I'm Gonna Be An Engineer Pete Seeger

"When I was a little girl I wished I was a boy I tagged along behind the gang and wore my corduroys. Everybody said I only did it to annoy But I was gonna be an engineer.

Joe Hill's 'Casey Jones' Pete Seeger

The workers on the S.P. line for strike sent out a call But Casey Jones the engineer he wouldn't strike at all His boiler it was leakin' and the drivers on the bum And the engines and the bearin' they

Jay Gould's Daughter (Album Version) Pete Seeger

Jay Gould said, ""Daughter, what can they be ?"" The Southern Pacific and the Santa Fe. The Santa Fe, etc. Jay Gould's daughter said, before she died, There's two more drinks I'd like to try.

Down By The Riverside Pete Seeger

I'm gonna lay down my sword and shield, Down by the riverside Down by the riverside Down by the riverside I'm gonna lay down my sword and shield, Down by the riverside Study war no more I ain't gonna study

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

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

Never Wed An Old Man 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

My Name Is Liza Kalvelage (Album Version) Pete Seeger

A short while later when I applied to be a G.

My Name Is Liza Kalvelage Pete Seeger

A short while later when I applied to be a G.

Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream Pete Seeger

Last night I had the strangest dream I'd ever dreamed before I dreamed the world had all agreed To put an end to war I dreamed I saw a mighty room Filled with women and men And the paper they were

Pretty Boy Floyd (Live) Pete Seeger

If you'll gather 'round me, children, A story I will tell 'Bout Pretty Boy Floyd, an outlaw, Oklahoma knew him well.

Darling Corey Pete Seeger

Wake up wake up darling Corey What makes you sleep so sound The revenue officers are coming They're gonna tear your still house down Well the first time I seen darling Corey She was sitting on the banks

Mail Myself To You Pete Seeger

I'm gonna wrap myself in paper I'm gonna daub myself with glue Stick some stamps on the top of my head I'm gonna mail myself to you I'm gonna tie me in a little red string I'm gonna tie blue

Walking Down Death Row Pete Seeger

Walking down death row I sang for three men destined for the chair Walking down death row I sang of lives and loves in other years Walking down death row I sang of hopes that used to be Through the bars

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?

Keep Your Eyes On The Prize (Album Version) Pete Seeger

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, hold on Freedom's name is mighty sweet And soon we're gonna

Queen Anne Front (Album Version) Pete Seeger

Old Aunt Amanda said, ""My land, an ""Empty house I can't abide. ""I'll start a ladies' seminary, it will be very select. ""Of course, it will be very necessary ""That all my girls be circumspect.""

Queen Anne Front Pete Seeger

Old Aunt Amanda said, ""My land, an ""Empty house I can't abide. ""I'll start a ladies' seminary, it will be very select.

One Grain Of Sand Pete Seeger

One grain of sand, One little you, one little I. One grain of sand, One drop of water in the sea. One grain of sand, One little you, one little me.

Aimee Semple McPherson (Album Version) Pete Seeger

Well, the Grand Jury started an investigation, Uncovered a lot of spicy information. Found out about a love nest down at Carmel-by-the-Sea, Where the liquor was expensive and the loving was free.

Who Killed Norma Jean Pete Seeger

I, said the City, as a civic duty, I killed Norma Jean. Who saw her die? I, said the Night, and a bedroom light, We saw her die. Who'll catch her blood?

Who Killed Norma Jean? Pete Seeger

I, said the City, as a civic duty, I killed Norma Jean. Who saw her die? I, said the Night, and a bedroom light, We saw her die. Who'll catch her blood?

East Virginia Pete Seeger

I was born and raised in east Virginia, North Carolina I did go. There I met some pretty little woman But her name and age I do not know.

Over The Hills Pete Seeger

Over the hills I went one day, Dreaming of myself and you. And the springtime of years since first we met, And all that we've been through.

Maple Syrup Time Pete Seeger

I know it's not the quickest system but each year I can't resist it. Get out the buckets, and tap the trees in time Making it is half the fun, and satisfaction when it's done. Keep up the fire!

Garbage Pete Seeger

friends and neighbors in a hydrocarbon haze He's joined by lots of smaller cars all sending gases to the stars There to form a seething cloud that hangs for thirty days And the sun licks down into it with an

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

Waist Deep In The Big Muddy Pete Seeger

It was back in nineteen forty-two, I was a member of a good platoon. We were on maneuvers in-a Loozianna, One night by the light of the moon.

Waist Deep In The Big Muddy (Live) Pete Seeger

"It was back in nineteen forty-two, I was a member of a good platoon. We were on maneuvers in-a Louisiana, One night by the light of the moon.

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.

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.

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

The Draft Dodger Rag 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

Harry Simms Pete Seeger

I'll tell you of a hero, he's now dead and gone He was the bravest union boy that I have ever seen Expecting to be shot on site, or taken for a ride By them dirty coal operators A'shootin down the union

Jackaro Pete Seeger

your mind" "This body you may 'prison, my heart you can't confine There's none but Jackie Fraser shall have this heart o' mine Oh, shall have this heart o' mine" Her parents saw him comin', they flew in an

Get Up And Go (Album Version) Pete Seeger

Old age is golden so I've heard said But sometimes I wonder as I crawl into bed With my ears in a drawer, my teeth in a cup My eyes on the table until I wake up.

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

King Henry Pete Seeger

We've no friends here, no hardly a one We've got a few generals who just want our guns But it will take more than that if we're ever to win Why, we'll have to flatten the country" "It's my own troops I

Business (Album Version) Pete Seeger

, We've no friends here, no hardly a one We've got a few generals who just want our guns But it will take more than them if we're ever to win Why, we'll have to flatten the country It's my own troops I

70 Miles (Album Version) Pete Seeger

Why man, that's San Francisco Bay Big Solano and the Montecelle' Ferry boats, I know them well Creek and groan in their muddy graves Remembering San Francisco Bay Joe Ortega and the Spanish crew Sailed

Talking Union Pete Seeger

It ain't quite this simple, so I better explain Just why you got to ride on the union train; 'Cause if you wait for the boss to raise your pay, We'll all be waiting till Judgment Day; We'll all

Going Across The Mountains Pete Seeger

powder it is dry Goin' across the mountains, oh Chrissy don't you cry Goin' across the mountain, to join the boys in blue When this fightin's over, I'll come back to you Goin' across the mountains if I

Which Side Are You On Pete Seeger

[Chorus] They say in Harlan County There are no neutrals there; You'll either be a union man, Or a thug for J. H. Blair. [Chorus] Oh workers can you stand it?

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

The People Are Scratching (Album Version) Pete Seeger

Our trees will be dead when the rabbits get through. We'll have to poison the rabbits, it's clear; Or we'll have no crops to harvest next year."

Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season) Pete Seeger

To everything turn turn turn There is a season turn turn turn And a time for every purpose under heaven A time to be born a time to die A time to plant a time to reap A time to kill a time to heal

Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season) (Live) Pete Seeger

To everything (turn, turn, turn) There is a season (turn, turn, turn) And a time for every purpose, under heaven A time to be born, a time to die A time to plant, a time to reap A time to kill, a time

Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season) Pete Seeger

To everything (turn, turn, turn) There is a season (turn, turn, turn) And a time for every purpose, under heaven A time to be born, a time to die A time to plant, a time to reap A time to kill, a time

Mrs. Clara Sullivan's Letter Pete Seeger

Dear Mister Editor, if you choose, Please send me a copy of the labor news; I've got a son in the infantry, And he'd be mighty glad to see That someone, somewhere, now and then, Thinks about

Cryderville Jail (Album Version) Pete Seeger

bark of the guns that you wore Cole Younger was your first and the father of your girl And the name that you picked for your daughter was Pearl Cole robbed a bank and he drawed the life line But I