Miss the Mississippi and You Arlo Guthrie

I'm growing tired of the big city lights Tired of the glamour and tired of the sights In all my dreams I am roaming once more Back to my home on the old river shore I am sad and weary far away from

City Of New Orleans Arlo Guthrie

The City of New Orleans by Steve Goodman *Arlo Guthrie and others have substituted the word "steel" for "steam" and "feel" for "dream", also "card games" for "cards" Riding on the City of New

Ukelele Lady Arlo Guthrie

I saw the splendor of the moonlight On Honolulu Bay There's something tender in the moonlight On Honolulu Bay And all the beaches are filled with peaches Who bring their ukes along And in the glimmer

Stairs Arlo Guthrie

Every now and again when the world seems blue And all of the trials there disappear in you They say that there's a way to get across the bridge But I wouldn't be standing here upon this ridge If

1913 Massacre Arlo Guthrie

Take a trip with me in nineteen thirteen To Calumet, Michigan in the copper country I'll take you to a place called Italian Hall And the miners are having their big Christmas ball I'll take you in

My Front Pages Arlo Guthrie

I remember now the time you left You thought to say farewell But for how long you would be gone There was no way to tell You just set out upon your road It caused you lots of grief And took you many

Fence Post Blues Arlo Guthrie

Sitting down on a country fence post Sitting down watchin' trucks roll by Sitting down under the light of day now You know that I won't tell you no lies I've been here for an hour or so And nothing

Evangelina Arlo Guthrie

South of Mexicali And if you don't have water Then you better not go Tequila won't get you Across the desert To Evangelina in old Mexico And the fire I feel for the Woman I love Is driving

Hobo's Lullaby Arlo Guthrie

Go 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

Massachusetts Arlo Guthrie

Like a dream in the night As the snow settles white There's a fire burning bright In Massachusetts And there's a house upon a hill That keeps us from the chill And by the grace of God We will be

Now And Then Arlo Guthrie

Hello again the mornin' dawn has burned away the midnight mist Now and then I feel so fine And now and then I don't feel lonely Now and then and only in my mind I want to go outside today go away

Cooper's Lament Arlo Guthrie

Hey brothers, hear me call It ain't that I had to fall Wasn't no one's fault last night When I looked up and felt the light Here's hoping you'll understand I want to fell like a natural man Get

Which Side Arlo Guthrie

Two roads lead from where we are Which side are you on CHORUS: Are you on, boys Which side are you on Which side are you on, boys Which side are you on Moses crossed the desert With a band

Alice's Restaurant Massacree Arlo Guthrie

You can get anything you want at Alice's Restaurant You can get anything you want at Alice's Restaurant Walk right in it's around the back Just a half a mile from the railroad track You can get anything

I Could Be Singing Arlo Guthrie

I could be singing forever I guess you could say I'm in love The universe is getting together You know that I can't say it enough You and your friends have a party Welcome your heavenly Dad Remember

Highway In The Wind Arlo Guthrie

Sail with me into the unknown void That has no end Swept along the open road That don't seem to begin Come with me a love me, Babe I may be back again Meantime I'll keep sailing down This highway

Drowning Man Arlo Guthrie

I remember when I met you Underneath the evening sky Now it seems I could forget you Rescue me, I'm bound to die All the promises we made there With no words to understand And though I've tried

You Are the Song Arlo Guthrie

My love, you are the song That sings inside of me The song is always the same It starts with love and ends with your name The more that I love you There's more in you to love And yet I just don't

Gypsy Davey Arlo Guthrie

It was late last night when the boss came home Asking about his lady The only answer that he got was She's gone with the Gypsy Davey Gone with the Gypsy Dave Go saddle me up my buckskin home And

Telephone Arlo Guthrie

Every morning just as soon as it's light Get out of bed and I'm feeling alright Make me some coffee and I sit down alone The rest of the day I'm on the telephone CHORUS: Hang up, hold on You got

Somebody Turned on the Light Arlo Guthrie

I've been to wild Montana I went there in a storm My boots were Texas leather My Levis wet and torn I loved it in Montana Loved it in the storm I think I'm gonna cross that river I just might

Valley to Pray Arlo Guthrie

I went down in the valley to pray Learnin' about the good old way And who would wear the starry crown Oh Lord, show me the way Oh Brother, let's go down Come on down, don't you want to go down

Chilling Of The Evening Arlo Guthrie

Warm me from the wind and take my haand A song is sounding, softly singing My song is cast upon the rainbow waves Forever splashing in the sunlight Prove to me there's a love still left In all of

Wedding Song Arlo Guthrie

Poor Adam alone in Eden Taking off his shoes Tired of running around all morning From his animal interviews He awoke with a hand on his brow Askign who are you They spent the rest of their lives

World Away from Me Arlo Guthrie

Poor Adam alone in Eden Taking off his shoes Tired of running around all morning From his animal interviews He awoke with a hand on his brow Askign who are you They spent the rest of their lives

Doors to Heaven Arlo Guthrie

be angels here tonight And would they live their lives among us And share the darkness with their light If all the doors were close in heaven They'd have to close the road to hell We'd all be stuck

When a Soldier Makes It Home Arlo Guthrie

Halfway around the world tonight In a strange and foreign land A soldier packs his memories As he leaves Afghanistan And back home they don't know too much There's just no way to tell I guess you

Under Cover of Night Arlo Guthrie

Truth is you've been waiting so long You're ripe and so insane Can the tentacles of your mind stop the pain How long will you sit there wondering What's happening to your heart Can't you fell the

Epilogue Arlo Guthrie

And for myself I have no regrets That time has taken what it soon forgets A gambler's paradise in short vignettes These stolen moments from the hourglass A burning candle while the night-time lasts

Prologue Arlo Guthrie

In the event of my demise Be sure to include this statement When you are bent on closing my eyes Thinking about what my life meant Alone on a hill back in '65 Things looked a lot like changing

Garden Song Arlo Guthrie

CHORUS: Inch by inch, row by row Gonna make this garden grow Gonna mulch it deep and low Gonna make it fertile ground Inch by inch, row by row Please bless these seeds I sow Please keep them safe

I'm Changing My Name to Chrysler Arlo Guthrie

Oh the price of gold is rising out of sight And the dollar is in sorry shape tonight What the dollar used to get us Now won't buy a head of lettuce No the economic forecast isn't right But amidst

My Love Arlo Guthrie

You're like the wind on the run I never know where you are coming from I wasn't easily won My love I saw you first long ago I didn't think then - now I know How long it took love to grow Oh babe

Carry Me Over Arlo Guthrie

There's a tavern up on the roadside I must be coming into town The moon must be in Aries Because the truck ain't slowing down Pulled back on the throttle I've been doing that all day Looking ahead

Stealin' Arlo Guthrie

Put your arms around me Like a circle `round the sun You know I'll love you baby When my easy ridin's done CHORUS: You don't believe I love you Look at the fool I've been You don't believe I'm

Lay Down Little Doggies Arlo Guthrie

CHORUS: LAY DOWN, LITTLE DOGGIES, LAY DOWN WE'VE BOTH GOT TO SLEEP ON THE COLD, COLD GROUND THE WINDS BLOWIN' COLDER AND THE SUN'S GOIN' DOWN LAY DOWN, LITTLE DOGGIES, LAY DOWN WE HIT THIS OLD BEEF

Shackles and Chains Arlo Guthrie

On a long lonesome Journey I'm going Oh darling, and please don't you cry Though in shackles and chains they will take me In prison to stay till I die And at night through the bars I gaze at the

When the Ship Comes In Arlo Guthrie

Oh the time will come up When the winds will stop And the breeze will cease to be a'breathin' Like the stillness in the wind Before the hurricane begins The hour when the ship comes in And the

If You Would Just Drop By Arlo Guthrie

Friends I used to know are coming by To ask me if my situation's high 'Cause sometimes I just stare at the sky Up is down before Her crown I cry CHORUS: If you would just drop by sometime If you

Cowboy Song Arlo Guthrie

This morning I woke up alone I spent the day time on my own Lots of people have come and gone To hear a cowboy sing an old time song CHORUS: Oh babe, I love you so This here is the only thing I

Running Down the Road Arlo Guthrie

Running down the road Make my get away Everything I told you was just yesterday Yes, You know I'm off again Oh, and I've been told You were there beside me Running down the road Walking down

Introduction Arlo Guthrie

Loose the bonds that tie me Let the world I live in let me Take these chains from off my thumb Let the world just know you've come Everyone is thinking that there must be a way Come closer to me

I Want to Be Around Arlo Guthrie

Remember back when I was born High up in the sky Looking down upon the scene I can't recall just why A white love light come up to me I followed it back down Sayin' this is the tune of the Earth

Ring-Around-A-Rosy Rag Arlo Guthrie

I had a friend, a friend I could trust He went into the park and got busted Doing the ring-a-round-a-rosy rag Went in the park late at night And he put a lot of people over eighty up tight He was

Underground Arlo Guthrie

There's a river running underground That roll along the clay That took my body when I laid it down And carried it far away It's too damned dark for you to see So I did not protest My soul shook

I'm Going Home Arlo Guthrie

Like the tree that grows so tall Leaves turn gold and then they fall They've gone down, now they've grown They're going home Mountain streams may run and flow Clean the sands on which they go Stretching

Manzanillo Bay Arlo Guthrie

Some times when the sun goes down And I'm lost in some other town My thoughts may drift away To Manzanillo Bay And I can see a fisherman His day's catch Iying on the sand Underneath the palms that

Wheel of Fortune Arlo Guthrie

CHORUS: Rolling, wheeling like I'm feeling Everything's gonna carry on You go your way, I'm going my way We will come and so be gone Wheel of fortune, turn for me now Turn to trouble in the West

Percy's Song Arlo Guthrie

And he was at the wheel Turn, turn, to the wind and the rain But I knew him as well As I know my own self Turn, turn, turn again And he wouldn't harm a life That belonged to someone else Turn

Wake up Dead Arlo Guthrie

When I was younger She'd come to me in dreams Her face was hidden In the mountain streams Her voice disguised As the sound of the wind The rustling of leaves She would call from within Chorus