My father's name was Hannibal
Mama was Hannah Mariah
Everything we owned got all burned up
In the Great Depression fire
Strip mines and one-crop farming
Drained the green earth dry
We lost it all till only love was left
And that was one thing money can't buy
We're all Dust Bowl children
Singin' the Dust Bowl song
And the crops won't grow
And the dust just blows
When the green fields are gone
When the green grass growing fields are gone
When the green fields are gone
When the green grass growing fields are gone
They said in California there was work of every kind
Well, the only job I ever got out there
Was waiting on a welfare line
Once I had a dollar
Once I had a dream
But now all the work is being done by a big ole machine
We're all Dust Bowl children
Singin' the Dust Bowl song
And the crops won't grow
And the dust just blows
When the green fields are gone
When the green grass growing fields are gone
When the green fields are gone
When the green grass growing fields are gone
Dust Bowl Children Lyrics performed by Alison Krauss & Union Station are property and copyright of the authors, artists and labels. You should note that Dust Bowl Children Lyrics performed by Alison Krauss & Union Station is only provided for educational purposes only and if you like the song you should buy the CD