Biography:
Mark Lavon Helm (May 26, 1940-April 19, 2012), better known as Levon Helm, was an American rock musician most famous as the drummer for the rock group The Band. Helm was also known for his deeply soulful, country-style voice, and powerful drumming style highlighted on many of the The Band's recordings, such as "The Weight", "Up on Cripple Creek", "King Harvest", "Ophelia" and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down".
Early years
Helm was born in Marvell, Arkansas and began playing the guitar at the age of eight.
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Oh the poor old dirt farmer he's lost all his corn
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And now where's the money to pay off his loan?
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He lost all his corn can't pay off his loan
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He lost all his corn
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Well the poor old dirt farmer he only grows stones
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He grows then on down till they big enough to roll
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He rolls them on down to the tax man in town
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He rolls them on down
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Now the poor old dirt farmer he's left all alone
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His wife and his children they've packed up and gone
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Packed up and gone he's left all alone
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They've packed up and gone
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Well the poor old dirt farmer how bad he must feel
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He fell off his tractor up under the wheel
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And now his head is shaped like a tread
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But he ain't quite dead
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Well the poor dirt farmer he can't grow no corn
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He can't grow no corn cause he ain't got a loan
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He ain't got a loan can't grow no corn
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He ain't got no loan
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Oh the poor old dirt farmer he's lost all his corn
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And now where's the money to pay off his loan?
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He lost all his corn can't pay off his loan
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He lost all his corn
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C G7 C
Well the poor old dirt farmer he only grows stones
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He grows then on down till they big enough to roll
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He rolls them on down to the tax man in town
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He rolls them on down
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Now the poor old dirt farmer he's left all alone
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His wife and his children they've packed up and gone
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Packed up and gone he's left all alone
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They've packed up and gone
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C G7 C
Well the poor old dirt farmer how bad he must feel
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He fell off his tractor up under the wheel
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And now his head is shaped like a tread
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But he ain't quite dead
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Well the poor dirt farmer he can't grow no corn
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He can't grow no corn cause he ain't got a loan
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He ain't got a loan can't grow no corn
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He ain't got no loan
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