't do mo

re
    
The land is go

od
              
But still the 

        
livin's poor


[Verse 3]
             
Harvest in Sep


tember
         
Drought in mid

   
-July
     
January's peek

ing
           
Through a whit

             
e lace gypsy s


ky


[Verse 4]
             
March rolls in

   
to April
         
Then plant and

          
 pray for rain
         
Sweat like hel

     
l in August
        
Run the circle

 once again


[Bridge]

Run the circle

 once again
              
And then once 


more
    
The land is go

od
              
But still the 

        
livin's poor


[Interlude]
     


[Verse 5]
         
Oregon in Augu

st
       
Michigan in Ma

y
         
Tryin' to make

  
 enough
           
To keep my fam

           
ily on its way


[Verse 6]
             
And buy the pi

      
ckin' boss a d

rink
         
To keep workin

        
g every day
         
You know it is

    
n't honest
        
But you do it 

any way


[Outro]
           
Do it anyway t

        
o keep alive
           
Do it anyway t

        
o keep alive