1.
Hard times are now upon us,
And the people are in debt,
The country's full of trouble,
And the worst is coming yet,
'Tis _not_ without its causes,
And I'll plainly tell you now,
The only way to stop it,
Is to "follow up the plow."

CHORUS 2 x
Then follow up the plow, boys,
Follow up the plow,
If you would build the country up,
Just follow up the plow.

2.
Fill up you fields and prairies,
With a crop that's "good as gold,"
And mine your hills and valleys wide,
For iron, salt and coal.
The earth is the producer,
And I can tell you, how
To make a princely fortune,
Is to "follow up the plow."

(CHORUS 2 x)

3.
There are too many people,
Who from their duty shrirk.
Who'd rather make a fortune
By some other means that work.
The man who plants tobacco,
Corn, wheat, or cotton now,
Is king among the "money'd men,"---
He "follows up the plow."

(CHORUS 2 x)

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