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Backstory:

This song is another collaboration with Clare Steffen. In this updated production, we set out to honor a great humanitarian and former president of the United States, Jimmy Carter. We highlight his sacrifice for a century of "Giving and doing God's work."

Lyrics:

                                                  
Gentleman Farmer
John Melusky Clare Steffen

Verse: 1
He was called from the start
To work the land and help families rise
He takes his hard hat and covers his
caring heart
Seeds of hope under hot Georgian skies
 
Chorus:
Gentleman Farmer
Hey Jimmy Carter
Now you're building homes in heaven
Framing a wing for the angels that sing
Gentleman Farmer
 
Verse 2:
Civil rights minds
Hadn’t yet reached his Georgia Farm
Faith was his strength in dark times
Color lines were his call to arms
 
Chorus:
Gentleman Farmer
Hey Jimmy Carter
Now you're building homes in heaven
Framing a wing for the angels that sing
Gentleman Farmer


Bridge 
A Century of giving and doing God's work
You and Roz taught us how to serve
We felt your spirit
Over the universe
 

 
Outro
Hey Jimmy Carter
Cranked up the starter
Drove your truck right through those
pearly gates
Called to take your heavenly place
And the angels sing… (welcome home,
gentleman farmer, Jimmy Carter)