Plow Under (original Mix) Info

The song "Plow Under" was recorded by the American folk music group The Almanac Singers and released in May 1941 on their highly controversial album, Songs for John Doe . To understand the track, one must examine the complex geopolitical landscape of the early 1940s:

: By 1942, the group was recording fiercely pro-war, anti-fascist songs supporting the Allied war effort on their album Dear Mr. President . Plow Under (Original Mix)

The "AAA" referenced in the lyrics is the Agricultural Adjustment Act, a major New Deal program introduced by the Roosevelt administration to combat the Great Depression. To raise the plummeting prices of crops and livestock, the government paid farmers to reduce supply, which famously resulted in the slaughter of millions of pigs and the plowing under of vast fields of cotton. The Human Cost The song "Plow Under" was recorded by the