Sister Soak The Beans Lyrics - Singles - Joe Ely

Sister, soak the beans 

I'll be comin Home to Chop the Onion 

Mama, light the stove 

It'll take a while for the cornbread to get done 

I'll be comin' home 

I've had enough, I'm done with self-denial 

Can't you hear me moan? 

Set the table, I'll be there in a while 

Workin' on the run 

Burnin' cactus down on the Rio Grande 

No shade from the sun 

Just wishin' I'd get done with shovelin' sand 

Sister, soak the beans 

I'll be comin Home to Chop the Onion 

Mama, light the stove 

It'll take a while for the cornbread to get done 

I'll be comin' home 

I've had enough, I'm done with self-denial 

Can't you hear me moan? 

Set the table, I'll be there in a while 

I been gone so long 

Callin' cattle on the Goodnight Lovin' Line 

Can't you hear my song 

The canteen's dry as the dust that's in my eyes 

Sister, soak the beans 

I'll be comin Home to Chop the Onion 

Mama, light the stove 

It'll take a while for the cornbread to get done 

I'll be comin' home 

I've had enough, I'm done with self-denial 

Can't you hear me moan? 

Set the table, I'll be there in a while 

Last time I got stuck 

In a Yankee city up above the Dixon Line 

I run plum out of luck 

Not an inch of enchalada could I find 

I'll be comin' home 

I've had enough, I'm done with self-denial 

No Peace can I find 

Set the table, I'll be there in a while