My Old Lady Harry Chapin

stud With his mistress quite contrary I was smack up against the moment I was afraid i would face someday But the truth is a wall that you can't blow down And it won't be laughed away You see, my

I Do It For You Jane Harry Chapin

And my life turned on its hinge in that smoky club As I ground out my past with my cigarette stub. Oh, I do it for you, Jane--I love you so, My kingdom is new but it's going to grow.

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

Stop Singing These Sad Songs Harry Chapin

songs Just tell me 'bout the good times I have heard that cold hard truth so many time before Stop singing these sad songs Just tell me 'bout the good times, baby 'Cause I don't want to hear them old

I Wonder What Would Happen to Him Harry Chapin

I'm the green young gentleman, and you're the lady with the past I admit I'm insecure about how long we will last I sort through in my mind the little that I know But the only things I find from where

They Call Her Easy Harry Chapin

So I got in to talking to the old bar man he said: "You got a problem I can understand and I know a little lady who is all alone. If you find her she will take you home.

Northwest 222 Harry Chapin

left to count on, now That old 222 is gone?

Copper Harry Chapin

fire way you found Acting like a half wit fool, laying your money around Well I came back here to tell you Lou, 'bout what you almost did Don't you ever put the cash on the counter Lou, when I'm with my

Any Old Kind of Day Harry Chapin

Turning on my pillow, thinking kind of strange. The color is of midnight in this room.

Old Folkie Harry Chapin

It's always the "Old Folkie" Whenever somethin's burning, Or a lesson needs some learning, Or a tide that needs some turning, To a better world somewhere, Yeah, the "Old Folkie's" there.

Sometime Somewhere Wife Harry Chapin

So I took a walk beside the railroad tracks, and I thought about the facts of my life And of my sometime, somewhere wife. At times like this I lose my head and think of her.

Sometime, Somewhere Wife Harry Chapin

So I took a walk beside the railroad tracks, and I thought about the facts of my life And of my sometime, somewhere wife. At times like this I lose my head and think of her.

Old College Avenue Harry Chapin

The street lights all were flickering The leaves were falling fast I walked down the winding road Looked up through the trees And I saw the corner window That you once shared with me It was Old

Someone Keeps Calling My Name Harry Chapin

My name is Jenny and I am four fingers old Mostly I just try to do the things that I am told But when they say that I'm too young a girl to ride a bike I may be just four fingers old but I know what

Bluesman Harry Chapin

The old man heard him and said, "Who are you?" "I'm the kid you're gonna teach to play."

Corey's Coming Harry Chapin

Old John Joseph was a man with two first names They left him in the railroad yard when they took away the trains Only one run a week comes on roaring down that line So all he's got to worry 'bout is time

Salt And Pepper Harry Chapin

The old sailor sat at the window seat So he could watch as the ships went by And he drank from a glass that was always filled For the rest of us would buy.

There Only Was One Choice Harry Chapin

Hello my Country I once came to tell everyone your story Your passion was my poetry And your past my most potent glory Your promise was my prayer Your hypocrisy my nightmare And your problems fill

Stranger with the Melodies Harry Chapin

It was my first night in that rooming house. In the last room down the hall I heard a hoarse voice and an old guitar Coming through the paper thin walls.

A Lot of Lonely People Tonight Harry Chapin

Holdin' on tight to my pillow Wish it had a life of its own, Starin' at the ceilin,' Such a funny feelin,' But nobody's home.

Taxi Harry Chapin

It was raining hard in 'Frisco, I needed one more fare to make my night. A lady up ahead waved to flag me down, She got in at the light.

Jenny Harry Chapin

saw each of us living alone And I prayed that you still could be waiting That's when I started for home Oh my Jenny Oh my Jenny Oh my Jenny my love Oh my Jenny Oh my Jenny You are my rainbow

Six String Orchestra Harry Chapin

The very day I purchased it, I christened my guitar as my monophonic symphony, six string orchestra In my room I'd practice late, they'd leave me alone.

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

A Better Place To Be Harry Chapin

And the broad who served the whisky She was a big old friendly girl. And she tried to fight her empty nights By smilin' at the world.

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.

Woman Child Harry Chapin

I turned you on my solid body my electric Gibson guitar. My clever fingers searched and found exactly where you are. You went too far. I was an early morning phone call.

Caroline Harry Chapin

Caroline Starts closing in Surrounding the spot Where watching in wonder I stand Caroline She's shedding her rings Her bracelets and stockings And placing her skin still moist in the palm of my

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.

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.

Story of a Life Harry Chapin

You know those same old jokes all the jesters tell You tell them to her now. And all the same old songs all the mistrels sang You sing 'em to her now.

Let Time Go Lightly Harry Chapin

Old friends, they mean much more to me than the new friends, Cause they can see where you are, and they know where you've been.

Short Stories Harry Chapin

bout the ending Babe, before we begin I have seen the sun That's behind the rain I have felt the joy That's behind the pain Did you ever go soft Did you ever run wild I've been a hundred years old

Halfway to Heaven Harry Chapin

I missed my bus connection 'cause my train got in too late And I'm forced into reflection by this half hour wait.

Wold Harry Chapin

the morning DJ on W*O*L*D Playing all the hits for you wherever you may be The bright good-morning voice who's heard but never seen Feeling all of forty-five going on fifteen The drinking I did on my

Dance Band on the Titanic Harry Chapin

Dance band on the Titanic Sing "Nearer, my God, to Thee" The iceberg's on the starboard bow Won't you dance with me Mama stood cryin' at the dockside Sayin' "Please son, don't take this trip"

Odd Job Man Harry Chapin

" Clean up before you come I do not hire slobs " Now you can see I'm not no fancy pants But everyone has pride And especially since this lovely lady's Sittin' by his side Still something keeps my

Dogtown Harry Chapin

A tough old whaler woman who had seen three husbands drown, Polled the population and she named the place Dogtown.

Sequel Harry Chapin

So here she's actin' happy inside her handsome home And me, I'm flyin' in my taxi, takin' tips and gettin' stoned. I got into town a little early. Had eight hours to kill before the show.

W*O*L*D* Harry Chapin

am the mornin' DJ on W O L D Playin' all the hits for you wherever you may be The bright good mornin' voice who's heard but never seen Feelin' all of forty five goin' on fifteen The drinkin' I did on my

The Day They Closed the Factory Down Harry Chapin

She said, "I take care of my momma now, since my father died. I'm raising baby brother, too, the way my father tried. His thirty years in the factory ended in that furnace blast.

And the Baby Never Cries Harry Chapin

Her old man had left her, he just took off for the coast, and I caught her on the rebound when I needed her the most.

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.

Mercenaries Harry Chapin

the good folks Are snoring in bed On a loose-jointed cruise To recolor your blues With illegal notions alive, Alive in your head You are back from some war That you've been fighting for Some old

The Parade's Still Passing By Harry Chapin

You weren't no leader You were more like a bleeder Who was trying to cry for us all You weren't no sage But your sense of outrage Sounded like a trumpet call Fifteen years ago In the old folky show You

Last Stand Harry Chapin

It used to be that old John Wayne Would fight the good fight once again, Find the strength to bear the pain, Stand up til he'd finally fall.

What Made America Famous Harry Chapin

We hippies and some welfare cases, Croweded families of coal black faces, Cramped inside some cracked old boards, The best that we all could afford But still to nice for the rich landlord To tear

What Made America Famous? Harry Chapin

We hippies and some welfare cases, Croweded families of coal black faces, Cramped inside some cracked old boards, The best that we all could afford But still to nice for the rich landlord To tear it down

It Seems You Only Love Me When It Rains Harry Chapin

Just after I screamed at you-- What the hell is it all about You spilled your coffee Onto my sleeve And you said Don't expect the tears To come from me babe For I've already grieved But that's