Talking Dust Bowl Blues - Woody Guthrie

Land only for this fate. The skyline is not seen for many a day. It feels as though we're never turning back here. The land returns to the dust. Is there any way to get this weight off my skin And find another one? Is there anyone to get this writing off the wall And find a new one? And find it... And just like the wind blows into the great unknown, We're on our way, we're on our way. Moving west may bring us better days. We're on our way, we're on our way. Is there any way to get this weight off my skin And find another one? Is there anyone to get this writing off the wall And find a new one? And find it...

The young man stands on the edge of his porch The days were short and the father was gone There was no one in the town and no one in the field This dusty barren land had given all it could yield I've been kicked off my land at the age of 16 And I have no idea where else my heart could have been I placed all my trust at the foot of this hill And now I am sure my heart can never be still So collect your courage and collect your horse And pray you never feel this same kind of remorse Seal my heart and break my pride I've nowhere to stand and now nowhere to hide Align my heart, my body, my mind To face what I've done and do my time Well, you are my accuser, now look in my face Your oppression reeks of your greed and disgrace So one man has and another has not How can you love what it is you have got When you took it all from the weak hands of the poor? Liars and thieves you know not what is in store There will come a time I will look in your eye You will pray to the God that you always denied Then I'll go out back, and I'll get my gun I'll say, "You haven't met me, I am the only son" Seal my heart and break my pride I've nowhere to stand and now nowhere to hide Align my heart, my body, my mind To face what I've done and do my time Seal my heart and break my pride I've nowhere to stand and now nowhere to hide Align my heart, my body, my mind To face what I've done and do my time Well yes sir, yes sir, yes it was me I know what I've done, 'cause I know what I've seen I went out back and I got my gun I said, "You haven't met me, I am the only son"

What will it take for them to leave me alone Don't they know I'm just a guy who sings songs I'm not promoting no hit record And I don't have no TV show I ain't have no reason to live in a goldfish bowl I'm just doing my gigs And I'm on and off the road Everything I say is not meant to be taken like set in stone Just because they call me a celebrity Baby hat does not make it true, doesn't mean it's true 'Cause I don't believe in any myths people So why should you? I'm singin' Jazz, Blues & Funk Some Rock & Roll Folk beats with a beat A bit of Soul I don't have no hit record I don't have no TV show And I don't have a reason to live in a goldfish bowl (goldfish bowl) Well there's parasites and psychic vampires Preying on the public at large Casting their dark shadow onto everyone else Well the media barons Prey on a lower key And they prey on everybody Prey on you and me I'm singing Jazz Blues & Funk Some Rock & Roll Folk music with a beat in it A bit of Soul I don't have no hit record I don't have no TV show So I ain't got no reason to live in a goldfish bowl No reason, no reason Well I don't have no reason to live in a goldfish bowl Good evening friends...

Jesus Christ was a man who traveled through the land Hard working man and brave He said to the rich, "Give your goods to the poor." So they laid Jesus Christ in his grave. Jesus was a man, a carpenter by hand His followers true and brave One dirty little coward called Judas Iscariot Has laid Jesus Christ in his grave He went to the sick, he went to the poor, And he went to the hungry and the lame; Said that the poor would one day win this world, And so they laid Jesus Christ in his grave. He went to the preacher, he went to the sheriff, Told them all the same; Sell all of your jewelry and give it to the Poor, But they laid Jesus Christ in his grave. When Jesus came to town, the working folks around, Believed what he did say; The bankers and the preachers they nailed him on a cross, And they laid Jesus Christ in his grave. Poor working people, they follered him around, Sung and shouted gay; Cops and the soldiers, they nailed him in the air, And they nailed Jesus Christ in his grave. Well the people held their breath when they heard about his death, And everybody wondered why; It was the landlord and the soldiers that he hired. That nailed Jesus Christ in the sky. When the love of the poor shall one day turn to hate. When the patience of the workers gives away "Would be better for you rich if you never had been born" So they laid Jesus Christ in his grave. This song was written in New York City Of rich men, preachers and slaves Yes, if Jesus was to preach like he preached in Galillee, They would lay Jesus Christ in his grave. Sung to Jesse James

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