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One Big Happy Family
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Me, my wife, and my kids.
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Kevin Miller, Songwriter. Accoustic folk, bluegrass, and country music.
I'm a singer/songwriter. Hoping someone will enjoy my tunes and maybe want to record a few of them. I do a lot of local jams and play wherever I can find a mic. Let me know if you like my songs. I'll give yours a listen! Peace, Kevin Miller
Song Info
Genre
Country • Bluegrass
Charts
Peak #4
Peak in subgenre #2
Author
Kevin Miller
Rights
Kevin Miller 2008
Uploaded
May 17, 2010
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MP3 2.6 MB • 128 kbps • 2:50
Story behind the song
Raised on the farm, where the food is better eatin'!
Lyrics
One Big Happy Family Copyright 2010 Kevin Miller Verse 1 My grand pappy told me, When I was just knee high. Go and make your fortune boy, Now spread your wings and fly. I went to N.Y. City, But I liked to pull my hair. So I came back to the old home place, To raise my family there. Chorus: Now wea€™re one big happy family, Living on the land. Raise them cows and chickens, Shuckina€™ corn by hand. We aint got no money, I hope youa€™ll understand. Wea€™re just one big happy family, living on the land. Verse 2 Farming isna€™t easy, You work hard every day. But the food is better eatina€™, And you dona€™t have to pay. Got biscuits in the oven, Gravy on the sidea€¦ We still eat poke sallet, And we like our chicken fried. Chorusa€¦ Verse 3 Now the tax man and the bankers, Dona€™t come around here much. We live too far up river, Therea€™s dogs and guns and such. But for a hungry pilgrim, Wea€™ll gladly lend a hand. Wea€™re just one big happy family, Living on the land. Chorusa€¦
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dreamsdriver
Jan 08, 2011
I really enjoyed this mandolin and vocals performance. Great writing, it´s good to preserve values in such away. Well done Jose
Jiri Hajek - composer
May 19, 2010
Wonderful, happy song, Kevin! Jiri
jolee
May 04, 2010
Thank you for the free download .. I am sending this back to ky Think my momma would like this for mothers day :) Great tune makes me miss my family in such away I can't tell you Keep em coming like this.. This is the kind of stuff that reaches us country folk :) Jolee
Frankfurt Dialog Company
May 03, 2010
Kevin, this is really really amazing! And in a way it´s a dream of a health, sane world that we don´t have anymore! But then again, it´s good to dream and it´s good to preserve values. And the ones you express we definitely share even if there´s an ocean between you and me. But hey, families are families, right? I love it!
Hayley Oliver
May 02, 2010
really like this Kevin, great bluegrass. :) Love Hayley
gabe stenziano
Apr 30, 2010
man that's good stuff. you just can't do this style any better. i'm a big fan and i loved it from top to bottom. great lyrics and i love that mandolin. excellent, gabe
Michael Bennett
Apr 30, 2010
This sounds really fine, Kevin! :D Great writing and performance, especially the lyrics and stringed things :) Very nicely done!
Carlo D'Anna
Apr 30, 2010
Great song!! Shades of some of the Old and in the Way, New Riders stuff. Real great mix.
wooly56
Apr 30, 2010
Well you made the wife cry this time. You forgot to put in the outhouse though, but nothing is perfect.
murphy l henderson jr
Apr 29, 2010
Very good Kevin, I really enjoyed this song, way to go!:) God Bless..."Murphy"
Pinecats
Apr 29, 2010
Wow. You really nailed this one Kevin. About as good as it gets from top to bottom. You worked hard on this tune. Solid rhythm (ma on bass?) perfect mando, and excellent vox with sweet harmonies. I think my favorite part of all though is the lyrics. Just touched my soul there. You got the whole package on this one my friend. Superb addition to my mountain music station too! Standing ovation!