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

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

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

Business (Album Version) Pete Seeger

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 five It's easier far to

My Name Is Liza Kalvelage (Album Version) Pete Seeger

My name is Lisa Kalvelage, I was born in Nuremberg And when the trials were held there nineteen years ago It seemed to me ridiculous to hold a nation all to blame For the horrors that the world did undergo

Barbara Allen (Album Version) Pete Seeger

He sent his servant to the town To the place where she was dwelling, Saying you must come, to my master dear If your name be Barbara Allen.

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

Jay Gould's Daughter (Album Version) Pete Seeger

If ride they must, they got to ride the rod. Let 'em put their trust in the hands of God. In the hands of God. In the hands of God. Let them put their trust in the hands of God.

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

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?

Mrs. McGrath (Album Version) Pete Seeger

McGrath,"" the sergeant said, ""Would you like a soldier Of your son, Ted? With a scattered coat and a big cocked hat, Mrs. McGrath wouldn you like that?""

Queen Anne Front (Album Version) Pete Seeger

Now, Great Grandfather was a handy man Who never wasted any time He found a crew that knew just what to do With white pine, common brick, and lime.

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.

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

70 Miles (Album Version) Pete Seeger

fill it here Docks and tidelands disappear Shaky houses on the quaky ground The builder, he's Las Vegas bound Dump the garbage in the Bay City fathers say, "Okay When cries of anguish fill the air We'll be

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

America, the Beautiful (Album Version) Pete Seeger

O beautiful for spacious skies For amber waves of grain For purple mountain majesties Above thy fruited plain America, America God shed his grace on thee And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to

This Land Is Your Land (Album Version) Pete Seeger

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.

Get Up And Go (Album Version) Pete Seeger

My get up and go has got up and went But in spite of it all I'm able to grin And think of the places my get up has been.

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 valleyIn some lonesome placeWhere the wild birds do whistleAnd their notes do increaseFarewell Pretty Saro I bid you adieuAnd I'll dream of Pretty Saro wherever I goOh I love Pret...

From Way Up Here (Album Version) Pete Seeger

Their time is short, a life is just a day, Must be a better way To use the time that runs among the distant suns.

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

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!

God Bless The Grass (Album Version) Pete Seeger

They roll the concrete over it to try and keep it back. The concrete gets tired of what it has to do, It breaks and it buckles and the grass grows thru, And God bless the grass.

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

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

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

The Power And The Glory (Album Version) Pete Seeger

that words cannot recall Oh her power shall rest on the strength of her freedom Her glory shall rest on us all (on us all) From Colorado, Kansas, and the Carolina's too Virginia and Alaska, from the old to

My Name Is Liza Kalvelage Pete Seeger

My name is Lisa Kalvelage, I was born in Nuremberg And when the trials were held there nineteen years ago It seemed to me ridiculous to hold a nation all to blame For the horrors that the world did undergo

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

Oh had I a golden threadAnd a needle so fineI would weave a magic spellOf rainbow designOf rainbow designIn it I would weave the courageOf women giving birthAnd in it I would weave the innocenceOf ...

Jackaro Pete Seeger

on Jackie Fraser she placed her heart's delight Oh, she placed her heart's delight "Oh daughter dearest daughter, your body I'll confine If none but Jack the sailor can ever suit your mind Oh, can ever

Talking Union Pete Seeger

Vacations with pay, Take your kids to the seashore.

Walking Down Death Row Pete Seeger

into each separate cell Yes, I sang to one and two and three "If you'd only only stuck together, you'd not be here If you could've loved each other's lives, you'd not be sitting here And if only this

I'm Gonna Be An Engineer Pete Seeger

Everybody said I only did it to annoy But I was gonna be an engineer. Mamma said, Why can't you be a lady?

Waist Deep In The Big Muddy Pete Seeger

The Sergeant said, Sir, are you sure, This is the best way back to the base? Sergeant, go on! I forded this river Bout a mile above this place. It'll be a little soggy but just keep slogging.

Waist Deep In The Big Muddy (Live) Pete Seeger

The Sergeant said, ""Sir, are you sure, This is the best way back to the base?"" ""Sergeant, go on! I forded this river 'Bout a mile above this place. It'll be a little soggy but just keep slogging.

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

Barbara Allen Pete Seeger

He sent his servant to the town To the place where she was dwelling, Saying you must come, to my master dear If your name be Barbara Allen.

King Henry Pete Seeger

stay half alive Just keep your mouth shut while the planes zoom and dive Ten thousand miles over the ocean Simon was drafted in sixty three In sixty four, sent over the sea Last month this letter he sent

Abiyoyo Pete Seeger

Of course, the grownups would be busy, and they'd say: "Take that thing out of here. We're talking. Git!" And they'd kick him out of the house. Not only that.

This Land Is Your Land (Live) Pete Seeger

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.

Over The Hills Pete Seeger

May I not with delight still dream Of the years of the summer and fall to be, And the many, many verses still to be sung In the ballad of you and me

Goodnight Irene Pete Seeger

Irene goodnight Irene goodnight Goodnight Irene goodnight Irene I'll see you in my dreams Sometimes I live in the country Sometimes I live in town Sometimes I take a great notion To jump into the

Which Side Are You On Pete Seeger

Come all of you good workers, Good news to you I'll tell Of how the good old union Has come in here to dwell. [Chorus:] Which side are you on? Which side are you on?

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

East Virginia Pete Seeger

On her breast she wore white lilies, Where I long to lay my head I'd rather be in some dark holler Where the sun refused to shine Than to see you with another one, darling, To know you never will be mine

Who Killed Norma Jean Pete Seeger

I, said the Lover, my guilt to cover, I'll make her shroud. Who'll dig her grave? The tourist will come and join in the fun, He'll dig her grave. Who'll be chief mourners?

Who Killed Norma Jean? Pete Seeger

I, said the Lover, my guilt to cover, I'll make her shroud. Who'll dig her grave? The tourist will come and join in the fun, He'll dig her grave. Who'll be chief mourners?

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.