Odd Job Man Harry Chapin

Chorus: I give part time help I'm the odd job man I can't do what I want So I do what I can And I'll tell you now So that you will understand You get just what you pay for from the odd job man

We Grew Up A Little Bit Harry Chapin

married early And just a little bit late Baby came too early But some things just can't wait We were just beginning But it was very clear We grew up a little bit that year I caught on as a meter man

Song Man Harry Chapin

I have been a song man for a long long time coming up with some melodies trying to find some words that rhyme.

Laugh Man Harry Chapin

i've got it on i know I'll live forever babe All my fears are gone Then suddenly I'm dying They turned the laugh track off I'm drowning in the silence Crucified by coughs Oh, I am the laugh man

30,000 Pounds of Bananas Harry Chapin

He was a young driver, just out on his second job.

Wold Harry Chapin

Remember how we listened to the radio And I said `That's the place for me' And how I got the job as an FM Jock the day you married me?

30,000 Pounds of bananas (live) Harry Chapin

He was a young driver, Just out on his second job.

Six String Orchestra Harry Chapin

Some called it muffled laughter, I just figured they were odd. So I went up for an encore, but they screamed they'd had enough. Or maybe I just need a group to help me do my stuff.

W*O*L*D* Harry Chapin

think when you heard me back on the radio What did the kids say when they knew It was their long lost daddy o Remember how we listened to the radio And I said That's the place to be And how I got the job

Old Folkie Harry Chapin

He's the man with the banjo and the 12-string guitar. And he's singing us the songs that tell us who we are. When you look in his eyes you know that somebody's in there.

Bluesman Harry Chapin

Well the kid walked up as the blind man finished And was bent to put his guitar away. The old man heard him and said, "Who are you?" "I'm the kid you're gonna teach to play."

Dreams Go By Harry Chapin

proud you have chosen me When a doctor is what you want to be You know I want to be a painter, girl A real artistic snob But I guess we'll have our children first You'll make a home, I'll get a job

Last Stand Harry Chapin

When you heard the sound of taps played By the one man band, You knew this is where you'd have to make Your last stand.

Flowers Are Red Harry Chapin

What you doin' young man I'm paintin' flowers he said She said...

Manhood Harry Chapin

She said-- Manhood--Means that you should Get someone else, beside yourself Feeling good You know a real man would Do much more than you could You know he'd wonder if he understood me!

Vacancy Harry Chapin

they saw my light It's a vacancy I offer them, what they offer me Is fullness for a lifetime that's bare as can be There's a vacancy, won't you come to me And fill my empty spaces I'm a motel man

My Old Lady Harry Chapin

was smack up against the moment I was afraid i would face someday But the truth is a wall that you can't blow down And it won't be laughed away You see, my old lady went and took herself A young man

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

Taxi Harry Chapin

And she said, "How are you Harry?" I said, "How are you Sue? Through the too many miles and the too little smiles I still remember you."

Bummer Harry Chapin

to get laid He was a weed-speed pusher at fifteen He was mainlining skag a year later He'd started pimping when they put him away In jail he changed from a junkie to a hater And just like the man

Babysitter Harry Chapin

happening On my journey through this world And in many ways, that I will never understand I was much too late To be the first to make you a woman But you were the one Who made my mother's son a man

Halfway to Heaven Harry Chapin

Now I have been a straight man and I've played it by the rules I been a good man, a good husband, yes a good old fashioned fool.

Cat`s In The Cradle Harry Chapin

And he was talking 'fore I knew it And as he grew, he'd say "I'm gonna be like you, Dad You know I'm gonna be like you" And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon Little Boy Blue and the Man

Cat's In The Cradle Harry Chapin

was away And he was talking 'fore I knew it And as he grew, he'd say "I'm gonna be like you, Dad You know I'm gonna be like you" And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon Little Boy Blue and the Man

Somebody Said Harry Chapin

Somebody said...Where's the music goin' Somebody said...It's gone Somebody said...With this bad wind a blowin' Will the music keep a rolling on I had to ask myself WHy it's makin' me A minstrel man

I Wonder What Would Happen to this World Harry Chapin

Oh well I wonder Yes I wonder What would happen What would happen to this world Well I wonder what would happen to this world Now if a man tried To take his time on Earth And prove before he

A Better Place To Be Harry Chapin

And the little man come in so fast and Started at his cup. And the broad who served the whisky She was a big old friendly girl.

They Call Her Easy Harry Chapin

So I got in to talking to the old bar man he said: "You got a problem I can understand and I know a little lady who is all alone. If you find her she will take you home.

Cat's In The Cradle (LP Version) Harry Chapin

was talking 'fore I knew it, and as he grew He'd say, I'm gonna be like you, dad You know I'm gonna be like you [Chorus:] And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon Little boy blue and the man

I Wanna Learn a Love Song Harry Chapin

So I tried to teach her a couple of chords And an easy melody But it always turned out she'd rather listen To my guitar and me I could hear her old man laughing in the den Playing stud poker with

Fall In Love With Him Harry Chapin

I'm the medicine man--I've started to mumble A tight-rope walker--I've started to stumble.

The Mayor of Candor Lied Harry Chapin

The Mayor fought my courtship for he'd made other plans He saw her married to a better man than a boy with farmer's hands. I said -- I hate your father, it's so hard not to strike him.

And the Baby Never Cries Harry Chapin

Her old man had left her, he just took off for the coast, and I caught her on the rebound when I needed her the most.

Dirt Gets Under the Fingernails Harry Chapin

Now he was a man who worked with his hands Only in a motor he found peace He could make an engine sing like a bird He could find his only lind of release When he was up to the elbows in the grease

I Want To Learn a Love Song Harry Chapin

I could hear her old man laughing in the den, playing stud poker with the boys while I sang so soft in the living room, to scared to make much noise.

Paint A Picture of Yourself (Michael) Harry Chapin

Paint a picture of yourself Let the images flash past Don't weep on watercolors, Michael Make this moment last Paint the kid with restless eyes Yeah, the way you looked back then 'Cause the man

What Made America Famous Harry Chapin

You see we spent the rest of that night in the home of a man I'd never known before. It's funny when you get that close it's kind of hard to hate.

What Made America Famous? Harry Chapin

You see we spent the rest of that night in the home of a man I'd never known before. It's funny when you get that close it's kind of hard to hate.

It Seems You Only Love Me When It Rains Harry Chapin

my laughter But you're not afraid To hold my pain You see I'm never sure Just what you're after, Babe But it seems you only love me When it rains You never treat me Like you treat a gentle man

Changes Harry Chapin

I was cramped into a coffee house pew two dollar coke in my hand listening to the music run through and out of a drowning man.

Mail Order Annie Harry Chapin

So you must be my wife Miss Annie Halsey Yes, I guess I am your husband, Hello I'm Harry Crane. Mail Order Annie, never mind your crying. Your tears are sweet rain in my empty life.

Why Should People Stay the Same Harry Chapin

You were chasing him down Braodway on that white-hot July, 'Cause he thought he'd got a message from some holy man on high.

Poor Damned Fool Harry Chapin

I could not believe my eyes When I finally realized Just what that man did.

On the Road to Kingdom Come Harry Chapin

And the Wise Man says - Me too! And the Guru says - Wazoo! So do what you do!

The Day They Closed the Factory Down Harry Chapin

She said, "I watch him walk down Main Street A sweet one man parade. He'd tip his hat and just like that another score he'd made I'd watch the girls all watch him; moths drawn to the flame.

She is Always Seventeen Harry Chapin

We started out the seventies living off the land; she was sowing seeds in Denver trying to make me understand that mankind is woman and woman is man, and until we free each other we cannot free the

Dance Band on the Titanic Harry Chapin

Jesus Christ can walk on the water But a music man will drown They say that Nero fiddled while Rome burned up Well, I was strummin' as the ship go down I'm in the dance band on the Titanic Sing

I Finally Found It, Sandy Harry Chapin

strong Oh yeah, ah yeah We have got our history Our secrets are all known And if we've lost the mystery At least we both have grown They'll be strangers in our future Changes in our world But a man

There Only Was One Choice Harry Chapin

And where are all the golden girls that I was singing for The daybreak chorus of my dreams serenades no more Yeah the minute man is going soft -- the mirror's on the shelf Only when the truth's up

Sniper Harry Chapin

It is an early Monday morning. The sun is becoming bright on the land. No one is watching as he comes a walking. Two bulky suitcases hang from his hands. He heads towards the tower that stands in...