Тексты песен «Tom Paxton»

Every where I look today everything is green Oklahoma's prettier now than I have ever seen. High up in the cottonwood an eagle makes her nest. Evening on the Verdigris, the time I love the best Down along the...

The gentle sound of your breathing, the murmur of the night The sounds that really belong in music and someday I just might Meantime I just lie here smiling wide wake at dawn And I wonder where my bad old days have gone...

BOTTLE OF WINE (Tom Paxton) CHORUS Bottle of wine, Fruit of the vine When you gonna let me get sober Let me alone, let me go home Let me go back and start over Ramblin' around this dirty old town Singin' for...

I CAN'T HELP BUT WONDER WHERE I'M BOUND (Tom Paxton) It's a long and a dusty road It's a hot and a heavy load And the folks that I meet ain't always kind So are bad, some are good Some have done the best they could Some...

DAILY NEWS (Tom Paxton) Civil rights leaders are a pain in the neck Can't hold a candle to Chang Kai Shek How do I know? I read it in the Daily News Ban the bombers are afraid of a fight Peace hurts business and that...

Don't Slay That Potato By Tom Paxton How can you do it? It's heartless, it's cruel. It's murder, cold-blooded, it's gross. To slay a poor vegetable just for your stew Or to serve with some cheese sauce on toast. Have...

HIGH SHERIFF OF HAZARD (Tom Paxton) Am C Am Now the High Sheriff of Hazard is a hard working man. C G To be a fine sheriff is his only plan. Am C Am With his hands in our pockets he takes what he can, C E7 Am For he's...

HOLD ON TO ME BABE by Tom Paxton(?) As my aching head is begging for a sleep that will not come I rise and walk the morning street again I keep wondering how you're doing and I wonder where you are And I know I'll be...

How beautiful upon the mountain Are the steps of those who walk in peace How beautiful upon the mountain Are the steps of those who walk in peace Across the bridge at Selma you came marching side by side In your eyes a...

Oh, the price of gold is rising out of sight, And the dollar is in sorry shape tonight. What a dollar use to get us Now won't get a head of lettuce, No, the economic forecast isn't bright. But amidst the clouds I spot a...

I CAN'T HELP BUT WONDER WHERE I'M BOUND (Tom Paxton) It's a long and a dusty road It's a hot and a heavy load And the folks that I meet ain't always kind So are bad, some are good Some have done the best they could Some...

I like the way you look when you don't know that I'm lookin' at you And everywhere you look you're seein' somethin' or somebody new I can see you startin' to smile but why I haven't a clue I like the way you look when...

If you can't come along, love, then you must stay behind You're bound to say farewell to me I must bid you goodbye, though I hate to see you cry But I'm bound for the mountains and the sea Fare thee well, bound for the...

IF YOU LOVE THAT POLITICIAN (PULL THE CHAIN) By Tom Paxton (Intro:) C G Someone had the right idea out in Iowa. G7 C Palo Alto County had it's own straw poll. F Folks who listened to their radio C Am Were told to...

Jennifer's Rabbit (Tom Paxton) Jennifer slept in her little bed With dreams of a rabbit in her little head Jennifer's rabbit, brown and white Left the house and went to town one night Along with a turtle and a kangaroo...

Oh, I have a little daughter, and my daughter's name is Kate. And she's every bit mischievous as a kitten on a skate. With a bandage on her forehead and the bruises on her knees, You would swear she'd fought with...

Oh, I have a little daughter and my daughter's name is Kate And she's every bit mischievous as a kitten on a skate With a bandage on her forehead and the bruises on her knees You would swear she'd fought with buccaneers...

LAST THING ON MY MIND (Tom Paxton) It's a lesson too late for the learnin' Made of sand, made of sand In the wink of an eye my soul is turnin' In your hand, in your hand. Are you going away with no word of farewell Will...

With a dark and rolling sea Between my true love and me I keep walking through this cold hard town While I wait for better days I could use a place to stay Or a floor where I could lay my blanket down If I could beg,...

I got a letter from L.B.J It said, "This is your lucky day" It's time to put your khaki trousers on Though it may seem very queer We've got no jobs to give you here So we are sending you to Vietnam Lyndon Johnson told...