Salt And Pepper Harry Chapin

And he would tell us tales about the ships that sailed When he was young and strong. And when he thought we'd heard enough of his words He'd break into this song.

Dogtown Harry Chapin

And she speaks: My father was a merchant all in the Boston fief. When my husband came and asked him for my hand.

She Sings Songs Without Words Harry Chapin

know She sings the songs without words Songs that sailors, and blind men, and beggars have heard She knows more of love than the poets can say And her eyes are for something that won't go away

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

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.

A Better Place To Be Harry Chapin

It was an early morning bar room, And the place just opened up. And the little man come in so fast and Started at his cup. And the broad who served the whisky She was a big old friendly girl.

Saturday Morning Harry Chapin

Saturday morning and it's growing light. I look out my window and remember the night. The story is starting or the story ends And I feel like I need you again.

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.

Shooting Star Harry Chapin

He was crazy of course From the first she must have known it But still she went on with him And she never once had shown it And she took him off the street And she dried his tears of grieving She

Six String Orchestra Harry Chapin

Chorus: And so I'd dream a bass will join me, and fill the bottom in. And maybe now some lead guitar so it would not sound so thin. I need some drums to set the beat and help me keep in time.

Flowers Are Red Harry Chapin

It's not the time for art young man And anyway flowers are green and red There's a time for everything young man And a way it should be done You've got to show concern for everyone else For you're

Tangled Up Puppet Harry Chapin

There was a time that you curled up in my lap; like a child You'd cling to me smiling, yours eyes wide and wild Now you slip through my arms, wave a passing hello Twist away and toss a kiss, laughing

Remember When the Music Harry Chapin

Remember when the music Came from wooden boxes strung with silver wire And as we sang the words, it would set our minds on fire, For we believed in things, and so we'd sing.

Any Old Kind of Day Harry Chapin

The cars outside are coughing and it's kind of hard to sleep and there's neon out the window, not the moon.

Remember When The Music (Reprise) Harry Chapin

Remember when the music Came from wooden boxes strung with silver wire And as we sang the words, it would set our minds on fire For we believed in things, and so we'd sing Remember when the music Brought

Mr. Tanner Harry Chapin

And of all the cleaning shops around he'd made his the best. But he also was a baritone who sang while hanging clothes. He practiced scales while pressing tails and sang at local shows.

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

Dirt Gets Under the Fingernails Harry Chapin

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.

She is Always Seventeen Harry Chapin

Nineteen sixty-three, white and black upon the land; she brought me to the monuments and made us all join hands.

Old College Avenue Harry Chapin

the corner window That you once shared with me It was Old College Avenue And in the time of having you I remember it as if it were today The tiny room and the single bed Though the tangled trails

Odd Job Man Harry Chapin

One day this dude drives in the station And I slide out to the pump And he says, " I need some odd jobs done Can you get off from this dump?

Mercenaries Harry Chapin

in that state of grace Before time finds her face With a mind of old wisdoms And a body still young And she tastes as sweet As a child's chocolate Before the butts and the whiskey Had wasted the

Legends of the Lost and Found Harry Chapin

You're the damsel and the dancer The angel with the devil eyes that knows about the beat.

Changes Harry Chapin

I was cramped into a coffee house pew two dollar coke in my hand listening to the music run through and out of a drowning man.

I Wanna Learn a Love Song Harry Chapin

I come fresh from the street Fast on my feet, kinda lean and lazy Not much meat on my bones, and a whole lot alone And more than a little bit crazy The old six string was all I had To keep my belly

One Light in a Dark Valley Harry Chapin

One light in a dark valley And the mist is falling like rain One light in a dark valley And I'm alone again One light in a dark valley And I am all alone One light in a dark valley Is all I

What Made America Famous Harry Chapin

The churches full and the kids all gone to hell. Six traffic lights and seven cops and all the streets kept clean. The supermarket and the drug store and the bars all doing well.

What Made America Famous? Harry Chapin

The churches full and the kids all gone to hell. Six traffic lights and seven cops and all the streets kept clean. The supermarket and the drug store and the bars all doing well.

I Do It For You Jane Harry Chapin

And whatever mission that brought me there Disappeared in the mist of your amber hair You laughed and surrendered your gifts by degrees But I was convinced that you spoke only to me.

Last Stand Harry Chapin

But now it's not just movie time, And now it's you that's on the line. And now it's you that's going to find If you can stand at all.

Halfway to Heaven Harry Chapin

I'm halfway to heaven and my home in Forest Hills It's halfpast eleven and I've got some time to kill.

Star Tripper Harry Chapin

I have made a little music in some corners of the land I have fused some crystal images from common grains of sand And if I haven't reached the heavens, I've surely learned to fly I've been caught

Dancing Boy Harry Chapin

Just four years old and still it seems, You've got it figured out. When daddy sings, and then you dance, The people clap and shout.

Dancin' Boy Harry Chapin

Just four years old and still it seems, You've got it figured out. When daddy sings, and then you dance, The people clap and shout. Cuz, you're my dancin' boy, And it's so scary how you trust me.

And the Baby Never Cries Harry Chapin

Well, I've sung out one more evening, and I'm wrung out, feeling beat. I walk on out the door once more to an empty city street.

Taxi Harry Chapin

And she said, "How are you Harry?" I said, "How are you Sue? Through the too many miles and the too little smiles I still remember you."

Sequel Harry Chapin

You see, ten years ago it was the front seat Drivin' stoned and feelin' no pain. Now here I am straight and sittin' in the back Hitting Sixteen Parkside Lane.

If My Mary Were Here Harry Chapin

I would not be so stoned If my Mary were here I don't think I'd have phoned you If my Mary were here I'm a sad sack Sir Galahad Who's sword's around his knees With a Grail no longer holy And a

I Wonder What Would Happen to this World Harry Chapin

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 ground And if our future Lies on the final line Are we

We Grew Up A Little Bit Harry Chapin

we were growing ever faster Every year I got bored 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

Song Man Harry Chapin

Leon wrote a song for his special girl and Elton and bernie did too!

I Want To Learn a Love Song Harry Chapin

I come fresh from the street, fast on my feet, kind a lean and lazy; not much meat on my bones, and a whole lot alone, and more than a little bit crazy.

Cat's In The Cradle (LP Version) Harry Chapin

My child arrived just the other day He came to the world in the usual way But there were planes to catch, and bills to pay He learned to walk while I was away And he was talking 'fore I knew it, and

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.

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

Bummer Harry Chapin

Destroy And for once he followed and order One sweat-soaked day in the Yung-Po Valley With the ground still steaming from the rain There was a bloody little battle that didn't mean nothing Except

Poor Damned Fool Harry Chapin

Yes I've had my ups and downs As I've been ramblin' around And I'll be candid. I could not believe my eyes When I finally realized Just what that man did.

They Call Her Easy Harry Chapin

It was just another night and I was out on a limb looking for someone to help me back in.

Corey's Coming Harry Chapin

And he says - My Corey's coming. No more sad stories coming My midnight-moonlight-morning-glory's coming aren't you girl? And like I told you, when she holds you She enfolds you in her world.

There Only Was One Choice Harry Chapin

and red clay shoes Playing 1-4-5 chords like good news And cursed with skin that calls for blood They put their face and feet in mud But oh they learned the music from way down there The real ones