The People Are Scratching (Album Version) Pete Seeger

Now the people are scratching all over the street Because the rabbits had nothing to eat. The winter came in with a cold icy blast. It killed off the flowers and killed off the grass.

Guantanamera (Album Version) Pete Seeger

The words mean, I am a truthful man From the land of the palm trees And before dying, I want to share the poems of my soul My poems are soft green, My poems are also flaming crimson My poems are like

Jesse James (Album Version) Pete Seeger

Jesse James was a lad That killed many a man He robbed the Glendale train He stole from the rich And he gave to the poor He'd a hand and a heart and a brain Well it was Robert Ford That dirty little coward

Cement Octopus (Album Version) Pete Seeger

octopus Sit's in Sacramento, i think Gets red tape to eat, gasoline taxes to drin And it grows by day and it grows by night And it rolls over everything in sight Oh, stand by me and protect that tree From the

Business (Album Version) Pete Seeger

King Henry marched forth, a sword in his hand Two thousand horsemen all at his command In a fortnight the rivers ran red through the land The year, fifteen hundred and twenty The year is now nineteen sixty

Johnny Riley (Album Version) Pete Seeger

For you are young, sweet, beautiful and handsome And for to marry you, I might incline."

Cumberland Mountain Bear Chase (Album Version) Pete Seeger

"Away, away, we're bound for the mountain, Bound for the mountain, bound for the mountain; Over the hills, the fields, and the fountain, Away to the chase, away, away!

70 Miles (Album Version) Pete Seeger

Seventy miles of wind and spray Seventy miles of water Seventy miles of open bay-- It's a garbage dump What's that stinky creek out there Down behind the slum's back stair Sludgy puddle, sad and gray?

Cryderville Jail (Album Version) Pete Seeger

Eight lovers they say combed your waving black hair Eight men knew the feel of your dark velvet waist Eight men heard the sounds of your tan leather skirt Eight men heard the bark of the guns that you

Belle Starr (Album Version) Pete Seeger

Eight lovers they say combed your waving black hair Eight men knew the feel of your dark velvet waist Eight men heard the sounds of your tan leather skirt Eight men heard the bark of the guns that you

Barbara Allen (Album Version) Pete Seeger

Twas in the merry month of May When green buds all were swelling, Sweet William on his death bed lay For love of Barbara Allen.

Mrs. McGrath (Album Version) Pete Seeger

McGrath lived on the shore For the space of seven long years or more She spied a ship come in to the bay With her son from far away ""Oh, Captain dear, where have ye been.

Pretty Saro (Album Version) Pete Seeger

Down in some lone valley In some lonesome place Where the wild birds do whistle And their notes do increase Farewell Pretty Saro I bid you adieu And I'll dream of Pretty Saro wherever I go Oh I love Pretty

Draft Dodger Rag (Album Version) Pete Seeger

dead than red" But when I got to my old draft board, buddy, this is what I said: [Chorus:] Sarge, I'm only eighteen, I got a ruptured spleen And I always carry a purse I got eyes like a bat, my feet are

Get Up And Go (Album Version) Pete Seeger

My get up and go has got up and went But in spite of it all I'm able to grin And think of the places my get up has been.

God Bless The Grass (Album Version) Pete Seeger

God bless the grass that grows through the crack. They roll the concrete over it to try and keep it back.

Jay Gould's Daughter (Album Version) Pete Seeger

"Jay Gould's daughter said before she died Papa, fix the blinds so the bums can't ride. If ride they must, they got to ride the rod. Let 'em put their trust in the hands of God. In the hands of God.

Aimee Semple McPherson (Album Version) Pete Seeger

Aimee built herself a radio station To broadcast her preaching to the nation. She found a man named Armistead who knew enough To run the radio while Aimee did her stuff.

My Name Is Liza Kalvelage (Album Version) Pete Seeger

My name is Lisa Kalvelage, I was born in Nuremberg And when the trials were held there nineteen years ago It seemed to me ridiculous to hold a nation all to blame For the horrors that the world did undergo

Henry My Son (Album Version) Pete Seeger

Where have you been all the day, Henry my son? Where have you been all the day, My currant bun?

Queen Anne Front (Album Version) Pete Seeger

"When Great Grandfather was a gay young man And Great Grandmother was his bride They found a lot, a jolly little spot Over on the old North Side It sloped down toward the river, from River Avenue Great

America, the Beautiful (Album Version) Pete Seeger

America, America God shed his grace on thee And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea O beautiful for pilgrim feet Whose stern, impassioned stress A thoroughfare for freedom beat Across the

From Way Up Here (Album Version) Pete Seeger

From way up here the earth looks very small, It's just a little ball of rock and sea and sand, No bigger than my hand.

Keep Your Eyes On The Prize (Album Version) Pete Seeger

Paul and Silas bound in jail Had no money for to go their bail Keep your eyes on the prize, hold on Paul and Silas thought they was lost Dungeon shook and the chains come off Keep your eyes on the prize

The Power And The Glory (Album Version) Pete Seeger

Come and take a walk with me through this green and growing land Walk through the meadows and the mountains and the sand Walk through the valleys and the rivers and the plains Walk through the sun and

This Land Is Your Land (Album Version) Pete Seeger

This land is your land, this land is my land, From California, to the New York Island, From the Redwood Forest, to the Gulf Stream Waters, This land was made for you and me.

Never Wed An Old Man (Album Version) Pete Seeger

For he's got no faloodorum, fadidledo doorum For he's got no faloodoorum, fadidleday He's got no faloorum, he's lost his ding doorum So maids when you're young, never wed an old man Now when we went to the

Be Kind To Your Parents (Album Version) Pete Seeger

excited Confused by their Daily storm and strife Just keep in mind Though it seems hard I know Most parents were children long ago Incredible So treat them with patience And kind understanding In spite of the

Oh, Had I A Golden Thread (Album Version) Pete Seeger

Oh had I a golden thread And a needle so fine I would weave a magic spell Of rainbow design Of rainbow design In it I would weave the courage Of women giving birth And in it I would weave the innocence

Put Your Finger In The Air (Album Version) Pete Seeger

"Put your finger in the air, in the air Put your finger in the air, in the air Put your finger in the air, and hold it right up there Put your finger in the air, in the air Put your finger on your cheek

Guantanamera Pete Seeger

land of the palm.

Little Boxes Pete Seeger

Little boxes on the hillside, Little boxes made of ticky tacky Little boxes on the hillside, Little boxes all the same, There's a green one and a pink one And a blue one and a yellow one And

Abiyoyo Pete Seeger

People got tired of all this. They said to the father: "You get out of here too. Take your magic wand and your practical jokes and you and your son, just git!"

Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream Pete Seeger

Last night I had the strangest dream I'd ever dreamed before I dreamed the world had all agreed To put an end to war I dreamed I saw a mighty room Filled with women and men And the paper they were

Those Three Are On My Mind Pete Seeger

I think of Andy in the cold wet clay Those three are on my mind With his comrades down beside him On that brutal day Those three are on my mind There lays young James in his mortal pain Those three are

Which Side Are You On Pete Seeger

Come all of you good workers, Good news to you I'll tell Of how the good old union Has come in here to dwell. [Chorus:] Which side are you on? Which side are you on?

John Brown's Body Pete Seeger

John Brown's body lies a-moldering in the grave John Brown's body lies a-moldering in the grave John Brown's body lies a-moldering in the grave But his soul goes marching on The stars above in Heaven

My Father's Mansion's Many Rooms Pete Seeger

My father's mansion's many rooms Have room for all of His children As long as we do share His love And see that all are free.

We Shall Overcome Pete Seeger

We are not afraid, We are not afraid, We are not afraid, TODAY Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe We shall overcome, some day.

We Shall Overcome (Live) Pete Seeger

We are not afraid, We are not afraid, We are not afraid, TODAY Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe We shall overcome, some day.

Jackaro Pete Seeger

ocean, across the deep blue sea Till safely he was landed in the wars of Germany Oh, the wars of Germany She went down to a tailor shop, she dressed in men's array She laboured for the captain to bear

Living In The Country (Live) Pete Seeger

You know the guitar came to Europe with the gypsies 700 years ago Spain brought the guitar to Mexico 400 years ago U.S.A. picked a quarrel with Mexico and got Texas and California And it also got the

Living In The Country Pete Seeger

You know the guitar came to Europe with the gypsies 700 years ago Spain brought the guitar to Mexico 400 years ago U.S.A. picked a quarrel with Mexico and got Texas and California And it also got the guitar

This Land Is Your Land Pete Seeger

[Chorus:] This land is your land, This land is my land, From California to the New York Island, From the Redwood Forest to the Gulf Stream waters, This land was made for you and me.

My Name Is Liza Kalvelage Pete Seeger

My name is Lisa Kalvelage, I was born in Nuremberg And when the trials were held there nineteen years ago It seemed to me ridiculous to hold a nation all to blame For the horrors that the world did undergo

Hobo's Lullaby Pete Seeger

o 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 warm

Wimoweh (Mbube) Pete Seeger

We are climbing Jacob's ladder We are climbing Jacob's ladder We are climbing Jacob's ladder Brothers sisters all Every rung goes higher and higher Every rung goes higher and higher Every rung goes

The Sinking Of The Reuben James Pete Seeger

She flew the Stars and Stripes of the land of the free But tonight she's in her grave at the bottom of the sea.

Darling Corey Pete Seeger

Wake up wake up darling Corey What makes you sleep so sound The revenue officers are coming They're gonna tear your still house down Well the first time I seen darling Corey She was sitting on the banks

Joe Hill's 'Casey Jones' Pete Seeger

The workers on the S.P. line for strike sent out a call But Casey Jones the engineer he wouldn't strike at all His boiler it was leakin' and the drivers on the bum And the engines and the bearin' they