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Corn Borer Blues

from Mid​-​Continental Blues by T. R. Munday

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Oh, the woes of a farmer! They include crop pests, and that is what this song is about. Corn borers, aphids and corn weevils.
Sometimes the backbone of a song is the beat. The backbone of this song is a strong foot stomp and a two note bass line. A big old size eleven steel toed work boot on a raised wooden porch will give you great resonance, if you mike it like you would a drum, and that gives this Country Blues song a steady beat. Classic Blues vocal pattern, an old home made fretless raised bridge acoustic slide guitar and harmonica round out the melody.

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Corn Borer Blues
T R Munday
Copyright 2018

Corn borer, corn borer, gettin' in my corn
Corn borer, corn borer, gettin' in my corn
Corn borer get in there, and all my corn be gone

Cutworm, cutworm, he be crawlin' round
Cutworm, cutworm, he be crawlin' round
Hidin' in the daytime, but when that sun goes down, nasty old cutworm be comin' out the ground

Corn plants, corn plants, aphids comin' 'round
Corn plants, corn plants, aphids comin' 'round
I don't kill the aphids, then the leaves be turnin' brown

Get your corn into the bin, that's where the old corn weevil comes in
Get your corn into the bin, that's where the old corn weevil comes in
Just when you're thinkin' everything's fine, old evil weevil comes to dine

I'm singin' the Blues without a doubt
Don't get me started on floods and drought

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from Mid​-​Continental Blues, released August 1, 2018
photo: Wikimedia Commons or other public domain historical source

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T. R. Munday Chicago, Illinois

If you enjoy the Blues, check out Anni Piper's vocals and her great bass guitar: annipiper.bandcamp.com

T. R. Munday resides in Northern Illinois, by way of Texas and California.
Musically, he has been most influenced by Mississippi John Hurt, Johnny Cash, and a whole host of Mississippi Delta and Chicago Bluesmen. ... more

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