Last of the Protest Singers Harry Chapin

He's the last of the protest singers, Selling truth and commitment, He don't get much work these days, He's billed as a novelty act, And he stands there with his thumb out, Hitching a ride towards

Last Stand Harry Chapin

When you heard the sound of taps played By the one man band, You knew this is where you'd have to make Your last stand.

On the Road to Kingdom Come Harry Chapin

The Smoke Witch says - Wahoo! And the Wise Man says - Me too! And the Guru says - Wazoo! So do what you do!

Song for Myself Harry Chapin

for myself just a song for myself You don't have to listen babe it's just a song for myself But since I fell in love with you it's brought some thoughts to mind if we're gonna raise us a couple of

Bluesman Harry Chapin

The kid heard the word up in Brooklyn. It was his second year of medical school. He went and stashed some jeans into his guitar case, His father said, "You're a fool".

My Old Lady Harry Chapin

Now I admit my imagination's been The sweetest sinner of all Yes it lives like a snake in Eden And it forgives each time I fall So I've been Casanova I've double-dated with Don Juan And though I've

Corey's Coming Harry Chapin

Old John Joseph was a man with two first names They left him in the railroad yard when they took away the trains Only one run a week comes on roaring down that line So all he's got to worry 'bout is time

30,000 Pounds of Bananas Harry Chapin

It was just after dark when the truck started down the hill that leads into Scranton Pennsylvania. Carrying thirty thousand pounds of bananas.

The Day They Closed the Factory Down Harry Chapin

"And they're talkin' in the town square, In the taverns and the shops I hear them talkin' everywhere. Their talkin' never stops. But all their words of wisdom won't make you go away.

30,000 Pounds of bananas (live) Harry Chapin

It was just after dark when the truck started down The hill that leads into Scranton Pennsylvania. Carrying thirty thousand pounds of bananas.

The Parade's Still Passing By Harry Chapin

I got the news today That you refused to play Cause you never made number one But it's not just the words It's the deeds that are heard When all is said and done Kings take their crowns They melt them

I Wonder What Would Happen to Him Harry Chapin

I'm the green young gentleman, and you're the lady with the past I admit I'm insecure about how long we will last I sort through in my mind the little that I know But the only things I find from where

Why Should People Stay the Same Harry Chapin

You put him in an aeroplane and packed your life and clothes, You learned all the lessons that the suitcase lady knows.

Paint A Picture of Yourself (Michael) Harry Chapin

Well, I hear you are a painter now Though you're almost halfway through You pulled a pallet knife, you cut away a wife And you started something new But it was not the strife of married life That

You Are the Only Song Harry Chapin

I've sung it all tonight Almost every story that I know And now when they turn out the spotlights I'm not sure where I'm s'posed to go And I'm so hoarse I can't hit the high notes It's just a whisper

Bummer Harry Chapin

When it was over and the smoke had cleared There were a lot of V C bodies in the mud And when the rescued men came over for the very first time They found him smiling as he lay in his blood They

I Miss America Harry Chapin

By the time I was thirteen I started taking shape. At eighteen I was so beautiful That the strangers started to gape. They said "Enter the ultimate contest If you're as gorgeous as you seem."

Mr. Tanner Harry Chapin

Mister Tanner was a cleaner from a town in the Midwest. And of all the cleaning shops around he'd made his the best. But he also was a baritone who sang while hanging clothes.

The Mayor of Candor Lied Harry Chapin

In the little town of Candor in the last year of my youth I learned the final lesson of the levels to the truth My father was a farmer he'd go tilling in the ground My mother was a neighbor she'd

The Rock Harry Chapin

The rock is gonna fall on us, he woke with a start And he ran to his mother, the fear dark in his heart And he told her of the vision that he was sure he'd seen She said: "Go back to sleep son, you're

Wold Harry Chapin

Hello Honey, it's me What did you think when you heard me back on the radio? What did the kids say when they knew it was their long lost daddy-o?

We Grew Up A Little Bit Harry Chapin

of kilowatts You were tired of kids I started staying out at night And soon that's what you did At parties we'd go seperately You'd wiggle and I'd leer And we were growing faster We were growing

Stranger with the Melodies Harry Chapin

In the last room down the hall I heard a hoarse voice and an old guitar Coming through the paper thin walls. A crazy nonsense nursery rhyme that did not mean a thing.

W*O*L*D* Harry Chapin

Hello honey, it's me What did you think when you heard me back on the radio What did the kids say when they knew It was their long lost daddy o Remember how we listened to the radio And I said That's the

Dance Band on the Titanic Harry Chapin

home sweet home I'm in the dance band on the Titanic Sing "Nearer, my God, to Thee" The iceberg's on the starboard bow Won't you dance with me There was a trombone and a saxophone The bass and

I Wonder What Would Happen to this World Harry Chapin

look around us There's such strange things There's muggers and there's jugglers And we are led by clowns If an answer ever found us Would we change things Or are we just a people Rotten ready for the

Sequel Harry Chapin

Had eight hours to kill before the show. First I thought about heading up north of the bay Then I knew where I had to go. I thought about taking a limousine Or at least a fancy car.

Legends of the Lost and Found Harry Chapin

You remove the masks and faces and you see the shadowed places That only witches look for in the cradle of the heat. Have you heard of the Legend of the Lost and Found?

Dogtown Harry Chapin

And I have seen the splintered timbers of a hundred shattered hulls, Known the silence of the granite and the screeching of the gulls, I've heard that crazy widow Cather walk the harbor as she raves

Any Old Kind of Day Harry Chapin

Turning on my pillow, thinking kind of strange. The color is of midnight in this room.

Dirt Gets Under the Fingernails Harry Chapin

house with a shrug I tell you dirt gets under the fingernails And hate gets under the skin But a dream got a way of getting down to the bone and the heart of a body that it's in.

What Made America Famous Harry Chapin

We lived in the house that made America famous. It was a rundown slum, the shame of all the decent folks in town.

What Made America Famous? Harry Chapin

We lived in the house that made America famous. It was a rundown slum, the shame of all the decent folks in town.

Caroline Harry Chapin

Caroline Comes from the rain Glistening and shivering She laughs as she shakes off the weather Caroline Whispers her words Saying she'll always love me At least when we are together Caroline

Old Folkie Harry Chapin

He's the man with the banjo and the 12-string guitar. And he's singing us the songs that tell us who we are. When you look in his eyes you know that somebody's in there.

Mercenaries Harry Chapin

with blood Blood money loot So, you walk past the glow Of the flicker-picture shows Where the raincoat men wait For a child to come by And the women in doorways Who have nothing to say 'Cause

Old College Avenue Harry Chapin

Of course I picked a rainy night To try to find our past The street lights all were flickering The leaves were falling fast I walked down the winding road Looked up through the trees And I saw

The Same Sad Singer Harry Chapin

It's kind of funny, for you were the cause of me being here on the radio And though that's another time, I'm still wanting you, I've been hunting for you.

Same Sad Singer Harry Chapin

It's kind of funny, for you were the cause of me being here on the radio And though that's another time, I'm still wanting you, I've been hunting for you. I'm still wanting you, I need to find you.

Story of a Life Harry Chapin

And the wind will whip your tousled hair, The sun, the rain, the sweet despair, Great tales of love and strife. And somewhere on your path to glory You will write your story of a life.

Manhood Harry Chapin

She put her clothes back on She straightened up my bed She hit me with a line The still does numbers on my head She says, "Your mind chooses better Than your hands do Your heart chooses better Than

A Lot of Lonely People Tonight Harry Chapin

Holdin' on tight to my pillow Wish it had a life of its own, Starin' at the ceilin,' Such a funny feelin,' But nobody's home.

Jenny Harry Chapin

It was when I rode off in my daydreams Chasing that vision of light It was then I got caught in the jetstream And I dropped through a hole in the night And I knew it's not you that I run from I

Tangled Up Puppet Harry Chapin

I'm a tangled up puppet, Spinning round in knots, And the more I see what I used to be, The less of you I've got.

She Sings Songs Without Words Harry Chapin

I was thrown on the cobblestones, tossed at her feet My fool's mouth was filled with the dust from the street An out of work court jester with nowhere to go And no need to speak, for she seemed to

They Call Her Easy Harry Chapin

A couple of hours of cruising around brought me into a bar and I sat me down nothing much to be found.

Winter Song Harry Chapin

When the summer fled past my window and autumn's chill was in the air there was a special kind of lonesome 'round that ending time of year.

Babysitter Harry Chapin

When I rearrange the pieces of the puzzle of my past I sigh at the heartaches, relive the laughs And I think about the moments that have left their mark And the too few faces that shine a little light

Barefoot Boy Harry Chapin

Oh, barefoot boy, once he came unto a land of forests, and of streams that tumbled through the meadows to the sea.

Salt And Pepper Harry Chapin

The old sailor sat at the window seat So he could watch as the ships went by And he drank from a glass that was always filled For the rest of us would buy.