I tend the wheat field that makes your bread
I bind the sweet veal, pluck the hens that make your bed
Mother Nature and Mother Earth
Are two of three women who dictate what I'm worth

I'm the farmer
I work in the fields all day
Don't mean to alarm her
But I know it was meant to be this way

You cried a tear, I wiped it dry
I put you up upon a pedestal so high
If you should waiver, if you should sway
I'd catch you, spread my tiny wings and fly away
You signed your picture with an O and X
I bet you don't write "love" each time you sign your checks

I'm the farmer
I work in the fields all day
Don't mean to alarm her
But I know we were meant to be this way

All of this corn I grow, I grow it all for you
I took a hatchet to the radio, I did it all for you
Well you could have written back
And you could have said, "Thank you"
(But) I guess you've got better things
(But) I guess you've got better things
(But) I guess you've got better things
Better things to do
Better things to do, yeah
Better things to do
Better things to do

You say you love me, is that the truth?
Although they've heard the songs, my friends need living proof
I know your address, I ring the bell
I bring you flowers and a .22 with shells

I'm the farmer
I work in the fields all day
It wasn't to harm her
But I know it was meant to be this way
I know it was meant to be this way
I know it was meant to be this way


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Straw Hat & Old Dirty Hank Lyrics as written by Steven Page Ed Robertson

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  • +3
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    "Mother Nature and Mother Earth are two of three women who dictate what I'm worth." What a freaking fantastic lyric that is.

    colum1225on May 19, 2008   Link
  • +2
    General Comment

    Ed once explained that this song is all about a farmer who had a crush on Anne Murray. It's basically about this guy who loves her music, listens to it all the time and thinks that she's singing directly to him.

    _L_on September 07, 2002   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    That makes sense. I do tend to think this song is about a crazy fan who becomes obsessed and finally murders the celebrity singer he is stalking. hmm.

    re8eccaon April 04, 2003   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    Isn't it also based a real event or something?

    Sanjuroon October 25, 2004   Link
  • 0
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    yeah it is based on a real event, i thought i was the only one who knew about it.

    " bring you flowers and a twenty-two with shells"

    a twenty two is a shotgun and shells are it's ammo

    Bobo Bobon January 03, 2005   Link
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    yeah it is based on a real event, i thought i was the only one who knew about it.

    " bring you flowers and a twenty-two with shells"

    a twenty two is a shotgun and shells are it's ammo

    Bobo Bobon January 03, 2005   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    I think this song is about a stalker, who believes he has an imaginary relationship with the celebrity. Eventually, he plans on killing her.

    shan4shorton March 13, 2005   Link
  • 0
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    Haha, only BNL could come out with a song like this :)

    Alright, well other people oculd too, but they're the only ones who would make it worth listening to. Their music is fantastic, I love it

    jubjubgurlon January 06, 2006   Link
  • 0
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    A twenty-two is not a shotgun, but a rifle.

    joelsephon April 14, 2007   Link
  • 0
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    yeah. he was referring to a .22 caliber rifle, and the shells, though usually used to refer to shotgun ammunition, can mean rifle shells. they don't even make 22-gauge shotguns.

    thesithwithashotgunon July 18, 2007   Link

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