How Ya Gonna Keep 'Em Down on the Farm Video & Audio
"How Ya Gonna Keep 'Em Down on the Farm"
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Vaudeville star Nora Bayes sings the WWI hit.
Andrew Bird, "How You Gonna Keep 'Em Down on the Farm" (2007)
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Critically acclaimed musician Andrew Bird put out a cover of this song on his EP Soldier On. This hauntingly beautiful version has a feel that's totally different from the 1918 original.