Somebody Said Harry Chapin

Somebody said...Where's the music goin' Somebody said...It's gone Somebody said...With this bad wind a blowin' Will the music keep a rolling on I had to ask myself WHy it's makin' me A minstrel

Sequel Harry Chapin

I just took it and returned to the cabbie And said "I got one more fare for you."

Up On the Shelf Harry Chapin

I used to play the trumpet once but now I play guitar Somebody told you it's more mellow.

Country Dreams Harry Chapin

I said that we would find a farm And live out on the land, It's strange how dreams come back at us In ways that we had never planned.

Flowers Are Red Harry Chapin

The little boy went first day of school He got some crayons and started to draw He put colors all over the paper For colors was what he saw And the teacher said..

Manhood Harry Chapin

She said-- Manhood--Means that you should Get someone else, beside yourself Feeling good You know a real man would Do much more than you could You know he'd wonder if he understood me!

I Want To Learn a Love Song Harry Chapin

She said, "I want to learn a love song full of happy things." She said, "I want to learn a love song; won't you let me hear you sing?"

Cat's In The Cradle (LP Version) Harry Chapin

I don't know when But we'll get together then You know we'll have a good time then My son turned ten just the other day He said, Thanks for the ball, dad, come on let's play Can you teach me to throw

My Old Lady Harry Chapin

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 old lady went and took herself A young man last night It got me crazy when she said

The Day They Closed the Factory Down Harry Chapin

She said, "I watch him walk down Main Street A sweet one man parade. He'd tip his hat and just like that another score he'd made I'd watch the girls all watch him; moths drawn to the flame.

Corey's Coming Harry Chapin

I was quite surprised to find out all the places that he knew And so I asked the townfolk if his stories were true They said - Old John was born here, he's lived here all his life He's never had a woman

I Wanna Learn a Love Song Harry Chapin

crazy The old six string was all I had To keep my belly still And for each full-hour lesson I gave I got a crisp ten dollar bill She was married for seven years To a concrete castle king She said

Taxi Harry Chapin

She just looked out the window, and said "Sixteen Parkside Lane".

I Miss America Harry Chapin

They said "Enter the ultimate contest If you're as gorgeous as you seem." They said "Please, please, please Be our American dream."

Bummer Harry Chapin

weed-speed pusher at fifteen He was mainlining skag a year later He'd started pimping when they put him away In jail he changed from a junkie to a hater And just like the man from the precinct said

A Better Place To Be Harry Chapin

And she said "Hey Bub, It's been awhile Since you been around. Where the hell you been hidin' ? And why you look so down ?" But the little man just sat there like he'd never heard a sound.

30,000 Pounds of Bananas Harry Chapin

He said "Christ!" It was funny how he had named the only man who could save him now.

Stranger with the Melodies Harry Chapin

The sudden void of silence, then I heard that hoarse voice say, "It weren't so long ago boy, they paid me to play " I said, "It's kind of late for music sir, Two hours til it's daylight" He answered

Cat`s In The Cradle Harry Chapin

"I don't know when But we'll get together then You know we'll have a good time then" My son turned ten just the other day He said, "Thanks for the ball, Dad Come on, let's play Can you teach me

Cat's In The Cradle Harry Chapin

"I don't know when But we'll get together then You know we'll have a good time then" My son turned ten just the other day He said, "Thanks for the ball, Dad Come on, let's play Can you teach me to throw

Why Should People Stay the Same Harry Chapin

He said his chance had finally come; he'd done it on his own, He had to leave his past behind; the first thing that had to go--was home.

30,000 Pounds of bananas (live) Harry Chapin

He said \"Christ!\" It was funny how he had named the only man who could save him now.

You Are the Only Song Harry Chapin

only song I need You're my laughter and you're my lonely song You're the harvest and you're the seed And you're my first and my final song For you own me indeed Oh yes, oh yes, Yes, after all is said

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.

The Rock Harry Chapin

The rock is gonna fall on us, he woke with a start And he ran to his mother, the fear dark in his heart And he told her of the vision that he was sure he'd seen She said: "Go back to sleep son, you're

Bluesman Harry Chapin

He went and stashed some jeans into his guitar case, His father said, "You're a fool".

Sniper Harry Chapin

You bug me, she said. Your ugly, she said. Please hug me, I said. But she just sat there With the same flat stare That she saves for me alone When I'm home. When I'm home. Take me home.

On the Road to Kingdom Come Harry Chapin

into the orgy It was his last hope He was dressed to the nines In deodorant and Scope He found him a woman She brought Vaseline and soap Well it started out exciting But it ended up ho hum She said

Wold Harry Chapin

Remember how we listened to the radio And I said `That's the place for me' And how I got the job as an FM Jock the day you married me?

Mr. Tanner Harry Chapin

They said that he should use his gift instead of cleaning coats. But music was his life, it was not his livelihood, and it made him feel so happy and it made him feel so good.

W*O*L*D* Harry Chapin

Hello honey, it's me What did you think when you heard me back on the radio What did the kids say when they knew It was their long lost daddy o Remember how we listened to the radio And I said That's the

Woman Child Harry Chapin

The white coat doctor laid her out said "You won't feel a thing. You get the sweet salvation that little old knife can bring. You don't have to worry 'bout no offspring. That's that.

Odd Job Man Harry Chapin

Chorus Well I find his place next morning It's more a palace than a pad And it kind of makes my pick-up truck Start looking pretty bad But the same lady swings the door back And before one word is said

The Parade's Still Passing By Harry Chapin

I got the news today That you refused to play Cause you never made number one But it's not just the words It's the deeds that are heard When all is said and done Kings take their crowns They melt them

Could you put your Light on Please? Harry Chapin

She said, "No one knows me." Could you put your light on please, it's kind of dark tonight. And I feel a little lonely, yes, I need a little light.

Could You Put Your Light On, Please Harry Chapin

She said, "No one knows me." Could you put your light on please, it's kind of dark tonight. And I feel a little lonely, yes, I need a little light.

What Made America Famous Harry Chapin

But they saw what was burning and said: "Take it slow, Let'em sweat a little, they'll never know And besides, we just cleaned the chrome." Said the plumber: "I'm going alone."

The Mayor of Candor Lied Harry Chapin

I said -- I hate your father, it's so hard not to strike him. She said --You know I love you because you're so much like him.

What Made America Famous? Harry Chapin

But they saw what was burning and said: "Take it slow, Let'em sweat a little, they'll never know And besides, we just cleaned the chrome." Said the plumber: "I'm going alone."

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

Six String Orchestra Harry Chapin

My mother said, "You're nothing yet, to make the folks write home." I'd play at all the talent nights, I'd finish, they'd applaud.

Babysitter Harry Chapin

I will never understand I was much too late To be the first to make you a woman But you were the one Who made my mother's son a man Do you remember the night when you turned out the light And said

Fall In Love With Him Harry Chapin

More than my friend he's been my brother He's said to me he's dreamed you'd be his wife, When I think of you it's as just another lover It's a simple choice of how you see your life.

She is Always Seventeen Harry Chapin

For the future's just beginning when you're always seventeen It was nineteen sixty-one when we went to Washington; she put her arms around me and said, "Camelot's begun."

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" I said

I Do It For You Jane Harry Chapin

I was shaking as I asked you and you know by now I guess, You made me happy ever after when you said yes.

Halfway to Heaven Harry Chapin

My mother once said to me so many years ago now Don't you touch those bad girls, so I never had girls Until I met my Mary when we married.

Dogtown Harry Chapin

He said, "Farewell, my darling, I'm going to leave you with my dog."

There Only Was One Choice Harry Chapin

There's a Dance Band on the Titanic Singing Nearer My God to Thee And the iceberg's on the starboard bow Won't you dance with me Yes I read it in the New York Times That was on the stands today It said

Cats in the Cradle Harry Chapin

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