Friendly Visit

Thoreau:
Good morning Farmer Neil
I just came over to share a meal
And see how it is you feel
Farmer Neil:
Not now Thoreau I have to pitch hay
And take it to the stable where the horses stay
And retrieve some fertilizer to lay
Thoreau:
Well are you still growing cabbages and carrots
And other crops with such like merits
Farmer Neil:
You sound as if you suspect some regrets
Thoreau:
Well there's this new man Raleigh I thought you'd know
Working for a company investing in tobacco
Trying to tell farmers it's all that's fit to grow
Farmer Neil:
Well he might find interest in tobacco
But vegetables will always be of interest I know
And cabbages and carrots will certainly as man continue to grow