Tom Paxton

[fox69]

"The Wooly Booger"

"The Wooly Booger"


Tell me, where did the Wooly Booger go?
He was here about a half an hour ago
He was very green, I know
And he was sitting on your toe
Tell me, where did the Wooly Booger go?
Did he go?
Did he go?
Tell me, where did the Wooly Booger go?
Where can the Wooly Booger be?
He was iggly, wiggly, squiggly, as can be
He looked awfully big to me
And he was sitting on your knee
Tell me, where can the Wooly Booger be?
Can he be, can he be?
Tell me, where can the Wooly Booger be?
Where is that Wooly Booger now?
Did he get inside your T-shirt anyhow?
Is he crawling east or west?
Is he crawling up your chest?
Tell me, where is that Wooly Booger now?
Is he now, is he now?
Tell me, where is that Wooly Booger now?
Oh, where did that Wooly Booger hide?
Did it go for a Wooly Booger ride?
Do you find it hard to hear?
Is it hiding in your ear?
Tell me, where did that Wooly Booger hide?
Did a-hide, did a-hide?
Tell me, where did that Wooly Booger hide?
Now, I know where the Wooly Boogers go
Shall I tell you the secret so you'll know?
See it floating in the sky?
It became a butterfly
Now you know where the Wooly Boogers go
Now you know, now you know
Now you know where the Wooly Boogers go
See it floating in the sky?
It became a butterfly
Now you know where the Wooly Boogers go

 

[fox69]

"There Goes The Mountain"

"There Goes The Mountain"


There goes the mountain, father of fir trees
Home for the grizzlies, under its snow
Shorn of its timber, torn by the monsters
Taken by truckloads to the great plains below

There goes the mountain, the avalanche maker
Heaven's caretaker, breeder of streams
There goes the mountain, maker of thunder
Torn down for the plunder, remembered in dreams

There goes the mountain, greeter of sunrise
Giant by starlight, the highest and best
The roar of the engines, the first in its lifetime
Will take what men value and spit out the rest

And there goes the mountain, the avalanche maker
Heaven's caretaker, breeder of streams
There goes the mountain, maker of thunder
Torn down for the plunder, remembered in dreams

Lord of the highlands, home for the eagles
Catcher of snowfalls for millions of years
Bleeding in mudslides, robbed of its insides
Prey to the skills of the bold engineer

And there goes the mountain, the avalanche maker
Heaven's caretaker, breeder of streams
There goes the mountain, maker of thunder
Torn down for the plunder, remembered in dreams

 

[fox69]

"They Call Me 'Joey'"

"They Call Me 'Joey'"


Got my gold chains hangin’
‘Round my bitch of a neck
Got my chest hair showin’
And I’m horny as heck
I wear laid-back shades
Because they look so cool
I like teenage women
‘Cause they’re easy to fool
They call me Joey
Joey Buttafuoco
The teenager’s dream
The call me Joey
Joey Buttafuoco
The crème de la crème
Crème de la crème

 

[fox69]

"This World Goes 'Round And 'Round"

"This World Goes 'Round And 'Round"


This world goes round and round
Green leaves must turn to brown
What goes up must come down
It all comes back to you
You find whatever you feel
You lose whatever you steal
Just like a spinning wheel
The world goes round and round

People knocking at the golden door
They got plenty but they still want more
Don't know what they're looking for
The world goes round and round

Rain water runs down to the sea
Evaporation makes the clouds roll free
Then it goes and it rains on me
The world goes round and round

People fighting but we just can't win
Looks like we're going to do it again
That's just where I came in
The world goes round and round

We keep lying but it ain't no use
Keep cheatin but we can't break loose
Every chicken comes home to roost
The world goes round and round

 

[fox69]

"Time To Spare"

"Time To Spare"


I've been thinking about you lately
I've been wondering where you are
It's been years since we went rambling through the night
You were gonna write your novel
I was gonna be a star
We were young and things were sure to work out right
And oh, the nights were warmer then
We were free from care
Nobody wished us anything but well
We had time to spare
We had time to spare
Revolution was a-comin'
In the vanguard we would be
We could feel the coming victory in our bones
But the music started changing
And one morning around three
We decided we would all be Rolling Stones
And oh, the nights were warmer then
We were free from care
Nobody wished us anything but well
We had time to spare (we had time to spare)
We had time to spare
We started getting married
And we started our careers
Though we swore that deep inside, we'd stay the same
The children started coming
And they seemed to swallow years
So we taught ourselves to play a different game
Now, we read it in the papers
And we watch it on TV
All the politics
The passions in the air
I've been thinking about you lately
And how much you meant to me
And how wonderful it was when we were there
And oh, the nights were warmer then
We were free from care
Nobody wished us anything but well
We had time to spare (we had time to spare)
We had time to spare
Oh, nobody wished us anything but well
We had time to spare
We had time to spare

 

[fox69]

"Tonya Harding"

"Tonya Harding"


I want a bodyguard like Tonya Harding’s
I want a fat one
Hey, get me that one...

 

[fox69]

"Victoria Dines Alone"

"Victoria Dines Alone"


Victoria dines alone, she skips the potatoes
Victoria begins her meal with greens and tomatoes
Reading the newspaper carefully folded beside her
Hanging her coat by her table and letting it hide her
Victoria dines alone, her dress is old-fashioned
Victoria watches her weight, each meal is rationed
Salisbury steak, and the news of the student disorders
Parsnips in butter, and armies patrolling their borders
Victoria's feet are tired she wants to go home
She orders her coffee with cream, and drinks it alone
Victoria dines alone with Hollywood fables
The waiters are counting the time and polishing tables
Victoria's reading of strong astrological forces
Cheesecake and coffee, and columns of Reno divorces
Victoria's feet are tired she wants to go home
She orders her coffee with cream, and drinks it alone
Victoria dines alone, she skips the potatoes
Victoria begins her meal with greens and tomatoes
Reading the newspaper carefully folded beside her
Hanging her coat by her table and letting it hide her

 

[fox69]

"Virginia Morning"

"Virginia Morning"


Sunshine on the hills, Virginia morning.
Looks to me like winter's finally letting go again.
Spring can't come to soon for me; outside's where I wanna be.
All in all, I'd have to give this day a perfect ten.

Oh, It's good to be alive, Virginia morning.
It's good to feel your earth beneath my feet.
Rise and shine, Virginia morning,
You've got a sweet, sweet Virginia day to greet.
Rise and shine, Virginia morning,
You've got a sweet, sweet Virginia day to greet.

Shenandoah skies, Virginia morning.
Frost is gone and now there's not a single cloud in sight.
Brand new foals on wobbly bents chase each other 'round the pens,
Makes me feel like running too in little kid delight.

Oh, It's good to be alive, Virginia morning.
It's good to feel your earth beneath my feet.
Rise and shine, Virginia morning,
You've got a sweet, sweet Virginia day to greet.
Rise and shine, Virginia morning,
You've got a sweet, sweet Virginia day to greet.

I brought these kids to you, Virginia morning.
Gonna raise them here the way my family raised me.
Rolling hills and winding streams called me to a thousand dreams.
Now I'm home to stay and that's the way it's gonna be.

Oh, It's good to be alive, Virginia morning.
It's good to feel your earth beneath my feet.
Rise and shine, Virginia morning,
You've got a sweet, sweet Virginia day to greet.
Rise and shine, Virginia morning,
You've got a sweet, sweet Virginia day to greet.

 

[fox69]

"We All Live on the Water"

"We All Live on the Water"


We live on the water
My family and I
We go where the current takes us
And one by one we die
We go where the current takes us
To the waving trees and sand
Where the men with the guns are waiting
And they never let us land
The hunger is endless
Water running low
From coastline to coastline
Forever we must go
The men with the guns come crowding
And they force us out to sea
And I don’t know where we’re sailing
If they know, they don’t tell me
And I don’t know why they hate me
And I don’t know who they are
We can’t sail this sea forever
Though we’ve already come so far
But the men with the guns seem angry
That’s the worst of the mystery
For I don’t who sent them
To point their guns at me
The old ones are dying
We bury them at dawn
A final look at their faces
Then they’re over the side and gone
Every one of us growing weaker
As each body slowly fails
Even the youngest of us weaken
Hardly able to set the sail
And I don’t know why they hate me
And I don’t know who they are
We can’t sail this sea forever
Though we’ve already come so far
But the men with the guns seem angry
That’s the worst of the mystery
For I don’t who sent them
To point their guns at me
We live on the water
My family and I
We go where the current takes us
And one by one we di

 

[fox69]

"We All Sound The Same"

"We All Sound The Same"


The candidates come and the candidates go
And we all sound the same
I'm Eeenie, I'm Meenie, I'm Minie, I'm Mo
And we all sound the same
We're having another election this year
We're hiring the halls and we're pouring the beer
We'll tell you precisely what you long to hear
And we all sound the same
We're there every time you turn on your TV
And we all sound the same
Help stop unemployment, try voting for me!
Yes, we all sound the same
We're kissing the babies and shaking the hands
We're blowing balloons and we're leading the bands
We're hoping that nobody here understands
That we all sound the same
We'll fearlessly take our positions when we know how you feel
We've taken the polls, and we know it's the safe thing to do
We've studied the trends for the feelings that we're allowed to feel
We'll be out there leading, about two or three steps behind you - that's off of the record
[Spoken:] Mr. Chairman, my close friend, Mr. Lincoln, has a ...
Yes we all sound the same
[Spoken:] Introducing our new economic plan for the future of America...
And we all sound the same
[Spoken:] And I have come before this august gathering to promise you that if I am elected, I will further discover misbeliefs
in institution, constitution, and prosperity...
And we all sound the same
We'll fearlessly take our positions when we know how you feel (all sound the same)
We've taken our polls, and we know it's the safe thing to do (all sound the same)
We've studied the trends for the feelings that we're allowed to feel (all sound the same)
We'll be out there leading, about two or three steps behind you - that's off of the record
We're fast on our feet when the ball's in our court
And we all sound the same
We're earnestly hoping your memories are short
And we all sound the same
We've mastered the art of rhetorical curve
We've practiced sincerity, screwed up our nerve
We're praying we don't get what we all deserve
And we all sound the same
We're praying we don't get what we all deserve
And we all sound the same