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

Legends of the Lost and Found Harry Chapin

You remove the masks and faces and you see the shadowed places That only witches look for in the cradle of the heat. Have you heard of the Legend of the Lost and Found?

Dogtown Harry Chapin

And I have seen the splintered timbers of a hundred shattered hulls, Known the silence of the granite and the screeching of the gulls, I've heard that crazy widow Cather walk the harbor as she raves

Any Old Kind of Day Harry Chapin

Turning on my pillow, thinking kind of strange. The color is of midnight in this room.

30,000 Pounds of Bananas Harry Chapin

It was just after dark when the truck started down the hill that leads into Scranton Pennsylvania. Carrying thirty thousand pounds of bananas.

Dirt Gets Under the Fingernails Harry Chapin

house with a shrug I tell you dirt gets under the fingernails And hate gets under the skin But a dream got a way of getting down to the bone and the heart of a body that it's in.

30,000 Pounds of bananas (live) Harry Chapin

It was just after dark when the truck started down The hill that leads into Scranton Pennsylvania. Carrying thirty thousand pounds of bananas.

What Made America Famous Harry Chapin

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

We lived in the house that made America famous. It was a rundown slum, the shame of all the decent folks in town.

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

Mercenaries Harry Chapin

with blood Blood money loot So, you walk past the glow Of the flicker-picture shows Where the raincoat men wait For a child to come by And the women in doorways Who have nothing to say 'Cause

Old College Avenue Harry Chapin

Of course I picked a rainy night To try to find our past The street lights all were flickering The leaves were falling fast I walked down the winding road Looked up through the trees And I saw

The Same Sad Singer Harry Chapin

It's kind of funny, for you were the cause of me being here on the radio And though that's another time, I'm still wanting you, I've been hunting for you.

Same Sad Singer Harry Chapin

It's kind of funny, for you were the cause of me being here on the radio And though that's another time, I'm still wanting you, I've been hunting for you. I'm still wanting you, I need to find you.

Last of the Protest Singers Harry Chapin

He's the last of the protest singers, Selling truth and commitment, He don't get much work these days, He's billed as a novelty act, And he stands there with his thumb out, Hitching a ride towards

Story of a Life Harry Chapin

And the wind will whip your tousled hair, The sun, the rain, the sweet despair, Great tales of love and strife. And somewhere on your path to glory You will write your story of a life.

A Lot of Lonely People Tonight Harry Chapin

Holdin' on tight to my pillow Wish it had a life of its own, Starin' at the ceilin,' Such a funny feelin,' But nobody's home.

The Parade's Still Passing By Harry Chapin

I got the news today That you refused to play Cause you never made number one But it's not just the words It's the deeds that are heard When all is said and done Kings take their crowns They melt them

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

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.

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

I Wonder What Would Happen to Him Harry Chapin

I'm the green young gentleman, and you're the lady with the past I admit I'm insecure about how long we will last I sort through in my mind the little that I know But the only things I find from where

Bummer Harry Chapin

When it was over and the smoke had cleared There were a lot of V C bodies in the mud And when the rescued men came over for the very first time They found him smiling as he lay in his blood They

They Call Her Easy Harry Chapin

A couple of hours of cruising around brought me into a bar and I sat me down nothing much to be found.

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.

Babysitter Harry Chapin

When I rearrange the pieces of the puzzle of my past I sigh at the heartaches, relive the laughs And I think about the moments that have left their mark And the too few faces that shine a little light

Barefoot Boy Harry Chapin

Oh, barefoot boy, once he came unto a land of forests, and of streams that tumbled through the meadows to the sea.

The Day They Closed the Factory Down Harry Chapin

"And they're talkin' in the town square, In the taverns and the shops I hear them talkin' everywhere. Their talkin' never stops. But all their words of wisdom won't make you go away.

Salt And Pepper Harry Chapin

The old sailor sat at the window seat So he could watch as the ships went by And he drank from a glass that was always filled For the rest of us would buy.

Mr. Tanner Harry Chapin

Mister Tanner was a cleaner from a town in the Midwest. And of all the cleaning shops around he'd made his the best. But he also was a baritone who sang while hanging clothes.

She is Always Seventeen Harry Chapin

She has no fear of failure, she's not bent with broken dreams.

Copper Harry Chapin

oak tree I raised him alone ten years now since his Mama ran away And you ain't gonna blow his image of me for the stunt like you pulled today Chorus: They took the copper right out of the penny

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

He goes through the door, he starts up the stairs. The sound of his footsteps, the sound of his breathing, The sound of the silence when no one was there. I didn't really know him.

Remember When the Music Harry Chapin

Remember when the music Was the best of what we dreamed of for our children's time And as we sang we worked, for time was just a line, It was a gift we saved, a gift the future gave.

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

Stranger with the Melodies Harry Chapin

But for the first of what was to be a thousand times, This is what I hear him sing. . . Hold that D chord on the old guitar, 'Til I found the G.

Sometime Somewhere Wife Harry Chapin

I had a kind of empty feeling, But no place to go where I could take it.

Sometime, Somewhere Wife Harry Chapin

I had a kind of empty feeling, But no place to go where I could take it. So I took a walk beside the railroad tracks, and I thought about the facts of my life And of my sometime, somewhere wife.

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.

I Do It For You Jane Harry Chapin

I first heard you sing in the Empire Room Your husky hum engulfed the gloom.

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

Let Time Go Lightly Harry Chapin

I let time go lightly when I'm here with you, I let time go lightly when the day is through. I keep a watch on time when I've have work to do, I let time go lightly with you.

Mismatch Harry Chapin

At first you seemed just like my dream Of a finer better life Much more than I could ask for In a lover or a wife Though I work with my body And my work makes my hands rough There are gentle things

Roll Down the River Harry Chapin

You keep looking out my window At the driftwood floating by Like a flock of birds in falltime You're just itching to fly I know I cannot hold you Cause you live life to the hilt So go on get out

The Rock Harry Chapin

The rock is gonna fall on us, he woke with a start And he ran to his mother, the fear dark in his heart And he told her of the vision that he was sure he'd seen She said: "Go back to sleep son, you're

Someone Keeps Calling My Name Harry Chapin

I like Someone keeps calling my name Someone keeps calling my name Or is it just the rustling of the wind Or is it just that I need a friend Someone keeps calling my name, my name My name is

Star Tripper Harry Chapin

I have made a little music in some corners of the land I have fused some crystal images from common grains of sand And if I haven't reached the heavens, I've surely learned to fly I've been caught

I Want To Learn a Love Song Harry Chapin

So I'd show up about once a week in my faded tight-legged jeans with a backlog full of hobo stories and dilapidated dreams. She said, "I want to learn a love song full of happy things."

Bluesman Harry Chapin

The kid heard the word up in Brooklyn. It was his second year of medical school. He went and stashed some jeans into his guitar case, His father said, "You're a fool".