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Old Dan Tucker
Old Dan Tucker, he's a fine old man
Washed his face in a frying pan
Combed his hair with a wagon wheel
And died with a toothache in his heel
Get out of the way old Dan Tucker
You're too late to get your supper
Get out of the way old Dan Tucker
You're too late to get your supper
Now old Dan Tucker, he'd come to town
Riding a billy goat, leading a hound
A hound dog barked, billy goat jumped
And landed Dan Tucker on a stump
Get out of the way old Dan Tucker
You're too late to get your supper
Get out of the way old Dan Tucker
You're too late to get your supper
Old Dan Tucker got drunk and fell
On the fire and kicked up holy hell
A red-hot coal got in his shoe
An oh my Lord the ashes flew
Get out of the way old Dan Tucker
You're too late to get your supper
Get out of the way old Dan Tucker
You're too late to get your supper
Now Old Dan Tucker come to town
Swinging them ladies all round
First to the right and the to the left
Then to the gal that he loved best
Get out of the way old Dan Tucker
You're too late to get your supper
Get out of the way old Dan Tucker
You're too late to get your supper
Get out of the way old Dan Tucker
You're too late to get your supper
Get out of the way old Dan Tucker
You're too late to get your supper
Jesse James
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
I wonder now how he feels
For he ate of Jesse's bread
And he slept in Jesse's bed
Then he laid poor Jesse in his grave
Poor Jesse had a wife
To mourn for his life
Three children
Now they were brave
But that dirty little coward
That shot Mr. Howard
He laid poor Jesse in his grave
Now Jesse was a man
And a friend to the poor
He'd never rob a mother or a child
There never was a man with
the law in his hand
That could take Jesse James when alive
It was on a Saturday night
And the moon was shining bright
They robbed the Glendale train
And people they'd say o'er many miles away
It was those outlaws Frank and Jesse James
Well Jesse had a wife
To mourn for his life
Three children
Now they were brave
But that dirty little coward
That shot Mr. Howard
He laid poor Jesse in his grave
Now the people held their breath
When they heard of Jesse's death
They wondered how
He'd ever come to fall
Robert Ford it was a fact
He shot Jesse in the back
While Jesse hung a picture on the wall
Jesse went to rest with
his hand on his breast
The devil will be upon his knee
He was born one day in the county of Clay
And he came from a solitary race
Well Jesse had a wife
To mourn for his life
Three children
Now they were brave
But that dirty little coward
That shot Mr. Howard
He laid poor Jesse in his grave
Mrs. McGrath
"O Mrs. McGrath," the sergeant said,
"Would you like a soldier out of your son Ted?
With a scarlet cloak and a big cocked hat
Mrs. McGrath wouldn't you like that?"
With your too-ri-aa, fol-did-dle-di-aa
too-ri-oo-ri-oo-ri-aa, too-ri-aa, fo-
did-dle-di-aa, too-ri-oo-ri-oo-ri-aa
Now Mrs. McGrath lived on the shore
And seven years or more
She spotted a ship come into the bay
With her son from far away
"Captain dear, where have you been?
You been sailing the Mediterranean
Have you news of my son Ted
Is he living or is he dead?"
With your too-ri-aa, fol-did-dle-di-aa
too-ri-oo-ri-oo-ri-aa, too-ri-aa, fo-
did-dle-di-aa, too-ri-oo-ri-oo-ri-aa
Now came Ted without any legs
And in their place two wooden pegs
She kissed him a dozen times or two
And said, "my God, Ted, is it you?"
"Now were you drunk or were you blind
When you left your two fine legs behind?
Or was it walking upon the sea
That wore your two fine legs away?"
With your too-ri-aa, fol-did-dle-di-aa
too-ri-oo-ri-oo-ri-aa, too-ri-aa, fo-
did-dle-di-aa, too-ri-oo-ri-oo-ri-aa
With your too-ri-aa, fol-did-dle-di-aa
too-ri-oo-ri-oo-ri-aa, too-ri-aa, fo-
did-dle-di-aa, too-ri-oo-ri-oo-ri-aa
"Now I wasn't drunk and I wasn't blind
When I left my two fine legs behind
A cannon ball on the fifth of May
Tore my two fine legs away"
"Now Teddy boy," the widow cried
"Your two fine legs were your mother's pride
Stumps of a tree won't do at all
Why didn't you run from that cannon ball?"
With your too-ri-aa, fol-did-dle-di-aa
too-ri-oo-ri-oo-ri-aa, too-ri-aa, fo-
did-dle-di-aa, too-ri-oo-ri-oo-ri-aa
With your too-ri-aa, fol-did-dle-di-aa
too-ri-oo-ri-oo-ri-aa, too-ri-aa, fo-
did-dle-di-aa, too-ri-oo-ri-oo-ri-aa
"All foreign wars, I do proclaim
Let on the blood and a mother's pain
I'd rather my son as he used to be
Than the king of America in his whole name
With your too-ri-aa, fol-did-dle-di-aa
too-ri-oo-ri-oo-ri-aa, too-ri-aa, fo-
did-dle-di-aa, too-ri-oo-ri-oo-ri-aa
With your too-ri-aa, fol-did-dle-di-aa
too-ri-oo-ri-oo-ri-aa, too-ri-aa, fo-
did-dle-di-aa, too-ri-oo-ri-oo-ri-aa
With your too-ri-aa, fol-did-dle-di-aa
too-ri-oo-ri-oo-ri-aa, too-ri-aa, fo-
did-dle-di-aa, too-ri-oo-ri-oo-ri-aa
Oh, Mary, Don't You Weep
Well if I could I surely would
Stand on the rock where Moses stood
Pharaoh's army got drownded
O, Mary don't you weep
O, Mary, don't you weep, don't you mourn
O, Mary, don't you weep, don't you mourn
Pharaoh's army got drownded
O, Mary, don't you weep
Well Mary wore three links and chains
On every leg was Jesus name
Pharaoh's army got drownd ed
O, Mary, don't you weep
O, Mary, don't you weep, don't you mourn
O, Mary, don't you weep, don't you mourn
Pharaoh's army got drownded
O, Mary, don't you weep
Well lower this notch by 12 o'clock
This whole world is gonna rock
Pharaoh's army got drownded
O, Mary, don't you weep
Well Moses stood on the Red Sea shore
Smote the warden with a 2 by 4
Pharaoh's army got drownd ed
O, Mary, don't you weep
O, Mary, don't you weep, don't you mourn
O, Mary, don't you weep, don't you mourn
Pharaoh's army got drownded
O, Mary, don't you weep
Well old Mr. Satan he got mad
Missed that soul that he thought he had
Pharaoh's army got drownded
O, Mary, don't you weep
Brothers and sisters don't you cry
There'll be good times by and by
Pharaoh's army got drownded
O, Mary, don't you weep
Well O, Mary, don't you weep, don't you mourn
O, Mary, don't you weep, don't you mourn
Pharaoh's army got drownded
O, Mary, don't you weep
O, Mary, don't you weep, don't you mourn
O, Mary, don't you weep, don't you mourn
Pharaoh's army got drownded
O, Mary, don't you weep
God gave Noah the rainbow sign
Said, "No more water but fire next time"
Pharaoh's army got drownded
O, Mary, don't you weep
O, Mary, don't you weep, don't you mourn
O, Mary, don't you weep, don't you mourn
Pharaoh's army got drownded
O, Mary, don't you weep
O, Mary, don't you weep, don't you mourn
O, Mary, don't you weep, don't you mourn
Pharaoh's army got drownded
O, Mary, don't you weep
O, Mary, don't you weep, don't you mourn
O, Mary, don't you weep, don't you mourn
Pharaoh's army got drownded
O, Mary, don't you weep
O, Mary, don't you weep, don't you mourn
O, Mary, don't you weep, don't you mourn
Pharaoh's army got drownded
O, Mary, don't
John Henry
Well, John Henry was a little baby
Sittin' on his dady's knee
He pick up a hammer and a little piece of steel
And, "God, hammer's gonna be the death of me, Lord, Lord
Hammer's gonna be the death of me"
Now the captain he said to John Henry
"I'm gonna bring that steam drill 'round
I'm gonna bring that steam drill out on these tracks
I'm gonna knock that steel on down, God, God
Gonna knock that steel on down"
John Henry told his captain
"Lord, man ain't nothin' but a man
Before I let that steam drill beat me down
I'm gonna die with a hammer in my hand, Lord, Lord
I'll die with a hammer in my hand"
John Henry driving on the right side
That steam drill driving on the left
Says, "Before I'll let your steam drill beat me down
I'm gonna hammer myself to death, Lord, Lord
I'll hammer my fool self to death"
Well, captain said to John Henry
"What is that storm I hear?"
John Henry said, "That ain't no storm
Captain, that's just my hammer in the air, Lord, Lord
That's just my hammer in the air"
John Henry said to his shaker
"Shaker, why don't you sing?
'Cause I'm swigin' thirty pounds from my hips on down
Yeah, listen to my cold steel ring, Lord, Lord
Listen to my cold steel ring"
Now John Henry, he hammered in the mountains
His hammer was striking fire
But he worked so hard, he broke his heart
John Henry laid his hammer and died, Lord, Lord
John Henry laid down his hammer and died
Well, now John Henry, he had him a woman
Her name was Polly Ann
She walked down to those tracks, picked up John Henry's hammer
Polly drove steel like a man, Lord, Lord
Polly drove that steel like a man
Well every, every Monday morning
When the bluebird he begin to sing
You can hear John Henry from a mile or more
You can hear John Henry's hammer ring, Lord, Lord
You can hear John Henry's hammer ring
Set out again!
So you can hear John Henry's hammer ring, Lord, Lord
You can hear John Henry's hammer ring
Erie Canal
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
We know every inch of the way
From Albany to Buffalo
Low bridge, everybody down
Low bridge, yeah we're coming to a town
And you'll always know your neighbor
And you'll always know your pal
If you've ever navigated on the Erie Canal
He better look around for a job, old gal
Fifteen miles on the Erie Canal
You bet your life I wouldn't part with Sal
Fifteen miles on the Erie Canal
Git up mule, here come a lock
We'll make Rome 'bout six o'clock
One more trip and then we'll go
Right back home to Buffalo
Low bridge, everybody down
Low bridge, we're coming to a town
You'll always know your neighbor
And you'll always know your pal
If you've ever navigated on the Erie Canal
Where would I be if I lost my pal
Fifteen miles on the Erie Canal
I'd like to see a mule good as my Sal
Fifteen miles on the Erie Canal
A friend of mine once got her sore
Now he's got a broken jaw
'Cause she let fly with her iron toe
And kicked him back to Buffalo
Low bridge, everybody down
Low bridge 'cause we're coming to a town
You'll always know your neighbor
And you'll always know your pal
If you've ever navigated on the Erie Canal
Low bridge, everybody down
Low bridge, we're coming to a town
You'll always know your neighbor
And you'll always know your pal
If you've ever navigated on the Erie Canal
Low bridge, everybody down
Low bridge, we're coming to a town
Jacob's Ladder
We are climbing Jacob's ladder
We are climbing Jacob's ladder
We are climbing Jacob's ladder
Yeah we're brothers, sisters, all
Every rung goes
Higher and higher
Every rung goes
Higher and higher
Every rung goes
Higher and higher
We are brothers, sisters, all
Every new one just, just makes us stronger
Every new one just, just makes us stronger
Every new one just, just makes us stronger
Yeah we are brothers, and sisters, all
Yeah we are climbing Jacob's ladder
Yeah we are climbing Jacob's ladder
We are climbing Jacob's ladder
We are brothers, sisters, all
Yeah we are climbing
Higher and higher
Yeah we are climbing
Higher and higher
Yeah we are climbing
Higher and higher
Yeah we are brothers, and sisters, all
We are climbing, climbing Jacob's ladder
Yeah we are climbing Jacob's ladder
We are climbing Jacob's ladder
We are brothers, sisters, all
My Oklahoma Home
When they opened up the strip
I was young and full of zip
I wanted someplace to call my home
And so I made the race
And I staked me out a place
And settled down along the Cimarron
It blowed away
It blowed away
My Oklahoma home, it blown away
Well it looked so green and fair
When I built my shanty there
My Oklahoma home, it blown away
Well I planted wheats and oats
Got some chickens and some shoats
Aimed to have some ham
And eggs to feed my face
Got a mule to pull the plow
I got an old red muley cow
And I also got a fancy mortgage on this place
Well it blowed away
It blowed away
All the crops that I planted blown away
Well you can't grow any grain if you ain't got any rain
Everything except my mortgage blown away
Well it looked so green and fair
When I built my shanty there
I figured I was all set for life
I put on my Sunday best with my fancy scalloped vest
Then I went to town to pick me out a wife
She blowed away
She blowed away
My Oklahoma woman blow away
Mister as I bent to kiss her
She was picked up by a twister
My Oklahoma woman blown away
Well then I was left alone just listening to the moan
Of the wind around the corners of my shack
So I took off down the road, yeah, when the south wind blowed
I traveled with the wind upon my back
I blowed away
I blowed away
Chasin' that dust cloud up ahead
Well once it looked so green and fair and now it's up in the air
My Oklahoma farm is over head
And now I'm always close to home
Ain't no matter where I roam
For Oklahoma dust is everywhere
Makes no difference where I'm walking, I can hear my chickens squawking
I can hear my wife talking in the air
It blowed away
It blowed away
Yeah my Oklahoma home is blown away
But my home Sir's always near
It's up here in the atmosphere
My Oklahoma home that blown away
Now I'm a roaming Oklahoma
But I'm always close to home
And I'll never get homesick until I die
'Cause no matter where I'm found
My home is all around
My Oklahoma home is in the sky
It blowed away
It blowed away
And my farm went down on Cimarron
But now all around the world
Wherever dust is whirled
There's some from my Oklahoma home
Oh and it's blown away
It blown away
Oh my Oklahoma home is blown away
Yeah it's up there in the sky
In that dust cloud over n' by
My Oklahoma home is blown away
Eyes On The Prize
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
Hold on
Freedom's name is mud as sweet
And soon we're gonna make
Keep your eyes on the prize
Hold on
I got my hand on the gospel plow
Won't take nothing for my journey now
Keep your eyes on the prize
Hold on
Hold on, Hold on
Keep your eyes on the prize
Hold on
Don't let chain that a man can stand
Is that chain o'hand on hand
Keep your eyes on the prize
Hold on
I'm gonna board that big Greyhound
Carry the love from town to town
Keep your eyes on the prize
Hold on
Hold on, Hold on
Keep your eyes on the prize
Hold on
Now only thing I did was wrong
Staying in the wilderness too long
Keep your eyes on the prize
Hold on
The one thing I thing did was right
Was the day we started to fight
Keep your eyes on the prize
Hold on
Hold on, Hold on
Keep your eyes on the prize
Hold on
Hold on, Hold on
Keep your eyes on the prize
Hold on
Hold on, Hold on
Keep your eyes on the prize
Hold on
Hold on, Hold on
Keep your eyes on the prize
Hold on
Shenandoah
Shenandoah, I love your daughter
Away you rolling river
I'll take her 'cross the water
Away, we're bound away
'Cross the wide Missouri
Shenandoah, I long to see you
Away you rolling river
I'll not deceive you
Away, bound away
'Cross the wide Missouri
Seven years I've been a rover
Away you rolling river
For seven more I've been a rover
Away, we're bound away
'Cross the wide Missouri
Shenandoah, I love your daughter
Away you rolling river
I'll take her 'cross the water
Away, we're bound away
'Cross the wide Missouri
Pay Me My Money Down
I thought I heard the captain say
Pay me my money down
Tomorrow is our sailing day
Pay me my money down
Pay me, pay me, Pay me my money down
Pay me or go to jail
Pay me my money down
Soon as that boat cleared bar
Pay me money down
They knocked me down with a spar
Pay me my money down
Pay me, pay me, Pay me my money down
Pay me or go to jail
Pay me my money down
Well if I'd been a rich man's son
Pay me my money down
I'd sit on the river and watch 'er run
Pay me my money down
Pay me, pay me, Pay me my money down
Pay me or go to jail
Pay me my money down
Well I wish I was Mr. Gates
Pay me my money down
I'd howl my money in in crates
Pay me my money down
Pay me, pay me, Pay me my money down
Pay me or go to jail
Pay me my money down
Well 40 days and nights at sea
Pay me my money down
Captain worked every last dollar out of me
Pay me my money down
Pay me, pay me, Pay me my money down
Pay me or go to jail
Pay me my money down
Pay me, pay me
Pay me my money down
Pay me or go to jail
Pay me my money down
Pay me, pay me
Pay me my money down
Pay me or go to jail
Pay me my money down
We Shall Overcome
One, two, three, four
Hey we shall overcome, we shall overcome
We shall overcome someday
Darlin' here in my heart, yeah I do believe
We shall overcome someday
Well we'll walk hand in hand, we'll walk hand in hand
We'll walk hand in hand someday
Darlin' here in my heart, yeah I do believe
We'll walk hand in hand someday
Well we shall live in peace, we shall live in peace
We shall live in peace someday
Darlin' here in my heart, yeah I do believe
We shall live in peace someday
Well we are not afraid, we are not afraid
We shall overcome someday
Yeah here in my heart, I do believe
We shall overcome someday
Hey we shall overcome, we shall overcome
We shall overcome someday
Darlin' here in my heart, I do believe
We shall overcome someday
We shall overcome someday
Froggie Went
A Courtin'
Mr. Frog went a courting
and he did ride, uh-huh
Mr. Froggy went a courtin' and he did ride, uh-huh
Froggy went to court and he did ride
A sword and pistol by his side, uh- huh
He went down under to Miss Mousie's door, uh-huh
He went down to Miss Mousie's door, uh-huh
He went down to Miss Mousie's door
Where he had often been before
Uh huh, uh-huh, uh-huh
He took Miss Mousie up on his knee, uh-huh
Said "Miss Mousie, would you marry me?" uh huh
Without my Uncle Rat's consent
I wouldn't marry the President
Uh huh, uh-huh, uh-huh
Well Uncle Rat he gave his consent, uh-huh
Now Uncle Rat he gave his consent
And the weasel wrote the publish man
Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh
Well now where will the wedding supper be, uh-huh
Where will the wedding supper be, uh-huh
Well where will the wedding supper be
Way down yonder in a hollow tree
Uh huh, uh-huh, uh-huh
Yeah, the the first come in with a flying mouth, uh-huh
The first come in with a flying mouth, uh-huh
The first come in with a flying mouth
And he lay down at the tablecloth
Uh huh, uh-huh, uh-huh
Well the next to come in was a junior bug, uh-huh
The next to come in was a junior bug, uh-huh
The next to come in was a junior bug
She found the whiskey in the water jug
Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh
The next to come in was a big black snake, uh-huh
The next to come in was a big black snake, uh-huh
The next to come in was a big black snake
He chased them all into the lake, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh
A little piece of corn bread laying on the shelf, uh-huh
A little piece of corn bread laying on the shelf, uh-huh
Chased them all into the lade
Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh
Little piece of cornbread
laying on a shelf, uh-huh
Little piece of cornbread
laying on a shelf, uh-huh
Little piece of cornbread laying in a shelf
If you wand any more
you can sing it yourself
Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh
Buffalo Gals
As I was walking down the street
Down the street, down the street
A pretty girl I chanced to meet
And we danced by the light of the moon
Buffalo gals won't you come out tonight
Come out tonight come out tonight
Buffalo gals won't you come out tonight
And we'll dance by the light of the moon
I danced with a gal with a hole in her stocking
And he knees was a-knockin' and her shoes was a'rockin'
I danced with a gal with a hole in her stocking
And we danced by the light of the moon
Buffalo gals won't you come out tonight
Come out tonight come out tonight
Buffalo gals won't you come out tonight
And we'll dance by the light of the moon
I danced with a gal with a hole in her stocking
And her knees was a-knockin' and her shoes was a-rockin'
I danced with a gal with a hole in her stocking
And we danced by the light of the moon
Buffalo gals won't you come out tonight
Come out tonight come out tonight
Buffalo gals won't you come out tonight
And we'll dance by the light of the moon
How Can I Keep From Singing
My life flows on in
endless song
Above earth's lamentation.
I hear the real, thought far off hymn
That hails the new creation
Above the tumult and the strife,
I hear the music ringing;
It sounds an echo in my soul
How can I keep from singing?
What through the tempest loudly roars,
I hear the truth, it liveth.
What through the darkness round me close,
Songs in the night it giveth.
No storm can shake my inmost calm
While to that rock I'm clinging.
Since love is lord of Heaven and earth
How can I keep from singing?
When tyrants tremble, sick with fear,
And hear their death-knell ringing,
When friends rejoice both far and near,
How can I keep from singing?
In prison cell and dungeon vile
Our thoughts to them are winging.
When friends by shame are undefiled,
How can I keep from singing?
How
Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live?
Well, the doctor
comes 'round here with his face all bright
And he says "in a little while you'll be alright"
All he gives is a humbug pill, a dose of dope and a great big bill
Tell me, how can a poor man stand such times and live?
He says "me and my old school pals had some might high times down
here
And what happened to you poor black folks, well it just ain't fair"
He took a look around gave a little pep talk, said "I'm with
you" then he took a little walk
Tell me, how can a poor man stand such times and live?
There's bodies floatin' on Canal and the levees gone to Hell
Martha, get me my sixteen gauge and some dry shells
Them who's got got out of town
And them who ain't got left to drown
Tell me, how can a poor man stand such times and live?
I got family scattered from Texas all the way to Baltimore
And I ain't got no home in this world no more
Gonna be a judgment that's a fact, a righteous train rollin' down this
track
Tell me, how can a poor man stand such times and live?
Bring
Em Home
If you love this
land of the free
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home
Bring them back from overseas
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home
It will make the politicians sad, I know
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home
They wanna tangle with their foe
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home
They wanna test their grand theories
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home
With the blood of you and me
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home
We'll give no more brave young lives
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home
For the gleam in some fool's eyes
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home
The men will cheer and the boys will shout
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home
And we will all turn up
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home
The church bells will ring with joy
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home
To welcome out garland girls and boys
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home
Well, with their voice and sound
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home
Yeah, when Johnny comes marching home
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home
If you love this land of the free
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home
Bring them back from overseas
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home
If you love this land of the free
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home
Bring them back from overseas
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home
American
Land
What is this land of America so many travel
there
I’m going there while I’m still young
My darlin’ meet me there
Wish me luck my lovely
I’ll send freedom when I can
And we’ll make our home in the American land
Over there the women wear silk and satin to their knees
And children near the sweets I hear are growin’ out in the trees
Gold comes rushing out the river straight into your hands
And you make your home in the American land
There’s diamonds in the sidewalks
There’s gutters lined in song
Dear I hear the beer flows from the faucets all night long
There’s treasure for the takin’ for any hard working man
Who make his home in the American land
I adopted Ellis Island in the city lights spire
I wandered to the valley of red hot steel and fire
We made the steel that built the streets
With the sweat of our two hands
I gave my home to the American land
There’s diamonds in the sidewalks
There’s gutters lined in song
Dear I hear the beer flows from the faucets all night long
There’s treasure for the takin’ for any hard working man
Who make his home in the American land
The blacks, the Irish, the Italians, the Germans and the Jews
The Asians, the Arabs miles from home
come across the water with the fire down below
They died building the railroads
Worked them bones and skin
They died in the fields and factories
They’ve scattered in the wind
They died to get here a hundred years ago
They tell em now the hands that built the country roads trying to keep
it down
There’s diamonds in the sidewalks
There’s gutters lined in song
Dear I hear the beer flows from the faucets all night long
There’s treasure for the takin’ for any hard working man
Who make his home in the American land
Who make his home in the American land
Who make his home in the American land
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