Me and the Farmer

"Me and the Farmer" is a single by British Indie rock band The Housemartins from the album The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death. It reached #15 in the UK singles chart the week of 12 September 1987.^[2] The song had been written some 18 months previously, on 22 January 1986 (the same day as Happy Hour).^[3]

"Me and the Farmer"
Single by The Housemartins
from the album The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death
Released	24 August 1987[1]
Recorded	1987
Genre	Rock
Label	Go! Discs
Songwriter(s)	Paul Heaton, Stan Cullimore.
The Housemartins singles chronology
"Five Get Over Excited" (1987) "Me and the Farmer" (1987) "Build" (1987)

The B-Side "Step Outside" later appeared on the 1988 compilation LP Now That's What I Call Quite Good.

The song is about how gentleman farmers treat their workers badly.

7 inch single track listing

• "Me and the Farmer"
• "I Bit My Lip"

12 inch/cassette single track listing

• "Me and the Farmer"
• "He Will Find You Out"
• "Step Outside"
• "I Bit My Lip"

Charts

Chart (1987)	Peak position
Irish Singles Chart	4
UK Singles Chart	15