Beat the Beets

Seed in the ground when the frost is gone

Sun comes up, and the tractors roll on

Valley dirt black, sky so wide

Plant them rows, let the river pride ride

We beat the beets, Red River sweet

Drayton down to Hillsboro - feel that heat

Top 'em, lift 'em, pile 'em high on the street

Sing it loud now - Red River sweet

(Whoa - oh!) We beat the beets

Spray those rows when the weeds pop through

Pray for rain, yeah, the sunshine too

Long day light in the northern sky

Sugar climbing in the roots by and by

We beat the beets, Red River sweet

Crookston, East Grand Forks, trucks don't sleep

Steel on the dirt, let the piler eat

Sing it loud now - Red River sweet

(Whoa - oh!) We beat the beets

Night lights shining on a harvest run

Engines roaring till the job gets done

Quarter-mile mountains where the beets all meet

Whole town dancing to the sugar-beet beat

We beat the beets, Red River sweet

From the Valley floor to the factory heat

Family, friends, boots on the street

Sing it proud now - Red River sweet

(Whoa - oh!) We beat the beets