Saw Mill Buck Owens

"Saw Mill" by Buck Owens, released in 1966, is a #Country song that reflects on the hard work and struggles of life in a sawmill. The lyrics convey themes of labor, resilience, and the connection to rural life. Musically, it features Owens' signature twang and upbeat tempo, contributing to its enduring popularity and influence in the Bakersfield sound.

Once I was a slave at the saw mill
Talk about a poor boy talk about a poor boy let me have a dollar bill
My work was so hard at the saw mill
Talk about a poor boy talk about a poor boy let me have a dollar bill
See my teardrops falling down my wife left the saw mill town
She said saw mill life had been a sin the gravy were too thin
I can't work no more at the saw mill
Talk about a poor boy talk about a poor boy let me have a dollar bill
[ steel ]
Well if you bring your wife to the saw mill
How you gonna please her how you gonna please her when she wants a dollar bill
She'll run away and leave you at the saw mill
Women like a dollar women like a dollar yes and women always will
See my teardrops falling down...
Women like a dollar women like a dollar yes and women always will

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