Story Behind The Song
This is a take-off on the "If You Give A Pig a Pancake" series of children's books that my daughter always enjoyed when she was younger.
I still remember my dismay when, as a kid, my dad pruned our raspberry bushes down so far that they never bore fruit again. This song addresses the tendency of some guys (and women too) to get carried away with their lawn tools.
Song Description
Man goes out to cut the lawn....and gets carried away.
| Song Length |
2:59 |
Genre |
Country - Contemporary, Country - General |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Amiable, Affable |
Subject |
Boys, Men, Masculinity |
| Similar Artists |
Toby Keith, Blake Shelton |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
IF YOU GIVE A MAN A MOWER
Mary Haller
It started off simple
Rooster woke him at dawn
Stepped out on his front porch
Saw the grass was gettin' long
Fired up the John Deere
Started ridin' around
Saw a shrub that needed clippin' and a hedge that needed trimmin' and a branch to cut down
If you give a man a mower, before too long
He'll work his way from a whacker to a big chain saw
It's a primitive itch, he's gotta scratch it
Starts with a pruner, ends with a hatchet
He's gonna get his lumberjack on
'Til every living thing is gone
If you give a man a mower
He bought a lopper and a hedger
And a handsaw too
Said, "I'll trim just a little, won't take any more than I have to"
But next thing you know he's choppin' down the pine
And checkin' out the neighbor's wisteria vine
If you give a man a mower, before too long
He'll work his way from a whacker to a big chain saw
It's a primitive itch, he's gotta scratch it
Starts with a pruner, ends with a hatchet
He's gonna get his lumberjack on
'Til every living thing is gone
If you give a man a mower
When there there's no more shade
Can't find one more weed
Might just look around
Decide to plant some trees
And you know, oh yeah, you know what that means...
If you give a man a mower, before too long
He'll work his way from a whacker to a big chain saw
It's a primitive itch, he's gotta scratch it
Starts with a pruner, ends with a hatchet
He's gonna get his lumberjack on
'Til every living thing is gone
If you give a man a mower
Yeah it's far, far from over
If you give a man a mower
Contact: Mary Haller, 978-635-0026(h)/978-495-1165(cell), maryhaller@gmail.com