Wake up Dead Arlo Guthrie

was younger She'd come to me in dreams Her face was hidden In the mountain streams Her voice disguised As the sound of the wind The rustling of leaves She would call from within Chorus: Wake

Circles Arlo Guthrie

wonder why Seasons spinning 'round again Years keep rolling by Seems like I've been here before Can't remember when I got this funny feeling We'll all be together again No straight lines make up

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

Victor Jara Arlo Guthrie

were strong Now when the neighbors had a wedding Or one of their children died His mother sang all night for them With Victor by her side His hands were gentle, his hands were strong He grew up

Alice's Restaurant Massacree Arlo Guthrie

And I said 'Obie, I don't think I can pick up the garbage with these handcuffs on.' He said, 'Shut up, kid. Get in the back of the patrol car.'

Oh, in the Morning Arlo Guthrie

Oh, in the morning Feel like the sun Coming up on daytime Shine on every one Coming up on darkness Warm me in your arms Let me know another lonely night Has come and gone Oh, happy river flowing

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

If You Would Just Drop By Arlo Guthrie

Friends I used to know are coming by To ask me if my situation's high 'Cause sometimes I just stare at the sky Up is down before Her crown I cry CHORUS: If you would just drop by sometime If you

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

The Motorcyle Song Arlo Guthrie

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 It was late last night the other day I thought I'd go up

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

I Want to Be Around Arlo Guthrie

Remember back when I was born High up in the sky Looking down upon the scene I can't recall just why A white love light come up to me I followed it back down Sayin' this is the tune of the Earth

Gabriel's Mother's Highway Ballad #16 Arlo Guthrie

Woke up this morning with my head in my hand Come on, children, come on The snow was falling all over the land Come on, children, come on I don't know but I've been told Come on, children, come

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

Darkest Hour Arlo Guthrie

It's the tenth of January And I still ain't had no sleep She comes waItzing in the nighttime Made of wings She is dressed up like a bandit With a hundred sparkling rings Looking for my company to

Walking Song Arlo Guthrie

Oh, last night I sat by your side Oh, I was feelin' so lonely Would have given up my pride All night I was so lonely Then you took to the streets You don't have much to say But I listened to your

Somebody Turned on the Light Arlo Guthrie

reborn New York, New York - winter, '61 Takin' me a city ride Somebody tall musta put out the lights 'Cause it got real dark outside CHORUS: And I never saw the sun till '71 But I never gave up

Lay Down Little Doggies Arlo Guthrie

AGO WE BLISTERED IN THE SUN AND WE FROZE IN THE SNOW IN TEN DAYS WE'RE COMIN TO A PACKING HOUSETOWN SO LAY YOURSELVES DOWN, LITTLE DOGGIES, LAY DOWN THIS DODGE CITY TRAIL SHE'S A HARD ROAD TO GO UP

East Texas Red Arlo Guthrie

I did not get my business fixed but he did not get his say A gun wheeled out of an overcoat and it played the old one two And Red was dead when the other two men set down to eat their stew.

Wedding Song Arlo Guthrie

Some say one thing, some say two Ain't much about it anyone can do Keep on walking till my soles wear through Wearing away my shoes Evening comes and the sky turns red Clouds of colors cover up

World Away from Me Arlo Guthrie

Some say one thing, some say two Ain't much about it anyone can do Keep on walking till my soles wear through Wearing away my shoes Evening comes and the sky turns red Clouds of colors cover up

Garden Song Arlo Guthrie

CHORUS Plant your rows straight and long Season with a prayer and song Mother Earth will make you strong If you give her loving care CHORUS [The Anti-Garden Verses - by someone whose name Arlo

1913 Massacre Arlo Guthrie

with me in nineteen thirteen To Calumet, Michigan in the copper country I'll take you to a place called Italian Hall And the miners are having their big Christmas ball I'll take you in a door and up

The Motorcycle Song Arlo Guthrie

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 late last night the other day I thought I'd go up

Fence Post Blues Arlo Guthrie

future sold Stand on the good land children You know that it won't do you in I must have been here one time before But I wonder where the hell I've been Early in the morning when the sun comes up

Cowboy Song Arlo Guthrie

This morning I woke up alone I spent the day time on my own Lots of people have come and gone To hear a cowboy sing an old time song CHORUS: Oh babe, I love you so This here is the only thing I

Uncle Jeff Arlo Guthrie

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 playin' man Here's another song for Uncle Jeff Guthrie

Days Are Short Arlo Guthrie

folks will tell you that A man can go thru' life Taking what he wants along the way But until all men are freed Each one gets but what he needs The experience of living every day CHORUS I woke up

Drowning Man Arlo Guthrie

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 I've come up

Grocery Blues Arlo Guthrie

that the price got freezed There was a rioting mob, a strangling hold I received the bill for the escaping cold CHORUS It was about this time that I was goin' insane I went and picked the kids up

Valley to Pray Arlo Guthrie

Father, let's go down Come on down, don't you want to go down Oh Father, lets go down Down in the valley to pray I went out walkin' on the mountain to pray Learnin' about the good old way I went up

Manzanillo Bay Arlo Guthrie

Over Manzanillo Bay CHORUS: Now I'm missing your silver moon Black sands and your blue lagoon Some day I would like to be Back next to your shining sea Drinking rum from a conch shell Caught up

Massachusetts Arlo Guthrie

the plains, Please don't think that I'm the last to say That there ain't lots of other places In this world that still remain Beautiful and unchanged But they're just not the same The sun comes up

I Could Be Singing Arlo Guthrie

Nobody wants to be near you The new world is coming that fast They're beating on you in Chicago They're picking you up on the coast They're knocking you off in Ohio They like sending you to war

Carry Me Over Arlo Guthrie

There's a tavern up on the roadside I must be coming into town The moon must be in Aries Because the truck ain't slowing down Pulled back on the throttle I've been doing that all day Looking ahead

Doors to Heaven Arlo Guthrie

were closed this morning And the host of heaven was on the street I wonder if they'd look much different From the likes of you and me So I hope they close the doors to heaven And all the angels up

Moon Song Arlo Guthrie

chance to grasp a dance Beneath the last rays setting of the sun Tears along the trail of sand Footprints in the water lead me back to who I am When gods and goddesses decreed The mountains raised up

When the Ship Comes In Arlo Guthrie

Oh the time will come up When the winds will stop And the breeze will cease to be a'breathin' Like the stillness in the wind Before the hurricane begins The hour when the ship comes in And the

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

I'm Changing My Name to Chrysler Arlo Guthrie

it's a liberal education Ain't you kind of glad that I'm in debt to you CHORUS Since the first amphibians crawled out of the slime We've been struggling in an unrelenting climb We were hardly up

Percy's Song Arlo Guthrie

the judge jumped forward And his face it did freeze Turn, turn, turn again Sayin' would you kindly leave My office now please Turn, turn, to the wind and the rain I squinted my eyes and I stood up

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...

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 comb...

Coming Into Los Angeles Arlo Guthrie

Coming in from London From over the pole Flying in a big airliner Chickens flying everywhere around the plane Could we ever feel much finer? CHORUS: Coming into Los Angeles Bringing in a couple of...

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,...

Last Train Arlo Guthrie

I want to hop on the last train in the station Won't need to get yourself prepared When you're on that last train to glory You'll know you're reasonably there Maybe you ain't walked on any highway...

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 Stre...

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 a...

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: ...