1 Wagon WheelHeaded down south to the land of the pinesAnd I'm thumbin' my way into North Caroline Starin' up the road Pray to God I see headlights I made it down the coast in seventeen hours Pickin' me a bouquet of dogwood flowers And I'm a hopin' for Raleigh I can see my baby tonight So rock me mama like a wagon wheel Rock me mama anyway you feel Hey mama rock me Rock me mama like the wind and the rain Rock me mama like a south-bound train Hey mama rock me Runnin' from the cold up in New England I was born to be a fiddler in an old-time stringband My baby plays the guitar I pick a banjo now Oh, the North country winters keep a gettin' me now Lost my money playin' poker so I had to up and leave But I ain't a turnin' back To livin' that old life no more So rock me mama like a wagon wheel Rock me mama anyway you feel Hey mama rock me Rock me mama like the wind and the rain Rock me mama like a south-bound train Hey mama rock me Walkin' to the south out of Roanoke I caught a trucker out of Philly Had a nice long toke But he's a headed west from the Cumberland Gap To Johnson City, Tennessee And I gotta get a move on before the sun I hear my baby callin' my name And I know that she's the only one And if I die in Raleigh At least I will die free So rock me mama like a wagon wheel Rock me mama anyway you feel Hey mama rock me Rock me mama like the wind and the rain Rock me mama like a south-bound train Hey mama rock me ---- 2 IF I HAD A HAMMER (The
Hammer Song) ---- 3 Shenandoah (version: Blue Canvas Orchestra) O Shenandoah, I long to hear you, away, you rollin' river O Shenandoah, I long to hear you, away I'm bound away 'Cross the wide Missouri O Shenandoah, I love your daughter, away, you rollin' river For her I’d cross your roaming water, away I'm bound away 'Cross the wide Missouri 'Tis seven long years since last I saw you, away, you rollin' river 'Tis seven long years since last I saw you, away I'm bound away 'Cross the wide Missouri O Shenandoah, I'm bound to leave you, away, you rollin' river O Shenandoah, I’ll not deceive you, away I'm bound away 'Cross the wide Missouri ---- 4 This Land is Your Land ---- 5 Where Have All the Flowers Gone? Where have all the flowers gone, long time passing? Where have all the flowers gone, long time ago? Where have all the flowers gone? Young girls have picked them everyone. Oh, when will they ever learn? Oh, when will they ever learn? Where have all the young girls gone, long time passing? Where have all the young girls gone, long time ago? Where have all the young girls gone? Gone for husbands everyone. Oh, when will they ever learn? Oh, when will they ever learn? Where have all the husbands gone, long time passing? Where have all the husbands gone, long time ago? Where have all the husbands gone? Gone for soldiers everyone Oh, when will they ever learn? Oh, when will they ever learn? Where have all the soldiers gone, long time passing? Where have all the soldiers gone, long time ago? Where have all the soldiers gone? Gone to graveyards, everyone. Oh, when will they ever learn? Oh, when will they ever learn? Where have all the graveyards gone, long time passing? Where have all the graveyards gone, long time ago? Where have all the graveyards gone? Gone to flowers, everyone. Oh, when will they ever learn? Oh, when will they ever learn? Where have all the flowers gone, long time passing? Where have all the flowers gone, long time ago? Where have all the flowers gone? Young girls have picked them everyone. Oh, when will they ever learn? Oh, when will they ever learn? ---- 6 Red River Valley 7 White Coral Bells 8 Oh Susanna 9 Puff the Magic Dragon Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee, Little Jackie paper loved that rascal puff, And brought him strings and sealing wax and other fancy stuff. oh Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee, Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee. Together they would travel on a boat with billowed sail Jackie kept a lookout perched on puffs gigantic tail, Noble kings and princes would bow whenever they came, Pirate ships would lower their flag when puff roared out his name. oh! Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee, Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee. A dragon lives forever but not so little boys Painted wings and giant rings make way for other toys. One grey night it happened, Jackie paper came no more And puff that mighty dragon, he ceased his fearless roar. His head was bent in sorrow, green scales fell like rain, Puff no longer went to play along the cherry lane. Without his life-long friend, puff could not be brave, So puff that mighty dragon sadly slipped into his cave. oh! Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee, Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee. ---- 10 Blowin’ in the Wind How many roads most a man walk down Before you call him a man ? How many seas must a white dove sail Before she sleeps in the sand ? Yes, how many times must the cannon balls fly Before they're forever banned ? The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind The answer is blowin' in the wind. Yes, how many years can a mountain exist Before it's washed to the sea ? Yes, how many years can some people exist Before they're allowed to be free ? Yes, how many times can a man turn his head Pretending he just doesn't see ? The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind The answer is blowin' in the wind. Yes, how many times must a man look up Before he can see the sky ? Yes, how many ears must one man have Before he can hear people cry ? Yes, how many deaths will it take till he knows That too many people have died ? The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind The answer is blowin' in the wind. ---- 11 She’ll be Comin’ ‘Round the Mountain 12 The Times They are A’Changin’ Come gather 'round people Wherever you roam And admit that the waters Around you have grown And accept it that soon You'll be drenched to the bone If your time to you Is worth savin' Then you better start swimmin' Or you'll sink like a stone For the times they are a-changin'. Come writers and critics Who prophesize with your pen And keep your eyes wide The chance won't come again And don't speak too soon For the wheel's still in spin And there's no tellin' who That it's namin' For the loser now Will be later to win For the times they are a-changin'. Come senators, congressmen Please heed the call Don't stand in the doorway Don't block up the hall For he that gets hurt Will be he who has stalled There's a battle outside And it is ragin' It'll soon shake your windows And rattle your walls For the times they are a-changin'. Come mothers and fathers Throughout the land And don't criticize What you can't understand Your sons and your daughters Are beyond your command Your old road is Rapidly agin' Please get out of the new one If you can't lend your hand For the times they are a-changin'. The line it is drawn The curse it is cast The slow one now Will later be fast As the present now Will later be past The order is Rapidly fadin' And the first one now Will later be last For the times they are a-changin'. ---- 13 Shady Grove (version: Mercer/Fink) Shady Grove my true love, Shady Grove I know Shady Grove my true love, I’m bound for Shady Grove Apples in the summertime, peaches in the fall If I can’t get the girl I want, I won’t have none at all Cheeks as red as a bloomin’ rose, eyes of deepest brown You are the darlin’ of my heart, stay ‘til the sun goes down I went to see my shady grove, she’s standing at the door Shoes and stockin’s in her hand, little bare feet on the floor Shady Grove my true love, Shady Grove I say Shady Grove my true love, now I’m goin’ away ---- 14 Low Bridge, Everybody Down (version: Lee Murdock) I got a mule and her name is Sal Fifteen miles on the Erie Canal She’s a good old worker and a good old pal Fifteen miles on the Erie Canal We’ve hauled some barges in our day Filled with lumber, coal and hay And we know every step of the way From Albany to Buffalo Low bridge, everybody down Low bridge for we’re going through a town And you’ll always know your neighbor You’ll always know your pal If you’ve ever navigated on the Erie Canal We’d better get along on our way old gal Fifteen miles on the Erie Canal ‘Cause bet your life I’ll never part with Sal Fifteen miles on the Erie Canal Get up there, mule, here comes a lock And we’ll make Rome ‘bout six o’clock One more trip, then back we’ll go Right on back home to Buffalo ---- 15 On Top of Old Smokey (version: Weavers) On top of old smokey, all covered with snow I lost my true lover by courtin' so slow For courting's a pleasure but parting is grief And a false-hearted lover is worse than a thief A thief will just rob you and take what you have But a false hearted lover will lead you to the grave And the grave will decay you, turn you to dust Not one boy in a hundred, a poor girl can trust How True They hug you and kiss you, tell you more lies Than cross ties on the railroad or stars in the sky So come all you young maidens and listen to me Never place your affections on a green willow tree For the leaves they will wither, the roots will die You'll all be forsaken and never know why ---- 16 What a Wonderful World 17 When the Saints Go Marching InWe are trav'ling in the footsteps Of those who've gone before And we'll all be reunited, On a new and sunlit shore, Oh, when the saints go marching in, Oh, when the saints go marching in Oh Lord how I want to be in that number When the, saints go marching in And when the sun begins to shine And when the sun begins to shine Oh Lord, how I want to be in that number When the sun begins to shine Oh, when the trumpet sounds the call Oh, when the trumpet sounds the call Lord, how I want to be in that number When the trumpet sounds the call [Instrs] Some say this world of trouble Is the only one we need But I'm waiting for that morning When the new one is revealed Oh, when the new one is revealed Oh, when the new one is revealed Oh Lord, I want to be in that number When the new one is revealed Oh, when the saints go marching in, Oh, when the saints go marching in Lord how I want to be in that number When the saints go marching in ---- 18 Leaving On A Jet Plane All my bags are packed, I'm ready to go, I'm standing here outside your door, I hate to wake you up to say good-bye. But the dawn is breaking, it's early morn, the taxi's waiting He's blowing his horn. Already I'm so lonesome I could die. So kiss me and smile for me, tell me that you'll wait for me, hold me like you'll never let me go. 'Cause I'm leaving on a jet plane, don't know when I'll be back again. Oh, babe, I hate to go. There's so many times I've let you down, so many times I've played around, I tell you now they don't mean a thing. Every place I go I'll think of you, every song I sing I'll sing for you, when I come back, I'll bring your wedding ring. So kiss me and smile for me, tell me that you'll wait for me, hold me like you'll never let me go. 'Cause I'm leaving on a jet plane, don't know when I'll be back again. Oh, babe, I hate to go. Now the time has come to leave you, one more time let me kiss you, then close your eyes, I'll be on my way. Dream about the days to come when I won't have to leave alone, about the times I won't have to say: kiss me and smile for me, tell me that you'll wait for me, hold me like you'll never let me go. 'Cause I'm leaving on a jet plane, don't know when I'll be back again. Oh, babe, I hate to go. I'm leaving on a jet plane, don't know when I'll be back again. Oh, babe, I hate to go. ---- 19 MTA 20 You Are My Sunshine (version: Norman Blake) The other night dear, as I lay sleeping I dreamed I held you in my arms But when I awoke, dear, I was mistaken So I hung my head and I cried. You are my sunshine, my only sunshine You make me happy when skies are gray You'll never know dear, how much I love you Please don't take my sunshine away I'll always love you and make you happy, If you will only say the same. But if you leave me and love another, You'll regret it all some day: You are my sunshine, my only sunshine You make me happy when skies are gray You'll never know dear, how much I love you Please don't take my sunshine away You told me once, dear, you really loved me And no one else could come between. But not you've left me and love another; You have shattered all of my dreams: You are my sunshine, my only sunshine You make me happy when skies are gray You'll never know dear, how much I love you Please don't take my sunshine away In all my dreams, dear, you seem to leave me When I awake my poor heart pains. So when you come back and make me happy I'll forgive you dear, I'll take all the blame. You are my sunshine, my only sunshine You make me happy when skies are gray You'll never know dear, how much I love you Please don't take my sunshine away ---- 21 500 Miles If you miss the train I'm on, you will know that I am gone You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles, A hundred miles, a hundred miles, a hundred miles, a hundred miles, You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles. Lord I'm one, Lord I'm two, Lord I'm three, Lord I'm four, Lord I'm 500 miles from my home. 500 miles, 500 miles, 500 miles, 500 miles Lord I'm five hundred miles from my home. Not a shirt on my back, not a penny to my name Lord I can't go a-home this a-way This a-away, this a-way, this a-way, this a-way, Lord I can't go a-home this a-way. If you miss the train I'm on you will know that I am gone You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles. 22 Sail Away Ladies 23 I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow (In constant sorrow through his days) I am a man of constant sorrow I've seen trouble all my day. I bid farewell to old Kentucky The place where I was born and raised. (The place where he was born and raised) For six long years I've been in trouble No pleasures here on earth I found For in this world I'm bound to ramble I have no friends to help me now. [chorus] He has no friends to help him now It's fare thee well my old lover I never expect to see you again For I'm bound to ride that northern railroad Perhaps I'll die upon this train. [chorus] Perhaps he'll die upon this train. You can bury me in some deep valley For many years where I may lay Then you may learn to love another While I am sleeping in my grave. [chorus] While he is sleeping in his grave. Maybe your friends think I'm just a stranger My face you'll never see no more. But there is one promise that is given I'll meet you on God's golden shore. [chorus] He'll meet you on God's golden shore. ---- 24 Take Me Home Country Roads Almost heaven, West Virginia Blue Ridge Mountains Shenandoah River - Life is old there Older than the trees Younger than the mountains Growin' like a breeze Country Roads, take me home To the place I belong West Virginia, mountain momma Take me home, country roads All my memories gathered 'round her Miner's lady, stranger to blue water Dark and dusty, painted on the sky Misty taste of moonshine Teardrops in my eye Country Roads, take me home To the place I belong West Virginia, mountain momma Take me home, country roads I hear her voice In the mornin' hour she calls me The radio reminds me of my home far away And drivin' down the road I get a feelin' That I should have been home yesterday, yesterday Country Roads, take me home To the place I belong West Virginia, mountain momma Take me home, country roads Country Roads, take me home To the place I belong West Virginia, mountain momma Take me home, country roads Take me home, now country roads Take me home, now country roads ---- 25 I’ll Fly Away Some glad morning when this life is o'er, I'll fly away; To a home on God's celestial shore, I'll fly away (I'll fly away). [Chorus] I'll fly away, Oh Glory I'll fly away; (in the morning) When I die, Hallelujah, by and by, I'll fly away (I'll fly away). When the shadows of this life have gone, I'll fly away; Like a bird from prison bars has flown, I'll fly away (I'll fly away) [Chorus] I'll fly away, Oh Glory I'll fly away; (in the morning) When I die, Hallelujah, by and by, I'll fly away (I'll fly away). Just a few more weary days and then, I'll fly away; To a land where joy shall never end, I'll fly away (I'll fly away) [Chorus] I'll fly away, Oh Glory I'll fly away; (in the morning) When I die, Hallelujah, by and by, I'll fly away (I'll fly away). ---- 26 City of New Orleans Riding on the City of New Orleans, Illinois Central Monday morning rail Fifteen cars and fifteen restless riders, Three conductors and twenty-five sacks of mail. All along the southbound odyssey The train pulls out at Kankakee Rolls along past houses, farms and fields. Passin' trains that have no names, Freight yards full of old black men And the graveyards of the rusted automobiles. [Chorus] Good morning America how are you? Don't you know me I'm your native son, I'm the train they call The City of New Orleans, I'll be gone five hundred miles when the day is done. Dealin' cards with the old men in the club car. Penny a point ain't no one keepin' score. Won't you pass the paper bag that holds the bottle Feel the wheels rumblin' 'neath the floor. And the sons of Pullman porters And the sons of engineers Ride their father's magic carpets made of steam. Mothers with their babes asleep, Are rockin' to the gentle beat And the rhythm of the rails is all they dream. [Chorus] Nighttime on The City of New Orleans, Changing cars in Memphis, Tennessee. Half way home, we'll be there by morning Through the Mississippi darkness Rolling down to the sea. And all the towns and people seem To fade into a bad dream And the steel rails still ain't heard the news. The conductor sings his song again, The passengers will please refrain This train's got the disappearing railroad blues. Good night, America, how are you? Don't you know me I'm your native son, I'm the train they call The City of New Orleans, I'll be gone five hundred miles when the day is done. ---- 27 Danny Boy Oh, Danny boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling From glen to glen, and down the mountain side. The summer's gone, and all the roses falling, It's you, it's you must go and I must bide. But come ye back when summer's in the meadow, Or when the valley's hushed and white with snow, It's I'll be here in sunshine or in shadow, Oh, Danny boy, oh Danny boy, I love you so! But when ye come, and all the flowers are dying, If I am dead, as dead I well may be, You'll come and find the place where I am lying, And kneel and say an Ave there for me. And I shall hear, though soft you tread above me, And all my grave will warmer, sweeter be, For you will bend and tell me that you love me, ---- 28 GUANTANAMERA Yo soy un hombre sincero ---- 37 Rocky Mountain High He was born in the summer of his 27th year Comin' home to a place he'd never been before He left yesterday behind him, you might say he was born again You might say he found a key for every door When he first came to the mountains his life was far away On the road and hangin' by a song But the string's already broken and he doesn't really care It keeps changin' fast and it don't last for long But the Colorado rocky mountain high I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky The shadow from the starlight is softer than a lullabye Rocky mountain high He climbed cathedral mountains, he saw silver clouds below He saw everything as far as you can see And they say that he got crazy once and he tried to touch the sun And he lost a friend but kept his memory Now he walks in quiet solitude the forest and the streams Seeking grace in every step he takes His sight has turned inside himself to try and understand The serenity of a clear blue mountain lake And the Colorado rocky mountain high I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky You can talk to God and listen to the casual reply Rocky mountain high Now his life is full of wonder but his heart still knows some fear Of a simple thing he cannot comprehend Why they try to tear the mountains down to bring in a couple more More people, more scars upon the land And the Colorado rocky mountain high I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky I know he'd be a poorer man if he never saw an eagle fly Rocky mountain high It's Colorado rocky mountain high I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky Friends around the campfire and everybody's high Rocky mountain high ---- 28 GUANTANAMERA Yo soy un hombre sincero ---- 29 I’ve Been Working on the Railroad I've been working on the railroad All the live-long day. I've been working on the railroad Just to pass the time away. Can't you hear the whistle blowing, Rise up so early in the morn; Can't you hear the captain shouting, "Dinah, blow your horn!" Dinah, won't you blow, Dinah, won't you blow, Dinah, won't you blow your horn? Dinah, won't you blow, Dinah, won't you blow, Dinah, won't you blow your horn? Someone's in the kitchen with Dinah Someone's in the kitchen I know Someone's in the kitchen with Dinah Strummin' on the old banjo! Singin' fee, fie, fiddly-i-o Fee, fie, fiddly-i-o-o-o-o Fee, fie, fiddly-i-o Strummin' on the old banjo. ---- 30 Down in the Valley (version: Skip Jones) Down in the valley, the valley so low Hang your head over, hear the wind blow Hear the wind blow, dear, hear the wind blow; Hang your head over, hear the wind blow. Well roses love sunshine, violets love dew, Angels in Heaven, they know I love you, They know I love you, dear, know I love you, Angels in Heaven, they know I love you. So writ eme a letter send it by mail send it in care of the birminghanm jail o the birmingham jail dear, the birmingham jail send it in care of the birmingham jail Now down in the valley, the valley so low Hang your head over, hear the wind blow Yes hear the wind blow, dear, hear the wind blow; Hang your head over, hear the wind blow. ---- 31 Freight Train (Singin’) Freight train, freight train, goin’ so fast Freight train, freight train, goin’ so fast (I said) do not tell what train I'm on so they won't know what route I have gone When I am dead and in my grave No more good times will I crave, yes And place those stones at my head, my head and feet Tell my friend that I've gone to sleep. When I die just bury me deep Way down on old, old Chestnut street So I can hear old Number 9, yes As she comes rolling by. And when I am dead and I’m in my grave No more good times will I crave, yes And place those stones at my head, my head and feet Tell my friend that I've gone to sleep. --- 32 Grey Funnel Line (version: Mary Black, Emmylous Harris, Dolores Keane) Don't mind the rain or the rolling sea, the weary night never worries me But the hardest time in a sailor's day, is to watch the sun as it dies away Here's one more day on the Grey Funnel Line The finest ship that sails the sea, is still a prison for the likes of me But give me wings like Noah's dove, I'll fly above her to the one I love Here's one more day on the Grey Funnel Line Oh Lord, if dreams were only real, I'd have my hands on that wooden wheel And with all my heart I'd turn her round, and tell the boys that we're homeward bound Here's one more day on the Grey Funnel Line I’ll pass the time like some machine, until blue water turns to green Then I’ll dance on down that walk ashore, and sail the Grey Funnel Line no more And sail the Grey Funnel Line no more ---- 33 Green Grow the Rashes, O (version: Jim Malcolm) Chor. - Green grow the rashes, O; Green grow the rashes, O; The sweetest hours that e'er I spend, Are spent amang the lasses, O. There's nought but care on ev'ry han', In ev'ry hour that passes, O: What signifies the life o' man, An' 'twere na for the lasses, O. Green grow, &c. The war'ly race may riches chase, An' riches still may fly them, O; An' tho' at last they catch them fast, Their hearts can ne'er enjoy them, O. Green grow, &c. But gie me a cannie hour at e'en, My arms about my dearie, O; An' war'ly cares, an' war'ly men, Green grow, &c. For you sae douce, ye sneer at this; Ye're nought but senseless asses, O: The wisest man the warl' e'er saw, He dearly lov'd the lasses, O. Green grow, &c. Auld Nature swears, the lovely dears Her noblest work she classes, O: Her prentice han' she try'd on man, An' then she made the lasses, O. Green grow, &c. ---- 34 Hard Times, Come Again No More (version: Red Clay Ramblers) Let us pause in life's pleasures and count its many tears, While we all sup sorrow with the poor; There's a song that will linger forever in our ears; Oh Hard times come again no more. Tis the song, the sigh of the weary, Hard Times, hard times, come again no more Many days you have lingered around my cabin door; Oh hard times come again no more. While we seek mirth and beauty and music light and gay, There are frail forms fainting at the door; Though their voices are silent, their pleading looks will say Oh hard times come again no more. There's a pale drooping maiden who toils her life away, With a worn heart whose better days are o'er: Though her voice would be merry, 'tis sighing all the day, Oh hard times come again no more. Tis a sigh that is wafted across the troubled wave, Tis a wail that is heard upon the shore Tis a dirge that is murmured around the lowly grave Oh hard times come again no more. ---- 35 Kisses Sweeter than Wine (version: Hamish Imlach) When I was a young man and never been kissed, got to thinkin' it over o’ what I had missed I got me a girl and I kissed her and then, oh, lord, I kissed her again Oh, oh, kisses sweeter than wine, oh, oh, kisses sweeter than wine I asked her to marry and be my sweet wife, we'd be so happy the rest of our life I begged and I pleaded like a natural man, and oh Lord, she gave me her hand I worked mighty hard and so did my wife, hand-in-hand to make a good life There’s corn in the fields and wheat in the bin, I was - oh lord - the father of twins Our children numbered just about four, the’ve all got sweethearts knockin' at the door They all got married, they didn’t hesitate; I was - oh Lord - grandfather of eight Now we are old, ready to go, get to thinkin' what happened a long time ago We had a lot of kids, trouble and pain, but oh, Lord, we’d do it again! ---- 36 Four Strong Winds (version: The Journeymen) Chorus: Four strong winds that blow lonely, Seven seas that run high, All those things that don't change, come what may, but our good times are all gone, And I'm bound for moving on. I'll look for you if I'm ever back this way. Guess I'll go out to the mountains Weather's good there in the fall. Got some friends that I can go to working for, Still I wish you'd change your mind If I‘d ask you one more time, But we've been through that a hundred times or more. If I get there ‘fore the snow flies, And if things are goin’ good, You could meet me if I sent you down the fare. But by then it would be winter nothin’ much for you to do And the wind sure blows cold way out there ---- 41 So Long, Its Been Good To Know Yuh I've sung this song, but I'll sing it again, Of the place that I lived on the wild windy plains, In the month called April, county called Gray, And here's what all of the people there say: CHORUS: So long, it's been good to know yuh; So long, it's been good to know yuh; So long, it's been good to know yuh. This dusty old dust is a-gettin' my home, And I got to be driftin' along. A dust storm hit, an' it hit like thunder; It dusted us over, an' it covered us under; Blocked out the traffic an' blocked out the sun, Straight for home all the people did run, We talked of the end of the world, and then We'd sing a song an' then sing it again. We'd sit for an hour an' not say a word, And then these words would be heard: Sweethearts sat in the dark and sparked, They hugged and kissed in that dusty old dark. They sighed and cried, hugged and kissed, Instead of marriage, they talked like this: "Honey..." Now, the telephone rang, an' it jumped off the wall, That was the preacher, a-makin' his call. He said, "Kind friend, this may the end; An' you got your last chance of salvation of sin!" The churches was jammed, and the churches was packed, An' that dusty old dust storm blowed so black. Preacher could not read a word of his text, An' he folded his specs, an' he took up collection, ---- 42 Goodnight, Irene (chorus) Irene, goodnight, Irene, goodnight, Goodnight, Irene, Goodnight, Irene, I'll see you in my dreams. Last Saturday night I got married, Me and my wife settle down,, Now me and my wife are parted, I'm gonna take another stroll in town. (repeat chorus) Sometimes I live in the country, Sometimes I live in town, Sometimes I have a great notion, To jump in the river and drown. (end song with chorus repeat) ---- 43 We Shall Overcome We shall overcome, we shall overcome We shall overcome someday Darlin', here in my heart, I do believe We shall overcome someday We'll walk hand in hand, we'll walk hand in hand We'll walk hand in hand someday Darlin', here in my heart, I do believe We'll walk hand in hand someday We are not afraid, we are not afraid We shall overcome someday Darlin', here in my heart, I do believe We shall overcome someday Darlin', here in my heart, I do believe We shall overcome someday Yeah, we shall overcome someday ---- 44 Let There be Peace on Earth Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me. Let there be peace on earth, the peace that was meant to be. With God as our Father, brothers all are we. Let me walk with my brother in perfect harmony. Let peace begin with me. Let this be the moment now. With ev'ry breath I take let this be my solemn vow: To take each moment and live each moment in peace eternally. Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me. Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me. Let there be peace on earth, the peace that was meant to be. With God as our Father, brothers all are we. Let me walk with my brother in perfect harmony. Let peace begin with me. Let this be the moment now. With ev'ry breath I take let this be my solemn vow: To take each moment and live each moment in peace eternally. Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me |