Oh, Had I A Golden Thread (Album Version) Pete Seeger

Oh had I a golden thread And a needle so fine I would weave a magic spell Of rainbow design Of rainbow design In it I would weave the courage Of women giving birth And in it I would weave the innocence

Johnny Riley (Album Version) Pete Seeger

As I went out one morning early To breathe the sweet and pleasant air Who should I spy but a fair young maiden She seemed to me like a lily fair I stepped to her add kindly asked her "Would you like to

Jesse James (Album Version) Pete Seeger

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

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

Barbara Allen (Album Version) Pete Seeger

So slowly, slowly she got up And slowly she drew nigh him, And the only words to him did say Young man I think you're dying.

Business (Album Version) Pete Seeger

King Henry marched forth, a sword in his hand Two thousand horsemen all at his command In a fortnight the rivers ran red through the land The year, fifteen hundred and twenty The year is now nineteen sixty

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

Cryderville Jail (Album Version) Pete Seeger

bank and he drawed the life line But I heard he was pardoned after twenty years time Your Cherokee lover, Blue Duck was his name He loved you in the sand hills before your great fame I heard he stopped

Belle Starr (Album Version) Pete Seeger

bank and he drawed the life line But I heard he was pardoned after twenty years time Your Cherokee lover, Blue Duck was his name He loved you in the sand hills before your great fame I heard he stopped

Guantanamera (Album Version) Pete Seeger

The words mean, I am a truthful man From the land of the palm trees And before dying, I want to share the poems of my soul My poems are soft green, My poems are also flaming crimson My poems are like

Mrs. McGrath (Album Version) Pete Seeger

With a too-ri-a, fo-diddle- di-a, Too-ri-o-ri-o-ri-a With a too-ri-a, fo-diddle-di-a Too-ri-o-ri-o-ri-a Mrs.

Get Up And Go (Album Version) Pete Seeger

Old age is golden so I've heard said But sometimes I wonder as I crawl into bed With my ears in a drawer, my teeth in a cup My eyes on the table until I wake up.

The People Are Scratching (Album Version) Pete Seeger

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

This Land Is Your Land (Album Version) Pete Seeger

I roamed and rambled, and I followed my footsteps To the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts And all around me a voice was singing This land was made for you and me!

Queen Anne Front (Album Version) Pete Seeger

Grandma said that it would give her Such a lovely view So they took a look in Godey's Ladies Book To see what they could find And they found a house, a jolly little house, With a Queen Anne front And

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?

Aimee Semple McPherson (Album Version) Pete Seeger

Aimee McPherson, that wonderful person, She weight a hundred eighty and her hair was red And preached a wicked sermon, so the papers said. [Chorus] Hi dee hi dee hi dee hi Ho dee ho dee ho dee ho.

Jay Gould's Daughter (Album Version) Pete Seeger

They's a glass o' water and a cup o' tea. A cup o' tea, etc. On a Monday morning it begin to rain. 'Round the curve come a passenger train. On the blinds was Hobo John.

Henry My Son (Album Version) Pete Seeger

In the woods, dear mother In the woods, dear mother Mother be quick I got to be sick and Lay me down to die. What did you do in the woods all day, Henry my boy?

My Name Is Liza Kalvelage (Album Version) Pete Seeger

A short while later when I applied to be a G.

Keep Your Eyes On The Prize (Album Version) Pete Seeger

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

America, the Beautiful (Album Version) Pete Seeger

majesties Above thy fruited plain 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

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

Never Wed An Old Man (Album Version) Pete Seeger

An old man came courting me Hey do a dority An old man came courting me Me being young An old man came courting me All for to marry me Maids when you're young never wed an old man For he's got no faloodorum

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.

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

Cumberland Mountain Bear Chase (Album Version) Pete Seeger

Now all was set just right for the race; The old hound dogs are ready for the chase; The bears are a-bounding; the horns are a-sounding; Over the trail that leads to the mountain, Over the mountain

God Bless The Grass (Album Version) Pete Seeger

God bless the truth that fights toward the sun, They roll the lies over it and think that it is done It moves through the ground and reaches for the air, And after a while it is growing everywhere, And

Put Your Finger In The Air (Album Version) Pete Seeger

and hold it right up there Put your finger in the air, in the air Put your finger on your cheek, on your cheek Put your finger on your cheek, on your cheek Put your finger on your cheek, leave it there a

Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream Pete Seeger

Last night I had the strangest dream I'd ever dreamed before I dreamed the world had all agreed To put an end to war I dreamed I saw a mighty room Filled with women and men And the paper they were

If I Had A Hammer Pete Seeger

If I had a hammer I'd hammer in the morning I'd hammer in the evening All over this land I'd hammer out danger I'd hammer out a warning I'd hammer out love between my brothers and my sisters All

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

Abiyoyo Pete Seeger

His father was a magician. He had a magic wand. He could go Zoop! with it, and make things disappear. But the father was a terrible practical joker.

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

This Land Is Your Land (Live) Pete Seeger

I roamed and rambled, and I followed my footsteps To the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts And all around me a voice was singing This land was made for you and me!

This Land Is Your Land Pete Seeger

As I went walking that ribbon of highway I saw above me that endless skyway, I saw below me that golden valley, This land was made for you and me.

I'm Gonna Be An Engineer Pete Seeger

"When I was a little girl I wished I was a boy I tagged along behind the gang and wore my corduroys. Everybody said I only did it to annoy But I was gonna be an engineer.

Sweet Potatoes Pete Seeger

I'm walking on 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

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

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

Last Train to Nuremberg Pete Seeger

Do I see Lieutenant Calley? Do I see Captain Medina? Do I see General Koster and all his crew? Do I see President Nixon? Do I see both houses of Congress? Do I see the voters, me and you?

Barbara Allen Pete Seeger

So slowly, slowly she got up And slowly she drew nigh him, And the only words to him did say Young man I think you're dying.

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

Equinoxial Pete Seeger

the little pig that stands in yonder sty You must milk the brindle cow for fear she could go dry, dry You must milk the brindle cow for fear she could go dry And you must churn the crock of cream that I

Waist Deep In The Big Muddy Pete Seeger

It was back in nineteen forty-two, I was a member of a good platoon. We were on maneuvers in-a Loozianna, One night by the light of the moon.

Waist Deep In The Big Muddy (Live) Pete Seeger

"It was back in nineteen forty-two, I was a member of a good platoon. We were on maneuvers in-a Louisiana, One night by the light of the moon.

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

We Shall Overcome Pete Seeger

Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe We shall overcome, some day. We'll walk hand in hand, We'll walk hand in hand, We'll walk hand in hand, some day.

We Shall Overcome (Live) Pete Seeger

Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe We shall overcome, some day. We'll walk hand in hand, We'll walk hand in hand, We'll walk hand in hand, some day.