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. The song had been written some 18 months previously, on 22 January 1986 (the same day as Happy Hour).

The B-Side "Step Outside" later appeared in the 1988 compilation 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"