The Homesteader’s Life

A big part of our country’s history Was the early homestead kind of life Farmers took on a huge challenge Bought a piece of land and chose a wife It was the beginning of our great country They had ideas and followed through They built homes and created towns That grew into cities for me and you They farmed what they hoped was fertile land A job that took from sunrise to sunset Can you imagine how weary they were? For a kind of life they wanted to get Starting small and working mighty hard These farmers were not afraid of toil Slowly bought land and animals They had big families to work that soil The farms dotted the vast landscape And slowly worked toward the west We can thank them every single one They helped our nation be the best!