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

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

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 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

This Troubled Mind of Mine Arlo Guthrie

There's gonna be some changin' 'round 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

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

Wake up Dead Arlo Guthrie

When I 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

Prologue Arlo Guthrie

In the event of my demise Be sure to include this statement When you are bent on closing my eyes Thinking about what my life meant Alone on a hill back in '65 Things looked a lot like changing

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

All This Stuff Takes Time Arlo Guthrie

valued Was immediately spent And she had no one to turn to So she just turned off her mind She's a well adjusted wanderer But all this stuff takes time On the streets of old Wyoming There's a

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

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

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

Underground Arlo Guthrie

There's a river running underground That roll along the clay That took my body when I laid it down And carried it far away It's too damned dark for you to see So I did not protest My soul shook

Doors to Heaven Arlo Guthrie

road to hell We'd all be stuck here with each other There would be nowhere else to dwell If the pearly gates were closed this morning And everyone there had to leave And death was nothing but a

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

on, children, come on I don't know but I've been told Come on, children, come on That the streets of heaven have all been sold Come on, children, come on Chorus: Come on, children, all come home

I'm Changing My Name to Chrysler Arlo Guthrie

the clouds I spot a shining ray I can even glimpse a new and better way And I've demised a plan of action Worked it down to the last fraction And I'm going into action here today CHORUS: I am

Under Cover of Night Arlo Guthrie

so long You're ripe and so insane Can the tentacles of your mind stop the pain How long will you sit there wondering What's happening to your heart Can't you fell the love surround you - That's a

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

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

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

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

I Could Be Singing Arlo Guthrie

I could be singing forever I guess you could say I'm in love The universe is getting together You know that I can't say it enough You and your friends have a party Welcome your heavenly Dad Remember

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

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

Lovesick Blues Arlo Guthrie

I got a feelin' called the blues, Since my baby said good-bye Lawd I don't know what l'll do All I do is sit and sigh That last long day she said goodbye Well Lawd, I thought I would cry She'd do

My Love Arlo Guthrie

You're like the wind on the run I never know where you are coming from I wasn't easily won My love I saw you first long ago I didn't think then - now I know How long it took love to grow Oh babe

Grocery Blues Arlo Guthrie

I went down to the grocery store To get in I had to pay a dime or more I hadn't yet begun to start When I had to pay the rent On the shopping cart CHORUS Deedle lee dum, deedle lee dum Deedle

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

Alice's Restaurant Massacree Arlo Guthrie

you want at Alice's Restaurant Now it all started two Thanksgivings ago, was on - two years ago on Thanksgiving, when my friend and I went up to visit Alice at the restaurant, but Alice doesn't live

You Are the Song Arlo Guthrie

My love, you are the song That sings inside of me The song is always the same It starts with love and ends with your name The more that I love you There's more in you to love And yet I just don't

East Texas Red Arlo Guthrie

Down in the scrub oak timber of the Southeast Texas Gulf There used to ride a brakeman and a brakeman double tough He worked the town of Kilgore and Longview nine miles down Us trav'lers called him

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

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 a

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

Stealin' Arlo Guthrie

Put your arms around me Like a circle `round the sun You know I'll love you baby When my easy ridin's done CHORUS: You don't believe I love you Look at the fool I've been You don't believe I'm

Moon Song Arlo Guthrie

Beneath this balcony of stars Beyond the searchlight stage where we've become The stuff of time amid the waves Whose nets are cast along the shore when day is done As the seabird flies aboce My

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

Circles Arlo Guthrie

Chorus: All my life's a circle Sunrise and sundown Moon rolls through the nighttime Till daybreak comes around All my life's a circle Still I wonder why Seasons spinning 'round again Years keep

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

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

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

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

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

Percy's Song Arlo Guthrie

trouble deep Turn, turn, to the wind and the rain Tell me the trouble, tell me once to my ears Turn, turn, turn again Joliet prison for ninety-nine years Turn, turn, to the wind and the rain A

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

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

Lightning Bar Blues Arlo Guthrie

Bar Down in the Lightnin' Bar Some people value fortune and fame I don't care about 'em none Just want to drink my Ripple wine I want to have my good time fun Have my good time fun CHORUS When

Lay Down Little Doggies Arlo Guthrie

BLOWIN' COLDER AND THE SUN'S GOIN' DOWN LAY DOWN, LITTLE DOGGIES, LAY DOWN WE HIT THIS OLD BEEF TRAIL JUST TWO MONTHS AGO WE BLISTERED IN THE SUN AND WE FROZE IN THE SNOW IN TEN DAYS WE'RE COMIN TO A

Wedding Song Arlo Guthrie

Poor Adam alone in Eden Taking off his shoes Tired 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