Shackles and Chains Arlo Guthrie

On a long lonesome Journey I'm going Oh darling, and please don't you cry Though in shackles and chains they will take me In prison to stay till I die And at night through the bars I gaze at the

Introduction Arlo Guthrie

Loose the bonds that tie me Let the world I live in let me Take these chains from off my thumb Let the world just know you've come Everyone is thinking that there must be a way Come closer to me

When the Ship Comes In Arlo Guthrie

sea will split And the ship will hit And the shoreline sands will be a'shakin' And the tide will sound And the waves will pound And the morning will be breakin' Oh the fishes will laugh As they

Now And Then Arlo Guthrie

Hello again the mornin' dawn has burned away the midnight mist Now and then I feel so fine And now and then I don't feel lonely Now and then and only in my mind I want to go outside today go away

Alice's Restaurant Massacree Arlo Guthrie

And I started jumpin up and down yelling, 'KILL, KILL,' and he started jumpin up and down with me and we was both jumping up and down yelling, 'KILL, KILL.'

Sailing Down This Golden River Arlo Guthrie

Sailng down my golden river Sun and water all my own Yet I was never alone Sun and water, old life givers l'll have them where ere I roam And I was not far from home Sunlight glancing on the

Miss the Mississippi and You Arlo Guthrie

I'm growing tired of the big city lights Tired of the glamour and tired of the sights In all my dreams I am roaming once more Back to my home on the old river shore I am sad and weary far away from

1913 Massacre Arlo Guthrie

a door and up a high stairs Singing and dancing is heard ev'rywhere I'll let you shake hands with the people you see And watch the kids dance 'round the big Christmas tree.

East Texas Red Arlo Guthrie

I rode by night and by broad daylight in wind and snow and sun I always seen little East Texas Red sporting his smooth running gun The tale got switched down the stems and main and everybody said

Percy's Song Arlo Guthrie

And he was at the wheel Turn, turn, to the wind and the rain But I knew him as well As I know my own self Turn, turn, turn again And he wouldn't harm a life That belonged to someone else Turn

Massachusetts Arlo Guthrie

Like a dream in the night As the snow settles white There's a fire burning bright In Massachusetts And there's a house upon a hill That keeps us from the chill And by the grace of God We will be

My Front Pages Arlo Guthrie

I remember now the time you left You thought to say farewell But for how long you would be gone There was no way to tell You just set out upon your road It caused you lots of grief And took you many

Manzanillo Bay Arlo Guthrie

Some times when the sun goes down And I'm lost in some other town My thoughts may drift away To Manzanillo Bay And I can see a fisherman His day's catch Iying on the sand Underneath the palms that

When a Soldier Makes It Home Arlo Guthrie

Halfway around the world tonight In a strange and foreign land A soldier packs his memories As he leaves Afghanistan And back home they don't know too much There's just no way to tell I guess you

Doors to Heaven Arlo Guthrie

closed in heaven Where would all the angels go Would they just fly around forever Or would they come down here below If the pearly gates were closed this morning Would there be angels here tonight And

City Of New Orleans Arlo Guthrie

The City of New Orleans by Steve Goodman *Arlo Guthrie and others have substituted the word "steel" for "steam" and "feel" for "dream", also "card games" for "cards" Riding on the City of New

Wabash Cannonball Arlo Guthrie

I stood on the Atlantic Ocean The wide Pacific shore To the queen of the flowing mountains To the southbell by the door She's long and tall and handsome And loved by one and all She's a modern combination

Highway In The Wind Arlo Guthrie

end Swept along the open road That don't seem to begin Come with me a love me, Babe I may be back again Meantime I'll keep sailing down This highway in the wind Evenings just begin the days And

Cooper's Lament Arlo Guthrie

Hey brothers, hear me call It ain't that I had to fall Wasn't no one's fault last night When I looked up and felt the light Here's hoping you'll understand I want to fell like a natural man Get

Which Side Arlo Guthrie

CHORUS: Are you on, boys Which side are you on Which side are you on, boys Which side are you on Moses crossed the desert With a band of weary men For forty years they wandered through The hot and

Telephone Arlo Guthrie

Every morning just as soon as it's light Get out of bed and I'm feeling alright Make me some coffee and I sit down alone The rest of the day I'm on the telephone CHORUS: Hang up, hold on You got

Evangelina Arlo Guthrie

I dream in the morning That she brings me water And I dream in evening That she brings me wine Just a poor man's daughter From Puerto Penasco Evangelina in old Mexico There's a great hot desert

Hobo's Lullaby Arlo Guthrie

Go to sleep you weary hobo Let the towns drift slowly by Can't you hear the steel rail humming That's a hobo's lullaby Do not think about tomorrow Let tomorrow come and go Tonight you're in a nice

Ukelele Lady Arlo Guthrie

I saw the splendor of the moonlight On Honolulu Bay There's something tender in the moonlight On Honolulu Bay And all the beaches are filled with peaches Who bring their ukes along And in the glimmer

Gypsy Davey Arlo Guthrie

It was late last night when the boss came home Asking about his lady The only answer that he got was She's gone with the Gypsy Davey Gone with the Gypsy Dave Go saddle me up my buckskin home And

Gates of Eden Arlo Guthrie

Of war and peace the truth just twists Its curfew gull it glides Upon four-legged forest clouds The cowboy angel rides With his candle lit into the sun Though it's glow is waxed in black All except

Oklahoma Hills Arlo Guthrie

Many a month has come and gone Since I've wandered from my home In those Oklahoma hills Where I was born Many a page of my life has turned Many lessons I have learned And I feel like in those hills

Epilogue Arlo Guthrie

And for myself I have no regrets That time has taken what it soon forgets A gambler's paradise in short vignettes These stolen moments from the hourglass A burning candle while the night-time lasts

Motorcycle Song Arlo Guthrie

words and music by Arlo Guthrie CHORUS: I don't want a pickle Just want to ride on my motorsickle And I don't want a tickle 'Cause I'd rather ride on my motorsickle And I don't want to die I just

Victor Jara Arlo Guthrie

Victor Jara of Chile Lived like a shooting star He fought for the people of Chile With his songs and his guitar His hands were gentle, his hands were strong Victor Jara was a peasant He worked

Mystic Journey Arlo Guthrie

Just me and a friend roamin' around Him a magician and I was a clown Playin' the streets for a dollar a day Waitin' for the right time and a sign to lead the way Crossed over the border to a mystical

I'm Going Home Arlo Guthrie

Like the tree that grows so tall Leaves turn gold and then they fall They've gone down, now they've grown They're going home Mountain streams may run and flow Clean the sands on which they go Stretching

Ring-Around-A-Rosy Rag Arlo Guthrie

I had a friend, a friend I could trust He went into the park and got busted Doing the ring-a-round-a-rosy rag Went in the park late at night And he put a lot of people over eighty up tight He was

Stairs Arlo Guthrie

Every now and again when the world seems blue And all of the trials there disappear in you They say that there's a way to get across the bridge But I wouldn't be standing here upon this ridge If

Garden Song Arlo Guthrie

CHORUS: Inch by inch, row by row Gonna make this garden grow Gonna mulch it deep and low Gonna make it fertile ground Inch by inch, row by row Please bless these seeds I sow Please keep them safe

Fence Post Blues Arlo Guthrie

Sitting down on a country fence post Sitting down watchin' trucks roll by Sitting down under the light of day now You know that I won't tell you no lies I've been here for an hour or so And nothing

The Motorcyle Song Arlo Guthrie

CHORUS: I don't want a pickle Just want to ride on my motorsickle And I don't want a tickle 'Cause I'd rather ride on my motorsickle And I don't want to die I just want to ride on my motorcy...cle

I'm Changing My Name to Chrysler Arlo Guthrie

Oh the price of gold is rising out of sight And the dollar is in sorry shape tonight What the dollar used to get us Now won't buy a head of lettuce No the economic forecast isn't right But amidst

Uncle Jeff Arlo Guthrie

Uncle Jeff played the fiddle in his Colorado home And I backed him on the banjo so he didn't play alone We've got five generations of a fiddle playin' clan And it's nice to hear a fiddle by a fiddle

The Motorcycle Song Arlo Guthrie

CHORUS: I don't want a pickle Just want to ride on my motorsickle And I don't want a tickle 'Cause I'd rather ride on my motorsickle And I don't want to die Just want to ride on my motorcy...cle It was

Somebody Turned on the Light Arlo Guthrie

I've been to wild Montana I went there in a storm My boots were Texas leather My Levis wet and torn I loved it in Montana Loved it in the storm I think I'm gonna cross that river I just might

Lay Down Little Doggies Arlo Guthrie

CHORUS: LAY DOWN, LITTLE DOGGIES, LAY DOWN WE'VE BOTH GOT TO SLEEP ON THE COLD, COLD GROUND THE WINDS BLOWIN' COLDER AND THE SUN'S GOIN' DOWN LAY DOWN, LITTLE DOGGIES, LAY DOWN WE HIT THIS OLD BEEF

Connection Arlo Guthrie

Everything seems to be going in the wrong direction The doctor wants to give me more injections He's given me shots for a thousand rare infections And they don't know if they'll Iet me go CHORUS:

Wedding Song Arlo Guthrie

of running around all morning From his animal interviews He awoke with a hand on his brow Askign who are you They spent the rest of their lives together Making their debuts Dressed in leaves and

World Away from Me Arlo Guthrie

of running around all morning From his animal interviews He awoke with a hand on his brow Askign who are you They spent the rest of their lives together Making their debuts Dressed in leaves and

Chilling Of The Evening Arlo Guthrie

Warm me from the wind and take my haand A song is sounding, softly singing My song is cast upon the rainbow waves Forever splashing in the sunlight Prove to me there's a love still left In all of

All This Stuff Takes Time Arlo Guthrie

It ain't so much the boredom But the fire in her soul That made her life unbearable While living in that hole Of her dark surburban nightmare 'Till she went to see the Dead And the self esteem she

Wake up Dead Arlo Guthrie

Chorus In the night when the moon Casts no shadows at all We sat by the fire As she started to call Out to all who would hear That the death of what's dead Is the birth of what's living And

Drowning Man Arlo Guthrie

I remember when I met you Underneath the evening sky Now it seems I could forget you Rescue me, I'm bound to die All the promises we made there With no words to understand And though I've tried

This Troubled Mind of Mine Arlo Guthrie

Babe, when you come turn me down Trifled on me for your last time When I come home at night Why you always start a fight Now babe I want you to know You left your motor runnin' slow I got off and