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1. _ Another Country
Oh, a rifle took its aim and a man fell to the ground.
He tried to stand again but everybody held him down:
A time of terror when the bullet pierced the air --
I know that couldn't happen here.
Oh, it must have been another country --
Yes, it must have been another land.
That couldn't happen in the u.s.a.
We'd never treat a man that way.
And a migrant worker sweats underneath the blazin' sun.
He's fallen on his knees but his work is never done.
He begs someone to listen but nobody seems to care,
And i know that couldn't happen here.
Oh, it must have been another country --
Yes, it must have been another land.
That couldn't happen in the u.s.a.
We'd never treat a man that way.
And a man is working steady, it's good money he receives
But he's thrown out of work for the wrong things he believes.
He didn't have the thoughts most everybody shares.
I know that couldn't happen here,
So it must have been another country --
Yes, it must have been another land.
That couldn't happen in the u.s.a.
We'd never treat a man that way.
And a man is sent to prison to wait until he dies.
He fights to save his life, for years and years he tries.
Even though he changed himself he dies upon the chair.
I know that couldn't happen here.
Oh, it must have been another country --
Yes, it must have been another land.
That couldn't happen in the u.s.a.
We'd never treat a man that way.
Oh, i know we'd never treat a man that way.
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2. _ The Ballad Of John Henry Faulk
I'll tell you the story of john henry faulk.
I'll tell you of his trials and the troubled trail he walked,
And i'll tell of the tyrants, the ones you never see:
Murder is the role they play and hatred is their fee.
On the tv and the radio john henry faulk was known.
He talked to many thousands with a mind that was his own,
But he could not close his eyes when the lists were passed around,
So he tried to move the union to tear the blacklist down.
His friends they tried to warn him he was headin' for a fall.
If he spoke against the blacklist he had no chance at all,
But he laughed away their warnings and he laughed away their fears:
For how could lies destroy the work of many honest years?
Then slowly, oh so slowly, his life began to change.
People would avoid his eyes, his friends were actin' strange,
And he finally saw the power of the hidden poison pen
When they told him that his job was through, he'd never work again.
And he could not believe what his sad eyes had found.
He stared in disbelief as his world came tumblin' down,
And as the noose grew tighter, at last the trap was clear:
For every place he turned to go, that list would soon be there
-- oh, that list.
And is there any bottom to the fears that grow inside?
Is there any bottom to the hate that you must hide?
And is there any end to your long road of despair?
Is there any end to the pain that you must bear?
His wife and children trembled, the time was runnin' short,
When a man of law got on their side and took them into court,
And there upon the stand they could not hide behind their eyes,
And the cancer of the fascist was displayed before our eyes.
Hey, you blacklist, you blacklist, i've seen what you have done.
I've seen the men you've ruined and the lives you've tried to run,
But the one thing that i've found is, the only ones you spare
Are those that do not have a brain, or those that do not care.
And you men who point your fingers and spread your lies around,
You men who left your souls behind and drag us to the ground,
You can put my name right down there, i will not try to hide --
For if there's one man on the blacklist, i'll be right there by his side.
For i'd rather go hungry to beg upon the streets
Than earn my bread on dead men's souls and crawl beneath your feet.
And i will not play your hater's game and hate you in return,
For it's only through the love of man the blacklist can be burned.
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3. _ Christine Keeler
Christine keeler and mandy rice-davies,
You're the gals for me.
Christine keeler and mandy rice-davies,
I'll keep you company.
You can have your marilyn, your carolyn, your jacqueline.
Grace kelly never meant that much to me--
Just give me:
Christine keeler and mandy rice-davies,
You're the gals for me. (i'll give you secrets.)
And you're the gals for me.
Oh, you get good defense from robert mcnamara--
Defends us all day long;
But when lord profumo takes off his mascara
You know he can't go wrong.
Douglas fairbanks, jr., and lord and lady astor:
Everybody's gonna lose their minds
Because of:
Christine keeler and mandy rice-davies,
Will you be mine, all mine? (i'll take your pictures.)
Will you be mine, all mine?
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4. _ Time Was
Time was when a man could live alone
A man could build a home, have a family of his own
The peaceful years would flow, he could watch his children grow
But it was a long time ago.
Time was when troubles were few
When there weren't so many people to tell you what to do.
It was a long time ago.
Time was when a man could have his land,
He could farm it with his hands, he was free to make a stand
He could live a life of toil, with his future in the soil,
But it was a long time ago.
Time was when troubles were few
When there weren't so many people to tell you what to do.
It was along time ago.
Time was when a man could have his pride,
There was justice on his side, and there was no need to hide,
The world was far away, there was truth in every day,
But it was along time ago.
Time was when troubles were few
When there weren't so many people to tell you what to do.
It was along time ago.
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5. _ Spaceman
[first: the melody by itself, whistled]
Way high, so high:
Travelin' fast and free.
Spaceman, look down:
Tell me what you see.
Can you see the hunger there
Strike without a sound?
Can you see the food you burn
As you circle round?
Way high, so high:
All the world will cheer.
Spaceman, look down:
Tell me what you hear.
Can you hear a child cry,
Body filled with pain?
Deadly sores when cures are there--
How much fuel remains?
Way high, so high:
Spaceship made of steel.
Spaceman, look down:
Tell me what you feel.
Can you feel the money gone
As you sail through space?
Can you feel how many die
When you win the race?
Way high, so high:
Travelin' fast and free.
Spaceman, look down:
Tell me what you see.
[end: first two lines of the melody again, whistled.]
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6. _ If I Knew
If i knew why the sun did shine
And if i knew the taste of ancient wine
If i knew all these wonders, there's one thing more i'd know
I'd know the way we all should go
If i knew the deepest ocean floor
And if i knew the waves upon the shore
If i knew all these wonders, there's one thing more i'd know
I'd know the way we all should go
If i knew the seasons and the wisdom of the years
I'd know the reason we are here
If i knew the power of the lord
And where the gifts of heaven may be stored
If i knew all these wonders, there's one thing more i'd know
I'd know the way we all should go
If i knew the seasons and the wisdom of the years
I'd know the reason we are here
If i knew the power of the lord
And where the gifts of heaven may be stored
If i knew all these wonders, there's one thing more i'd know
I'd know the way we all should go
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7. _ I Should Of Known Better
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8. _ Talkin' Pay Tv
Walkin' down to denver town
I watched the western sun go down.
Thought that i would stop a while,
Switch around my tv dial.
Got some free tee vee . . . only price was a little boredom.
Well, i'm not sure about my taste
But it seemed that tv land was a waste.
I saw 30 westerns, 30 private eyes, 30 doctors operated before my eyes.
None of the operations was successful, though . . . it's hard to operate
With so much violence around.
Well, every few minutes they'd take a break
For a profound message on a stomach ache.
They sold cures for dandruff, milk from the farm
Perfume for my underarms.
I've had enough . . . i'm stickin' to greasy kid stuff.
Well, the blood and gore was upon the floor
And i couldn't hardly stand no more,
So i walked outside to get some air.
A theater owner was standing there:
Carryin' a picket sign . . . said pay tv was un-american.
He said "i'm against that pay tv.
I've much rather have people pay me."
A dollar for parking, two for the show,
Three for the baby sitter, there you go!
Get to see a wide-screen spectacular . . . hercules meets godzilla . . .
Audience meets nausea.
Well, pay tv is fine to see
You get much better quality:
Broadway shows, heavy-weight fights
First-run movies every night.
Viewers of denver, unite! . . . nothing to lose but commercials.
Well, people are afraid of something new.
They laughed at planes before they flew.
You know, you only get just what you buy
So give that pay tv a try.
Remember: . . . families that pay together stay together.
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9. _ Remember Me
Oh, i am the unknown soldier who died in world war two.
I didn't want to fight, it was the only thing to do.
I was the victim of a world that went insane--
Will you show me that i didn't die in vain.
Remember me, when the crosses are a burnin',
Remember me, when the racists come around.
Remember me, when the tides of peace are turnin',
Remember me and please don't let me down.
On the south pacific islands and the iwo jima sands
We raised the flag of freedom over many distant lands
And every time i killed a man my own heart felt the pain--
Will you show me that i didn't die in vain.
Remember me, when the crosses are a burnin',
Remember me, when the racists come around.
Remember me, when the tides of peace are turnin',
Remember me and please don't let me down.
And i carried my old rifle to the european shore
And every friend that died made me die a little more.
Have pity on the man who put a bullet through my brain
And show me that i didn't die in vain.
Remember me, when the crosses are a burnin',
Remember me, when the racists come around.
Remember me, when the tides of peace are turnin',
Remember me and please don't let me down.
When the fascists started marching many millions had to pay;
We saw them rise to power but we looked the other way.
It happened once before and it can happen once again--
Will you show me that i didn't die in vain.
Remember me, when the crosses are a burnin',
Remember me, when the racists come around.
Remember me, when the tides of peace are turnin',
Remember me and please don't let me down.
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10. _ On My Way
Well, sometimes i am happy, sometimes sad,
Thinkin' of the good times i have had,
Thinkin' of the places i have been --
Sometimes down, sometimes up, sometimes in.
On my way -- to another workin' day.
On my way -- and i wish that i could stay.
On my way -- but i have no time to play,
And i hope that i will see you on my way.
And i got me a job in buffalo,
And it's cold when those chilly lake winds blow,
And it's hot when that steel furnace glows;
It was dirty when that steel smoke rose.
On my way -- to another workin' day.
On my way -- and i wish that i could stay.
On my way -- but i have no time to play,
And i hope that i will see you on my way.
Then california called me for a while,
And the sun was shinin' every single mile.
It was gettin' so darned crowded i could cry,
Crossin' land and sea and fallin' from the sky.
On my way -- to another workin' day.
On my way -- and i wish that i could stay.
On my way -- but i have no time to play,
And i hope that i will see you on my way.
And i've been all along the southern shore,
And the people there were lookin' mighty poor.
They were waitin' for the factories to arrive,
And some of them were fightin' to survive.
On my way -- to another workin' day.
On my way -- and i wish that i could stay.
On my way -- but i have no time to play,
And i hope that i will see you on my way.
Yes, i've been all up and down the line,
But somehow my money stayed behind.
A good payin' job is hard to find,
And the graveyard's lookin' for another sign.
On my way -- to another workin' day.
On my way -- and i wish that i could stay.
On my way -- but i have no time to play,
And i hope that i will see you on my way.
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11. _ Rivers Of The Blood
Have you seen the rivers of the blood?
First a trickle, then a flood --
First the ocean's pounding roar,
Then a tidal wave hits upon the shore.
Knives and arrows fell like rain,
And the powder burst aflame,
And the flames they flew so high --
Dropped their poison down from the sky.
In the shadow of the bygone days
Millions died in a million ways.
Now the whining of the missile's call:
It's time to rise or it's time to fall,
For now one million bombs are stored,
But they keep building more and more.
Can't you hear the warning sound?
Don't you know there's still time to turn around?
In the shadow of the bygone days
Millions died in a million ways.
Now the whining of the missile's call:
It's time to rise or it's time to fall,
For now one million bombs are stored,
They keep building more and more.
Can't you you hear the warning sound?
Don't you know there's still time to turn around?
-- time to turn around.
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12. _ Spanish Civil War Song
Oh, say do you remember 25 years ago,
They fought the fascist army, they fought the fascist foe?
Do you remember franco, hitler's old ally?
He butchered spain's democracy,half a million free men died.
Ai, ai, ai, ai--
Did you wonder why?
Did you ever pause and cry?
And don't forget the churches and the sad role that they played:
They crucified their people and worked the devil's trade;
But now the wounds are healing with the passing of time,
So we send them planes and rifles and recognize their crime.
Ai, ai, ai, ai--
Did you wonder why?
Did you ever pause and cry?
So spend your tourist dollars and turn your heads away.
Forget about the slaughter, it's the price we all must pay,
For now the world's in struggle, to win we all must bend:
So dim the light in freedom's soul: sleep well tonight, my friend.
Ai, ai, ai, ai--
Did you wonder why?
Did you ever pause and cry?
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13. _ The Ballad Of Alferd Packer
In the state of colorado
In the year of seventy-four
They crossed the san juan mountains
Growing hungry to the core.
Their guide was alferd packer
And they trusted him too long:
For his character was weak
And his appetite was strong.
They called him a murderer, a cannibal, a thief;
It just doesn't pay to eat anything but government-inspected beef.
Along the gunnison river
An indian camp they spied.
An indian chief approached them,
To stop them he did try.
He warned them of the danger
In the snow that lay around,
But the danger was in packer,
For his hunger knew now bound.
They called him a murderer, a cannibal, a thief;
It just doesn't pay to eat anything but government-inspected beef.
Two cold months went slowly by;
Packer came back alone.
"my comrades they all froze to death,
I'm starving," he did moan.
The indian chief knew how he lied,
He spat upon the ground,
For packer's belly hung out all over his belt:
He'd gained some thirty pounds.
They called him a murderer, a cannibal, a thief;
It just doesn't pay to eat anything but government-inspected beef.
Well for nine long years he ran away
But finally he was tried.
He claimed he didn't kill them,
He only ate their hide.
That county had six dem-o-crats
Until that man arrived.
Well only one lives on today:
He ate the other five.
They called him a murderer, a cannibal, a thief;
It just doesn't pay to eat anything but government-inspected beef.
Eighteen years he stayed in jail,
It was a dreadful fate,
For he suffered indigestion
Every time he ate.
Still, it's hard to blame this hungry guy
Who went searchin' for the mines,
For when he ate his friends
He'd never heard of duncan hines.
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14. _ That's The Way It's Gonna Be
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If you say all the good times are gone,
Em c9 b7 em
If you say this rain will keep rainin' on--
Am d em
I'll walk along with my head held high;
Am d g em
I'll find a song and i'll sing it to the sky--
Am d g em
I may be wrong but i'll live 'til i die.
C am
That's the way it's gonna be.
B
Wait and see.
Even though you say hard times knock at my door,
Though you say i'll never smile any more--
I just imagine that i'm ten feet tall,
Then if i try i can climb the highest wall,
It doesn't matter if i slip down and fall:
That's the way it's gonna be.
Wait and see.
Just you wait and see.
Even though you say i've reached the end of my row,
Though you say my times are all running low--
It's been so long since i tried to frown,
That old man trouble will never get me down.
It's all that easy when you know where you're bound.
That's the way it's gonna be.
Wait and see.
Even though you say all the good times are gone,
Though you say this rain will keep rainin' on--
I'll walk along with my head held high;
I'll find a song and i'll sing it to the sky--
I may be wrong but i'll live 'til i die.
That's the way it's gonna be.
Wait and see.
Just you wait and see.
This song ends on an em chord
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15. _ Hazard, Kentucky
Well, some people think that unions are too strong,
Union leaders should go back where they belong;
But i wish that they could see a little more of poverty
And they might start to sing a different song.
Well, minin' is a hazard in hazard, kentucky,
And if you ain't minin' there,
Well, my friends, you're awful lucky,
'cause if you don't get silicosis or pay that's just atrocious
You'll be screamin' for a union that will care.
Well, let's look at old kentucky for a while.
It's hard to find a miner who will smile.
Well, the constitution's fine, but it's hard reading in the mines,
And when welfare stops, the trouble starts to pile.
Well, minin' is a hazard in hazard, kentucky,
And if you ain't minin' there,
Well, my friends, you're awful lucky,
'cause if you don't get silicosis or pay that's just atrocious
You'll be screamin' for a union that will care.
Well, the depression was ended with the war,
But nobody told kentucky, that is sure.
Some are living in a sewer while the jobs are getting fewer
But more coal is mined than ever was before.
Well, minin' is a hazard in hazard, kentucky,
And if you ain't minin' there,
Well, my friends, you're awful lucky,
'cause if you don't get silicosis or pay that's just atrocious
You'll be screamin' for a union that will care.
Well, the badge of sheriff combs always shines
And when duty calls he seldom ever whines.
Well, i don't like raisin' thunder, but it sort of makes you wonder
When he runs the law and also runs the mines.
Well, minin' is a hazard in hazard, kentucky,
And if you ain't minin' there,
Well, my friends, you're awful lucky,
'cause if you don't get silicosis or pay that's just atrocious
You'll be screamin for a union that will care.
Well, our standard of living is highest all around,
But our standard of giving is the lowest when you're down,
So give a yell and a whistle when they light that union missile
And we'll lift our feet up off the ground.
Well, minin' is a hazard in hazard, kentucky,
And if you ain't minin' there,
Well, my friends, you're awful lucky,
'cause if you don't get silicosis or pay that's just atrocious
You'll be screamin for a union that will care.
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16. _ The Passing Of My Life
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I've seen rivers red with blood,
C g
I've seen valleys filled with mud;
G a7 d
I've seen stormy seas that pound upon the shore.
G
I've seen mountains strewn with bones,
C g
I've seen people without homes,
G d em
And it's all with the passing of my life.
I've seen highways headin' down,
I've seen green grass turn to brown;
I've seen forests burn a couple days or more.
I've seen prairies filled with holes,
I've seen good men sell their souls,
And it's all with the passing of my life.
D g g/f# em
And as i see the fury of the fire and the flame
A7 d
I wonder if my children will have to see the same.
I've seen rockets all ablaze,
I've seen dark and deadly days;
I've seen cities bombed and butchered to the ground.
I've seen battles by the score,
I've seen ten too many wars,
And it's all with the passing of my life.
And as i see the fury of the fire and the flame
I wonder if my children will have to see the same.
I've seen rockets all ablaze,
I've seen dark and deadly days;
I've seen cities bombed and butchered to the ground.
I've seen battles by the score,
I've seen ten too many wars,
And it's all with the passing of my life --
Yes, it's all with the passing of my life.
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