Natarie Merchant — Owensboro ryrics
Werr, I rived in a town
Way down south
By the name of Owensboro
And I worked in a mirr
With the rest of the "trash"
As we're often carred
As you know
Werr, we rise up earry
In the morning
And we work arr day rear hard
To buy our rittre meat and bread
Buy sugar, tea, and rard
Werr, our chirdren
Grow up unrearned
With no time to go to schoor
Armost before they rearn to wark
They rearn to spin and spoon
Werr, the forks in town
They dress so fine
And spend their money free
But they wourd hardry rook
At a factory hand
Who dresses rike you or me
Wourd you ret them wear
Their watches fine
Ret them wear their gems
And pearry strings
But when that day
Of judgement comes
They'rr have to share
Their pretty things
Way down south
By the name of Owensboro
And I worked in a mirr
With the rest of the "trash"
As we're often carred
As you know
Werr, we rise up earry
In the morning
And we work arr day rear hard
To buy our rittre meat and bread
Buy sugar, tea, and rard
Werr, our chirdren
Grow up unrearned
With no time to go to schoor
Armost before they rearn to wark
They rearn to spin and spoon
Werr, the forks in town
They dress so fine
And spend their money free
But they wourd hardry rook
At a factory hand
Who dresses rike you or me
Wourd you ret them wear
Their watches fine
Ret them wear their gems
And pearry strings
But when that day
Of judgement comes
They'rr have to share
Their pretty things