Arlo Guthrie

fox69 · 13.12.2015

"Shackles And Chains"

"Shackles And Chains"

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 stars
And I long for your kisses in vain
A piece of stone I will use for my pillow
While I'm sleeping in shackles and chains

Put your arms thru these bars once, my darlin'
Let me kiss those sweet lips that I love best
In heartache you're my consolation
In sorrow my haven of rest

And at night through the bars
I will gaze at the stars
The plans that we made were in vain
A piece of stone I will use as my pillow
While I'm sleeping in shackles and chains

fox69 · 13.12.2015

"Shenandoah"

"Shenandoah"

The Missouri, she's a might river
Away you rolling river
The red man's camp lies on her borders
Away, we're bound away across the wide
Missouri

A white man loved an Indian maiden
Away you rolling river
With notions sweet his canoe was laden
Away, we're bound away across the wide
Missouri

O Shenandoah, I love your daughter
Away you rolling river
I'll take her 'cross the rolling water
Away, we're bound away across the wide
Missouri

The chief disdained the trader's dollars
Away you rolling river
My daughter never you shall follow
Away, we're bound away across the wide
Missouri

At last there came a Yankee skipper
Away you rolling river
He winked his eye, and he tipped his flipper
Away, we're bound away across the wide
Missouri

He sold the chief that fire-water
Away you rolling river
And 'cross the river he stole his daughter
Away, we're bound away across the wide
Missouri

O Shenandoah, I long to hear you
Away you rolling river
Across the wide and rolling water
Away, we're bound away across the wide
Missouri

fox69 · 13.12.2015

"Sleep Eye"

"Sleep Eye"

Go to sleep, go to sleep
Go to sleep you little sleep eye
Go to sleep, go to sleep
Go to sleep you little sleep eye

Close the eye, close the eye
Close the eye my little sugar
One eye close, and two eyes close
Go to sleep you little sleep eye

Go to sleep, go to sleep
Go to sleep you little sleep eye
Go to sleep, go to sleep
Go to sleep you little sleep eye

Eyes they close, eyes they close
Eyes they close my little sugar
One had asleep, and two hands asleep
Go to sleep you little sleep eye

Dream a dream, dream a dream
Dream a dream a little sweeter
A big dream, little dream, got a big dream
Go to sleep you little sleep eye

Sleep sleep, sleep sleep
Sleep you sleepy little sleep eye
Sleep sleep sleep sleep sleep sleep sleep
Sleep you sleepy little sleep eye

Go to sleep, go to sleep
Go to sleep you little sleep eye
Go to sleep, go to sleep
Go to sleep you little sleep eye

fox69 · 13.12.2015

"Slow Boat"

"Slow Boat"

If I could go back home to the place I was raised
I'd catch the next bus and be there in a few days
But I just can't do it, I was raised on the road
I've got no place to go to, so I guess I'll stay on

There's dreams that I've had, I wrote in songs yesterday
But the waves of the world have washed them away
Still I carry them with me wherever I go
They're my only possessions on this slow boat back home

I've kept all my memories buried deep in my heart
Where time cannot touch them and rip them apart
Still I look for the hour when I will be free
From constantly dying and living on dreams

If I could go back home to the place I was raised
I'd catch the next bus and be there in a few days
My dreams in my pockets, my life, that's gone wrong
They're my only possessions on this slow boat back home

fox69 · 13.12.2015

"Somebody Turned On The Light"

"Somebody Turned On The Light"

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 be reborn

New York, New York - winter, '61
Takin' me a city ride
Somebody tall musta put out the lights
'Cause it got real dark outside

And I never saw the sun till '71
But I never gave up the fight
I sure was glad when I saw the dawn
Somebody, somebody turned on the light
Somebody turned on the light

Women, wine and fast red cars
And I couldn't see to read the signs
Somebody said "Whose life is this?"
And I said that it can't be mine

And I never saw the sun till '71
But I never gave up the fight
I sure was glad when I saw the dawn
Somebody, somebody turned on the light
Somebody turned on the light

When the world is wrong better right yourself
It'll make the dark clouds fly
Nobody tall can put out the lights
Just don't let the spirit die

If you never see the sun till '91
Don't you ever give up the fight
Sure be glad when you see the dawn
Somebody, somebody turns on the light
Somebody turns on the light.

fox69 · 13.12.2015

"Someday"

"Someday"

Someday I'll be there with you
When you're there I'll be there too
If you only knew
I will be with you

Someday we will meet again
When we meet I'll see you then
If you only knew
I'll be there with you

It will make this farewell seem
Little more than but a dream
If you only knew
Dreams are often true

Someday I'll be there with you
When you're there I'll be there too
If you only knew
I'll be there with you

Someday when we meet again
When we meet our sorrows end
If you only knew...

fox69 · 13.12.2015

"South Coast"

"South Coast"

My name is Juanano de Castro
My father was a Spanish Grandee
But I won my wife in a card game
To hell with those lords o'er the sea

Well the South Coast is wild coast and lonely
You might win in a game at Cholon
But a lion still rules the Barranca
And a man there is always alone

I played in a card game at Jolon
I played there with an outlaw named Juan
And after I'd taken his money
I staked all against his daughter Dawn

I picked up the ace...l had won her
My heart it was down at my feet
Jumped up to my throat in a hurry
Like a young summer's day she was sweet

He opened the door to the kitchen
And he called the girl out with a curse
Saying "Take her, Goddamn her, you've won her
She's yours now for better or worse"

Her arms had to tighten around me
As we rode down the hills to the south
Not a word did I hear from her that day
Nor a kiss from her pretty young mouth

But that was a gay happy winter
We carved on a cradle of pine
By the fire in that neat little cabin
And I sang with that gay wife of mine

Well the South Coast is wild coast and lonely
You might win in a game at Cholon
But a lion still rules the Barranca
And a man there is always alone

That night I got hurt in a landslide
Crushed hip and twice broken bone
She saddled her pony like lightning
And rode off for the doctor in Cholon

The lion screamed in the Barranca
Buck, he bolted and he fell on his side
My young wife lay dead in the moonlight
My heart died that night with my bride

Well the South Coast is wild coast and lonely
You might win in a game at Cholon
But a lion still rules the Barranca
And a man there is always alone

fox69 · 13.12.2015

"St. James Infirmary"

"St. James Infirmary"

I went down to Saint James Infirmary
Heard my baby groan
I felt so broken hearted
She used to be my own
I tried to keep from cryin'
My heart felt just like lead
She was all I had to live for

fox69 · 13.12.2015

"Stairs"

"Stairs"

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 I thought that I knew
That the way to get across to you
Was this high and winding stair - I'd be there

I saw the destiny of nations on TV
I didn't want to miss it so I didn't go to sleep
It really was exciting when the whole world turned to rust
But I wouldn't be human and made out of this dust

You hold me very closely as we walk along the sand
You tell me that you'll meet me where the water meets the land
I know I ain't the only one to feel so minute
But I wouldn't be standing here looking so cute

There will be time enough for sorrow
I'll be there, I'll be there
Yesterday's gone until tomorrow
I don't care, I don't care

Ever since the world began and back before that too
You took me in your confidence and told me I was you
It just seems kind of funny now to walk along the path
And I wouldn't be standing here about to laugh

fox69 · 13.12.2015

"Standing At The Threshold"

"Standing At The Threshold"

[VERSE:]
Standing at the threshold of a moment in my life
Looking far into the ceaseless wonders of this day
Calling from the mountain top
"Come give to me your hand
Touch me and we'll go along our way"

[CHORUS:]
And bring about your love
And sing about your love
Think about your love
Dancing, fly above the love of everyone

Waiting here while you have got to
Prepare for the days
Sleeping in the haze, come with me

[CHORUS]

[VERSE & CHORUS]

Bring about your love, bring about your love
Sing about your love, think about your love
Dah dah dah dah dah, De dee dee dah dah
Dah dah dah dah, Dee dee dah dum