Down By The Riverside Pete Seeger

I'm gonna lay down my sword and shield, Down by the riverside Down by the riverside Down by the riverside I'm gonna lay down my sword and shield, Down by the riverside Study war no more I ain't gonna study

Cement Octopus (Album Version) Pete Seeger

There's a cement 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

Harry Simms Pete Seeger

I'll tell you of a hero, he's now dead and gone He was the bravest union boy that I have ever seen Expecting to be shot on site, or taken for a ride By them dirty coal operators A'shootin down the union

The Sinking Of The Reuben James Pete Seeger

Have you heard of a ship called the good Reuben James Manned by hard fighting men both of honor and fame?

My Dirty Stream (The Hudson River Song) Pete Seeger

Sailing down my dirty stream Still I love it and I'll keep the dream That some day, though maybe not this year My Hudson River will once again run clear It starts high in the mountains of the north Crystal

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.

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

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

The Draft Dodger Rag Pete Seeger

I'm just a typical American from a typical American town I believe in God and Senator Todd and a-keeping old Castro down And when it came my time to serve I knew "better dead than red" But when I got to

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

Garbage Pete Seeger

Mister Thompson calls the waiter, orders steak and baked potato (Then) he leaves the bone and gristle and he never eats the skin The busboy comes and takes it, with a cough contaminates it (And he) puts

Abiyoyo Pete Seeger

He'd come up to someone just about to sit down after a hard day's work, and zoop! no chair. People got tired of all this. They said to the father: "You get out of here too.

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

John Henry Pete Seeger

John Henry was about three days old sittin' on his papa's knee He picked up a hammer and a little piece of steel said Hammer's gonna be the death of me Lord Lord Hammer's gonna be the death of me The captain

Walking Down Death Row Pete Seeger

Walking down death row I sang for three men destined for the chair Walking down death row I sang of lives and loves in other years Walking down death row I sang of hopes that used to be Through the bars

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?

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

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

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.

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

Barbara Allen 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.

Waist Deep In The Big Muddy Pete Seeger

We were on maneuvers in-a Loozianna, One night by the light of the moon. The captain told us to ford a river, That's how it all begun.

Waist Deep In The Big Muddy (Live) Pete Seeger

We were on maneuvers in-a Louisiana, One night by the light of the moon. The captain told us to ford a river, That's how it all begun.

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

Talking Union Pete Seeger

Now, you know you're underpaid, hut the boss says you ain't; He speeds up the work till you're 'bout to faint, You may he down and out, but you ain't beaten, Pass out a leaflet and call a meetin'

Equinoxial Pete Seeger

Equinoxial swore by the green leaves on the tree That he could do more work in a day than Pheobe could in three Three, he could do more work in a day than Pheobe could in three If that be true little Pheobe

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?

Be Kind To Your Parents (Album Version) Pete Seeger

"Be kind to your parents Though they don't deserve it Remember that grown ups Is a difficult stage of life They're apt to be nervous And over excited Confused by their Daily storm and strife Just keep

Sweet Potatoes Pete Seeger

cloud nine today I'm over that line today Happiness is finally mine today I guess I'm just a lucky guy And I'm prepared to tell you why It's strictly on account of my Sweet Potato Pie I'm the

From Way Up Here 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.

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.

Jackaro Pete Seeger

There was a wealthy merchant, in London he did dwell He had a lovely daughter, the truth to you I'll tell Oh, the truth to you I'll tell Her sweethearts they were plentiful, she courted day and night Until

Going Across The Mountains Pete Seeger

I'm goin' across the mountains, oh fare ye well Goin' 'cross the mountains, you can hear my banjo tell Got my rations on my back, my powder it is dry Goin' across the mountains, oh Chrissy don't you cry

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

My Father's Mansion's Many Rooms Pete Seeger

And see that all are free to grow And see that all are free to know And free to open or to close The door of their own room. What is a room without a door Which sometimes locks or stands ajar?

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

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 Boy Floyd (Live) Pete Seeger

It was in the town of Shawnee, A Saturday afternoon, His wife beside him in his wagon As into town they rode.

The People Are Scratching (Album Version) Pete Seeger

Come fill up your glasses and set yourselves down. I'll tell you a story of somebody's town. It isn't too near and it's not far away. It's not a place where I'd want to stay.

Draft Dodger Rag (Album Version) Pete Seeger

I'm just a typical American from a typical American town I believe in God and Senator Todd and a-keeping old Castro down And when it came my time to serve I knew "better dead than red" But when I got to

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

Queen Anne Front 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

I'm Gonna Be An Engineer Pete Seeger

then they had the nerve to ask, what would I like to be?

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!

Michael, Row the Boat Ashore Pete Seeger

Michael row the boat ashore, hallelujah Michael row the boat ashore, hallelujah Sister help to trim the sail, hallelujah Sister help to trim the sail, hallelujah The river is deep and the river is wide

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.

Michael Row The Boat Ashore (Live) Pete Seeger

Michael row the boat ashore, hallelujah Michael row the boat ashore, hallelujah Sister help to trim the sails, hallelujah Sister help to trim the sails, hallelujah Jordan's River is deep and wide

The Bells Of Rhymney Pete Seeger

Say the sad bells of Rhymney. Is there hope for the future? Say the brown bells of Merther. Who made the mine open? Say the black bells of Rhonda. And who killed the miner?