Mrs. McGrath (Album Version) Pete Seeger

"""Mrs. McGrath,"" the sergeant said, ""Would you like a soldier Of your son, Ted? With a scattered coat and a big cocked hat, Mrs. McGrath wouldn you like that?""

Guantanamera (Album Version) Pete Seeger

The words mean, I am a truthful manFrom the land of the palm treesAnd before dying, I want to share the poems of my soul My poems are soft green, My poems are also flaming crimsonMy poems are like ...

Business (Album Version) Pete Seeger

King Henry marched forth, a sword in his handTwo thousand horsemen all at his commandIn a fortnight the rivers ran red through the landThe year, fifteen hundred and twentyThe year is now nineteen s...

Cryderville Jail (Album Version) Pete Seeger

Belle Starr, Belle Starr, tell me where you have gone Since old Oklahoma's sand hills you did roam? Is it heaven's wide streets that you're tying your reins Or single footing somewhere below? Eigh...

Jesse James (Album Version) Pete Seeger

Jesse James was a ladThat killed many a manHe robbed the Glendale trainHe stole from the richAnd he gave to the poorHe'd a hand and a heart and a brainWell it was Robert FordThat dirty little cowar...

Belle Starr (Album Version) Pete Seeger

Belle Starr, Belle Starr, tell me where you have goneSince old Oklahoma's sand hills you did roam?Is it heaven's wide streets that you're tying your reinsOr single footing somewhere below?Eight lov...

Pretty Saro (Album Version) Pete Seeger

Down in some lone valleyIn some lonesome placeWhere the wild birds do whistleAnd their notes do increaseFarewell Pretty Saro I bid you adieuAnd I'll dream of Pretty Saro wherever I goOh I love Pret...

70 Miles (Album Version) Pete Seeger

Seventy miles of wind and spraySeventy miles of waterSeventy miles of open bay--It's a garbage dumpWhat's that stinky creek out thereDown behind the slum's back stairSludgy puddle, sad and gray?Why...

Cement Octopus (Album Version) Pete Seeger

There's a cement octopusSit's in Sacramento, i thinkGets red tape to eat, gasoline taxes to drinAnd it grows by day and it grows by nightAnd it rolls over everything in sightOh, stand by me and pro...

Johnny Riley (Album Version) Pete Seeger

As I went out one morning earlyTo breathe the sweet and pleasant airWho should I spy but a fair young maidenShe seemed to me like a lily fairI stepped to her add kindly asked her"Would you like to ...

Barbara Allen (Album Version) Pete Seeger

Twas in the merry month of MayWhen green buds all were swelling,Sweet William on his death bed layFor love of Barbara Allen.He sent his servant to the townTo the place where she was dwelling,Saying...

Queen Anne Front (Album Version) Pete Seeger

"When Great Grandfather was a gay young manAnd Great Grandmother was his brideThey found a lot, a jolly little spotOver on the old North SideIt sloped down toward the river, from River AvenueGreat ...

Draft Dodger Rag (Album Version) Pete Seeger

I'm just a typical American from a typical American townI believe in God and Senator Todd and a-keeping old Castro downAnd when it came my time to serve I knew "better dead than red"But when I got ...

Aimee Semple McPherson (Album Version) Pete Seeger

"Did you ever hear the story of Aimee McPherson?Aimee McPherson, that wonderful person,She weight a hundred eighty and her hair was redAnd preached a wicked sermon, so the papers said.[Chorus]Hi de...

Jay Gould's Daughter (Album Version) Pete Seeger

"Jay Gould's daughter said before she diedPapa, fix the blinds so the bums can't ride.If ride they must, they got to ride the rod.Let 'em put their trust in the hands of God.In the hands of God.In ...

Henry My Son (Album Version) Pete Seeger

Where have you been all the day,Henry my son?Where have you been all the day,My currant bun?In the woods, dear motherIn the woods, dear motherMother be quick I got to be sick andLay me down to die....

America, the Beautiful (Album Version) Pete Seeger

O beautiful for spacious skiesFor amber waves of grainFor purple mountain majestiesAbove thy fruited plainAmerica, AmericaGod shed his grace on theeAnd crown thy good with brotherhoodFrom sea to sh...

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 t...

Get Up And Go (Album Version) Pete Seeger

"[Chorus] How do I know my youth is all spent?My get up and go has got up and wentBut in spite of it all I'm able to grinAnd think of the places my get up has been.Old age is golden so I've heard s...

Cumberland Mountain Bear Chase (Album Version) Pete Seeger

"Away, away, we're bound for the mountain, Bound for the mountain, bound for the mountain; Over the hills, the fields, and the fountain, Away to the chase, away, away!Rover, Rover, see him, see ...

God Bless The Grass (Album Version) Pete Seeger

God bless the grass that grows through the crack.They roll the concrete over it to try and keep it back.The concrete gets tired of what it has to do,It breaks and it buckles and the grass grows thr...

The People Are Scratching (Album Version) Pete Seeger

Come fill up your glasses and set yourselves down.I'll tell you a story of somebody's town.It isn't too near and it's not far away.It's not a place where I'd want to stay.Now the people are scratch...

From Way Up Here (Album Version) Pete Seeger

From way up here the earth looks very small,It's just a little ball of rock and sea and sand,No bigger than my hand.From way up here the earth looks very small,They shouldn't fight at allDown there...

Never Wed An Old Man (Album Version) Pete Seeger

An old man came courting meHey do a dorityAn old man came courting meMe being youngAn old man came courting meAll for to marry meMaids when you're young never wed an old manFor he's got no faloodor...

My Name Is Liza Kalvelage (Album Version) Pete Seeger

My name is Lisa Kalvelage, I was born in NurembergAnd when the trials were held there nineteen years agoIt seemed to me ridiculous to hold a nation all to blameFor the horrors that the world did un...

Be Kind To Your Parents (Album Version) Pete Seeger

"Be kind to your parentsThough they don't deserve itRemember that grown upsIs a difficult stage of lifeThey're apt to be nervousAnd over excitedConfused by theirDaily storm and strifeJust keep in m...

This Land Is Your Land (Album Version) Pete Seeger

This land is your land, this land is my land,From California, to the New York Island,From the Redwood Forest, to the Gulf Stream Waters,This land was made for you and me.I roamed and rambled, and I...

The Power And The Glory (Album Version) Pete Seeger

Come and take a walk with me through this green and growing landWalk through the meadows and the mountains and the sandWalk through the valleys and the rivers and the plainsWalk through the sun and...

Mrs. McGrath Bruce Springsteen

"Mrs McGraw," the captain said, "would you like to make a pirate Out of your son, Ted? With a scarlet cloak and a great cocked hat, Mrs McGraw wouldn't you like that?"

Oh, Had I A Golden Thread (Album Version) Pete Seeger

Oh had I a golden threadAnd a needle so fineI would weave a magic spellOf rainbow designOf rainbow designIn it I would weave the courageOf women giving birthAnd in it I would weave the innocenceOf ...

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

Paul and Silas bound in jailHad no money for to go their bailKeep your eyes on the prize, hold onPaul and Silas thought they was lostDungeon shook and the chains come offKeep your eyes on the prize...

Put Your Finger In The Air (Album Version) Pete Seeger

"Put your finger in the air, in the airPut your finger in the air, in the airPut your finger in the air, and hold it right up therePut your finger in the air, in the airPut your finger on your chee...

WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE? Pete Seeger

Where have all the flowers gone? Long time passing. Where have all the flowers gone? Long time ago. Where have all the flowers gone? Young girls picked them, ev'ry one. When will they ever learn? ...

Sweet Potatoes Pete Seeger

I'm walking on cloud nine today I'm over that line today Happiness is finally mine today I guess I'm just a lucky guy And I'm prepared to tell you why It's strictly on account of my Sweet Potato P...

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...

Little Boxes Pete Seeger

Little boxes on the hillside, Little boxes made of ticky tacky Little boxes on the hillside, Little boxes all the same, There's a green one and a pink one And a blue one and a yellow one And ...

Who Killed Norma Jean Pete Seeger

Who killed Norma Jean? 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? I, said th...

This Land Is Your Land Pete Seeger

[Additional verses by Pete Seeger:] Maybe you've been working as hard as you're able, But you've just got crumbs from the rich man's table, And maybe you're thinking, was it truth or fable,

From Way Up Here Pete Seeger

From way up here the earth looks very small, It's just a little ball of rock and sea and sand, No bigger than my hand. From way up here the earth looks very small, They shouldn't fight at all...

Guantanamera Pete Seeger

Yo soy un hombre sincero De donde crecen las palmas Yo soy un hombre sincero De donde crecen las palmas Y antes de morirme quiero Echar mis versos del alma (I am a truthful man, From the l...

Abiyoyo Pete Seeger

Once upon a time there was a little boy, who played a ukulele. He'd go around town: clink, clunk, CLONK! Of course, the grownups would be busy, and they'd say: "Take that thing out of here. We'r...

Talking Union Pete Seeger

If you want higher wages, let me tell you what to do; You got to talk to the workers in the shop with you; You got to build you a union, got to make it strong, But if you all stick together, now...

Which Side Are You On Pete Seeger

Come all of you good workers, Good news to you I'll tell Of how the good old union Has come in here to dwell. [Chorus:] Which side are you on? Which side are you on? Which side are you on?...

Michael Row The Boat Ashore Pete Seeger

Michael, row the boat ashore, hallelujah. Michael, row the boat ashore, hallelujah. Michael's boat is a music boat, hallelujah Michael's boat is a music boat, hallelujah Michael, row the bo...

Wimoweh (Mbube) Pete Seeger

We are climbing Jacob's ladder We are climbing Jacob's ladder We are climbing Jacob's ladder Brothers sisters all Every rung goes higher and higher Every rung goes higher and higher Every rung goes...

We Shall Overcome Pete Seeger

We shall overcome, We shall overcome, We shall overcome, some day. Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe We shall overcome, some day. We'll walk hand in hand, We'll walk hand in hand, We'll walk h...

Who Killed Norma Jean? Pete Seeger

Who killed Norma Jean? 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? I, said th...

If I Had A Hammer Pete Seeger

If I had a hammer I'd hammer in the morning I'd hammer in the evening All over this land I'd hammer out danger I'd hammer out a warning I'd hammer out love between my brothers and my sisters All ov...

Goodnight Irene Pete Seeger

Irene goodnight Irene goodnight Goodnight Irene goodnight Irene I'll see you in my dreams Sometimes I live in the country Sometimes I live in town Sometimes I take a great notion To jump into the r...

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 ...