Cat`s In The Cradle Harry Chapin

My child arrived just the other day He came to the world in the usual way But there were planes to catch and bills to pay He learned to walk while I was away And he was talking 'fore I knew it

Cat's In The Cradle Harry Chapin

My child arrived just the other day He came to the world in the usual way But there were planes to catch and bills to pay He learned to walk while I was away And he was talking 'fore I knew it And as he

Cats in the Cradle Harry Chapin

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

My child arrived just the other day He came to the world in the usual way But there were planes to catch, and bills to pay He learned to walk while I was away And he was talking 'fore I knew it, and

Somebody Said Harry Chapin

man from cradle to grave Should there be somewhere else It could be takin' me As it rolls on over like a wave Somebody said...We got to find the words Got to, got to be an answer there Somebody

Legends of the Lost and Found Harry Chapin

Rolling toward the future that makes pain the only crime. Now I know you are the answer. You're the damsel and the dancer The angel with the devil eyes that knows about the beat.

My Old Lady Harry Chapin

She wore an S.E.G. when she came back home Like the cat that ate the canary And I stood befuddled, a chauvanist stud With his mistress quite contrary I was smack up against the moment I was afraid

Bummer Harry Chapin

His mama was a midnight woman His daddy was a drifter drummer One night they put it together Nine months later came the little black bummer He was a laid back lump in the cradle Chewing the paint

30,000 Pounds of bananas (live) Harry Chapin

And he was carrying the next day\'s pasty fruits For everyone in that coal-scarred city Where children play without despair In backyard slag-piles and folks manage to eat each day About thirty thousand

One Light in a Dark Valley Harry Chapin

One light in a dark valley And the mist is falling like rain One light in a dark valley And I'm alone again One light in a dark valley And I am all alone One light in a dark valley Is all I

And the Baby Never Cries Harry Chapin

I walk on out the door once more to an empty city street. A Good guitar will serve you well when you're living in the lights but it's never going to warm you in the middle of the night.

Mercenaries Harry Chapin

It's a slow motion night In the hot city lights Past time when the good folks Are snoring in bed On a loose-jointed cruise To recolor your blues With illegal notions alive, Alive in your head

Sandy Harry Chapin

Sandy is the seashore And Sandy is the sea Sandy is the clear blue sky Or so it seems to me Yes I see her everywhere In everything I see She can turn to anything That she would like to be Sandy

Dance Band on the Titanic Harry Chapin

home sweet home I'm in the dance band on the Titanic Sing "Nearer, my God, to Thee" The iceberg's on the starboard bow Won't you dance with me There was a trombone and a saxophone The bass and

The Mayor of Candor Lied Harry Chapin

In the little town of Candor in the last year of my youth I learned the final lesson of the levels to the truth My father was a farmer he'd go tilling in the ground My mother was a neighbor she'd

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.

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..

Dirt Gets Under the Fingernails Harry Chapin

Now he was a man who worked with his hands Only in a motor he found peace He could make an engine sing like a bird He could find his only lind of release When he was up to the elbows in the grease

Jenny Harry Chapin

It was when I rode off in my daydreams Chasing that vision of light It was then I got caught in the jetstream And I dropped through a hole in the night And I knew it's not you that I run from I

The Day They Closed the Factory Down Harry Chapin

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. The money showed, the laughter flowed from the way he played the game.

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

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.

Babysitter Harry Chapin

in the dark If you don't mind I'm gonna tell you a story And I think that it won't bore you For it's a tale that I've never told To anyone before you-- `cause it's for you The sun of sixteen

Remember When the Music Harry Chapin

Remember when the music Came from wooden boxes strung with silver wire And as we sang the words, it would set our minds on fire, For we believed in things, and so we'd sing.

Remember When The Music (Reprise) Harry Chapin

Remember when the music Came from wooden boxes strung with silver wire And as we sang the words, it would set our minds on fire For we believed in things, and so we'd sing Remember when the music Brought

Laugh Man Harry Chapin

Did you ever hear the one about...

Shooting Star Harry Chapin

He was crazy of course From the first she must have known it But still she went on with him And she never once had shown it And she took him off the street And she dried his tears of grieving She

Tangled Up Puppet Harry Chapin

I'm a tangled up puppet, Spinning round in knots, And the more I see what I used to be, The less of you I've got.

What Made America Famous Harry Chapin

Convinced our futures were in doubt and trying not to care. We lived in the house that made America famous. It was a rundown slum, the shame of all the decent folks in town.

What Made America Famous? Harry Chapin

Convinced our futures were in doubt and trying not to care. We lived in the house that made America famous. It was a rundown slum, the shame of all the decent folks in town.

Dogtown Harry Chapin

Up in Massachusetts There's a little spit of land. The men who make the maps, yes, they call the place Cape Ann.

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.

Fall In Love With Him Harry Chapin

It's just no good-- (Fall in love with him) You know that you should (Fall in love with him) I wish that you would (Fall in love with him) If only you could (Fall in love with him).

Old College Avenue Harry Chapin

the corner window That you once shared with me It was Old College Avenue And in the time of having you I remember it as if it were today The tiny room and the single bed Though the tangled trails

If My Mary Were Here Harry Chapin

think I'd be drinking If my Mary were here And I know what I'd be thinking If my Mary were here We'd be wrapping up a blanket Full of cheddar cheese and wine Packing up our camper with a rendezvous in

She Sings Songs Without Words Harry Chapin

I was thrown on the cobblestones, tossed at her feet My fool's mouth was filled with the dust from the street An out of work court jester with nowhere to go And no need to speak, for she seemed to

Country Dreams Harry Chapin

I know you hate me doing this You say I'm selling out, But how in the hell is a mad s'posed to live? Selling's what it's all about.

There Only Was One Choice Harry Chapin

beer Just another folkie -- late in coming down the pike Riding his guitar -- he left Kid brother with his bike And he's got Guthrie running in his bones He's the hobo kid who's left his home And

Last Stand Harry Chapin

And so, my friends, the last stand, The last song from the last band, The last note from the last man, But you gave it all you can.

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

Caroline Harry Chapin

Caroline Comes from the rain Glistening and shivering She laughs as she shakes off the weather Caroline Whispers her words Saying she'll always love me At least when we are together Caroline

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.

Song for Myself Harry Chapin

It's a song for myself just a song for myself You don't have to listen babe it's just a song for myself But since I fell in love with you it's brought some thoughts to mind if we're gonna raise

Empty Harry Chapin

I really can't believe in the thought of you just leaving. But no one's here, You must be gone. I guess I took you for granted, I thought of us as one.

On the Road to Kingdom Come Harry Chapin

The Smoke Witch says - Wahoo! And the Wise Man says - Me too! And the Guru says - Wazoo! So do what you do!

Winter Song Harry Chapin

When the summer fled past my window and autumn's chill was in the air there was a special kind of lonesome 'round that ending time of year.

Mail Order Annie Harry Chapin

But you're the only one that got off the train. So you must be my wife Miss Annie Halsey Yes, I guess I am your husband, Hello I'm Harry Crane. Mail Order Annie, never mind your crying.

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.

Greyhound Harry Chapin

It's midnight at the depot And I drag my bags in line. Travelling late, I got to go But the bus won't be on time. Everybody's looking half alive. Later on the bus arrives.

Sniper Harry Chapin

The sun is becoming bright on the land. No one is watching as he comes a walking. Two bulky suitcases hang from his hands. He heads towards the tower that stands in the campus.