Singalong Section Index of Titles and Important Lines

“Aboo” Song.....176 Achy Breaky Heart.....42 A Little Help from My Friends.....60 Alive, alive-oh!.....152 All God’s creatures got a place in the choir.....131 All I Really Need.....134 All my life’s a circle.....81 Alouette.....129 Always Look on the Bright Side of Life.....119 American Pie.....93 And the Band Played ‘Waltzing Matilda’.....108 A Place in the Choir.....131 Au Claire de la Lune.....128 Baby Beluga.....135 Bad Moon Rising.....90 Ballad of Springhill.....194 Ballad of the Three Little Piggies, The.....133 Banana Boat Song..... 6 Barrett’s Privateers.....177 Bay of St. Ann’s.....190 Big Rock Candy Mountains, The.....23 Black Velvet Band, The.....154 Blowing in the Wind.....70 Blow up your TV, throw away your papers.....121 Bobby McGee, Me and.....45 Both Sides Now.....83 Boxer, The.....77 Bridge over Troubled Water.....79 Brother Can You Spare a Dime?.....116 Brown-eyed Girl.....58 Bye Bye Love.....53 Canso (Causeway Crossing).....196 Cape Breton Lullaby.....200 Carrickfergus.....159 Cast your nets on these waters.....110 Causeway Crossing.....196 Chocolate.....101 Circle Game.....82 Circles.....81 Clementine.....10 Coal Town Road.....193 Cockles and Mussels.....152 Country Roads.....43 Danny Boy.....156 Dark Island, The.....160 Day-O.....6 Dead Chickens.....186 Dear Abby.....122 Dear Mr. Ford.....175 Dirty Old Town.....151 Don’t Fence Me In.....115 Do Re Mi.....112 Down by the Bay.....136 Down on the Corner.....89 Drunken Sailor.....149 El Condor Pasa.....76 Every Day.....52 Farewell to Nova Scotia.....183 Father and Son.....69 Feller from Fortune.....163 Fields of Athenry, The.....158 Five Hundred Miles.....11 Folsom Prison Blues.....33 Forty-Five Years.....179 Four Strong Winds.....84 From this valley they say you are going.....25 Gambler, The.....41 Garden Song.....20 Gentle lady, gentle man.....110 Gillis Mountain.....188 Give me land, lots of land.....115 Goodnight Irene.....137 Got to Keep the Routine Going.....185 Green Fields of France.....109 Green Green Grass of Home, The.....31 Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen).....127 Hard Times.....12 Heading for Halifax.....195 Heartbreak Hotel.....48 Heart of Gold.....91 Hello out there, we’re on the air.....11 Helpless.....92 Hey Good Looking.....27 Hey Jude.....62 Hockey Song, The.....11 Home for a Rest.....97 Home on the Range.....3 Homeward Bound.....75 House of the Rising Sun.....14 How many roads must a man walk down?.....70 I Can See Clearly Now.....100 I Can’t Help Falling in Love.....51 I’d Like to live in a Wigwam.....68 I’d rather be a sparrow than a snail.....76 If I Had a Hammer.....105 If You’re Happy and You Know It.....139 I got my first real six string.....96 I greet you from the other side.....126 I Know an Old Lady.....142 I’ll Fly Away.....32 Imagine.....64 I’m singing for the captain.....126 I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry.....29 In a cavern, in a canyon.....10 In all of our houses we each have our chore.....186 Inch by inch, row by row.....20 In Dublin’s fair city where the girls are so pretty.....152 In the Early Morning Rain.....85 In the jungle, the mighty jungle.....7 In the town where I was born.....61 Irene, goodnight.....137 Your Cheatin’ Heart.....30 I’se the B’y.....164 I see my light come shining.....73 I Shall Be Released.....73 Island, The.....184 I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For.....98 I Still Miss Someone.....36 It’s not time to make a change, just relax, take it easy.....69 I’ve Been Working on the Railroad.....140 I’ve got sunshine on a cloudy day.....55 I Walk the Line.....35 Jamaica Farewell.....4 Jeremiah was a bullfrog.....66 John B. Sails, The.....5 Joy to the World (Jeremiah was a bullfrog).....66 Keep on the Sunny Side.....24 King of the Road.....40 Knocking on Heaven’s Door.....72 Land of the Silver Birch.....8 Laredo, Streets of.....26 Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream.....106 Lean on Me.....57 Leaving on a Jet Plane.....44 Let It Be.....63 Let Me Fish off Cape St. Mary’s.....169 Lion Sleeps Tonight, The.....7 Little Boxes.....102 Love Is the Seventh Wave.....99 Love Me Tender.....50 Lukey’s Boat.....165 Make and Break Harbour.....180 Maggie.....155 Mairi’s Wedding.....147 Mama Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys.....38 Mama Mia.....95 Mary Ellen Carter.....178 Mary Mac.....166 Me and Bobby McGee.....45 Michael Row.....19 Molly Bawn.....153 Moonshadow.....67 Morning Star, The.....201 MTA Song.....123 Mull of Kintyre.....65 My Bonnie.....146 My Favourite Things.....113 My Girl.....55 My Island Too.....197 My Love Cape Breton and Me.....198 My Way.....47 No Change in the Weather.....173 Now I’m Sixty-Four.....170 Oh, give me land, lots of land.....115 Oh Susanna.....9 Oh When the Saints.....18 Old MacDonald.....141 Once I built a railroad, made it run.....116 On the bridge at Avignon.....130 On the Road Again.....39 On the Sunny Side of the Street.....117 On Top of Spaghetti.....143 Orangedale Whistle.....187 Out from St. Leonard’s.....171 Out on the Mira on warm afternoons.....199 Over the Rainbow.....111 Piano Man.....94 Please Don’t Bury Me.....120 Please Release Me.....37 Puff.....132 Put Your Hand in the Hand.....182 Rattling Bog.....145 Red Is the Rose.....162 Red River Valley.....25 Ring of Fire.....34 Rise Again.....189 Rose, The.....74 Saltwater Joys.....174 Sea People.....191 She’ll Be Coming ’Round the Mountain.....144 Sixteen Tons.....15 Sloop John B., The.....5 Snowbird.....181 Some bright morning when this life is o’er.....32 Some say love it is a river.....74 Somewhere over the rainbow.....111 Song for a Winter’s Night.....86 Song for Peace.....110 Song for the Mira.....199 Sonny’s Dream.....172 Sound of Silence.....78 Spanish Pipe Dream.....121 Stories (Dead Chickens).....186 Streets of Laredo.....26 Streets of London.....13 Summer of ‘69.....96 Sunday Morning Coming Down.....46 Sunny Side of the Street.....117 Heart with No Companion.....126 Sur le Pont D’Avignon.....130 Sweet Baby James.....87 Sweet Forget-Me-Not.....167 Take me back to my western boat.....169 Take Me out to the Ball Game.....118 Teach Your Children.....80 Tell My Ma.....148 The lamp is burning low upon my table top.....86 The old home town looks the same.....31 There is a deeper wave than this.....99 There is a town in North Ontario.....92 This Land Is Your Land.....2 Three Little Piggies, The Ballad of the.....133 Tickle Cove Pond.....168 Times They Are a-Changing, The.....71 Today.....157 To everything there is a season.....103 Trouble in the Fields.....124 Turn Turn Turn.....103 Universal Soldier.....107 Waltzing Matilda.....21 ‘Waltzing Matilda,’ The Band Played.....108 Way over Yonder in the Minor Key.....125 We are an island, a rock in the stream.....184 Wedding Bells.....28 We’ll Meet Again.....114 We Shall not Be Moved.....17 What a Wonderful World.....56 What do you do with a drunken sailor?.....149 What would you do if I sang out of tune?.....60 When tears come down like falling rain.....30 When the Saints.....18 When the Spirit Says Sing.....138 When you’re down and troubled.....88 Where Have All the Flowers Gone?.....104 White Collar Holler.....176 Wild Mountain Thyme.....161 Wild Rover.....150 Willie McBride.....109 Will the Circle Be Unbroken?.....22 Will you go, lassie, go?.....161 Wim o weh.....7 Wise men say only fools rush in.....51 Wonderful World.....56 Working Man.....192 Worried Man Blues.....16 Yellow Submarine.....61 Yesterday.....59 Yesterday a child came out to wonder.....82 You Ain’t Nothing but a Hound Dog.....49 You Are My Sunshine.....1 You’ll have to excuse me, I’m not at my best.....97 You’re Sixteen.....54 Your love is better than ice cream.....101 You’ve Got a Friend.....88 You’ve got to sing when the spirit says sing.....138 1. You Are My Sunshine Refrain: D You are my sunshine, my only sunshine, G D You make me happy when skies are gray, G D I’ll always love you and make you happy, You’ll never know, dear, how much I love you, If you will only say the same, A7 D But if you leave me to love another, Please don’t take my sunshine away. You’ll regret it all someday,

The other night, dear, while I was sleeping, You told me once, dear, you really loved me, I dreamed I held you in my arms, And no one else could come between, When I awoke, dear, I was mistaken, But now you’ve left me and love another, So I hung my head and I cried, You have shattered all my dreams,

2. This Land Is Your Land Refrain: (in D) G D This land is your land, this land is my land, A7 D From California to the New York Island, G D From the redwood forests to the Gulf Stream water, A7 D This land was made for you and me. Canadian Refrain: As I was walking that ribbon of highway, This land is your land, this land is my land, I saw above me, the endless skyway. From Bonavista to Vancouver Island, I saw below me, a golden valley, From the Arctic Circle to the Great Lake waters, This land was made for you and me. This land was made for you and me.

I roamed and rambled and I followed my footsteps, O’er the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts, And all around me a voice was saying: This land was made for you and me.

I followed your low hills and I followed your cliff rims, Your marble canyons and sunny bright waters, This voice came calling, as the fog was lifting: This land was made for you and me.

As the sun was shining, and I was strolling, Through the wheat fields waving and the dust clouds rolling, I could feel inside me and see around me, This land was made for you and me. 3. Home on the Range (capo 3) C F Oh, give me a home where the buffalo roam, C G And the deer and the antelope play, C F Where seldom is heard a discouraging word, C G C And the skies are not cloudy all day.

Refrain: G C Home, home on the range, Am D G Where the deer and the antelope play, C F Where seldom is heard a discouraging word, C G C And the skies are not cloudy all day.

Where the air is so pure and the zephyrs so free, And the breezes so balmy and light, That I would not exchange my home on the range, For all of the cities so bright.

How often at night when the heavens are bright, With the light of the glittering stars, I stand there amazed and I ask as I gaze, Does their glory exceed that of ours?

4. Jamaica Farewell C F Down the way where the nights are gay, G C And the sun comes shining on the mountain tops, C F I took a trip on a sailing ship, G C And when I reached Jamaica I made a stop. Refrain: C F But I’m sad to say I’m on my way, G C Won’t be back for many a day, C F My heart is down, my head is turning around, G C I had to leave a little girl in Kingston town.

Sounds of laughter everywhere, Down at the market you can hear, As the dancing girls swing to and fro, Ladies cry out whilst on their heads they bear, I must declare my heart is there, Haki rice and fish on ice, Although I’ve been from Maine to Mexico. And the rum is fine any time of the year.

5. The John B. Sails D We sailed on the sloop John B., my grandfather and me, D A ‘Round Nassau town we did roam, D G Drinking all night, got into a fight, D A D Well, I feel so break up, I want to go home,

Refrain: D So hoist up the John B. sails, see how the mainsail sets, D A Send for the captain ashore, I want to go home, D G Oh, let me go home, please let me go home, D A D I feel so break up, I want to go home,

Well, the first mate he got drunk, broke up the people’s trunk, Constable had to come and take him away, Sheriff John Stone, please leave me alone, I feel so break up, I want to go home,

The cook he got the fits, ate up all of my grits, Then he went and ate up all of my corn, Oh let me go home, please let me go home, This is the worst trip I’ve ever been on, 6. Banana Boat Song Refrain: D G D Day-o, me say day-o, D A D Daylight come and me wan’ go home, (repeat)

D A D Work all night on a drink of rum, daylight come and me wan’ go home, D Stack banana ‘till the morning come, daylight... D A Come Mr. Tallyman, and tally me banana, daylight... (2x) D Lift 6 hand, 7 hand, 8 hand bunch, daylight... (2x)

A beautiful bunch of ripe bananas,... Hide the deadly black tarantula,... Come Mr. Tallyman, tally me banana, etc. (2x) Lift 6 foot, 7 foot, 8 foot bunch, etc. (2x)

7. The Lion Sleeps Tonight E A In the jungle, the mighty jungle, E B7 The lion sleeps tonight, E A In the jungle, the quiet jungle, E B7 The lion sleeps tonight,

Refrain: Wim o weh, wim o weh, Wim o weh, wim o weh, Wim o weh, o wim o weh, Wim o weh, o wim o weh.

Near the village, the peaceful village, Hush, my darling, don’t fear, my darling, The lion sleeps tonight, The lion sleeps tonight, Near the village, the quiet village, Hush, my darling, don’t fear, my darling, The lion sleeps tonight, The lion sleeps tonight, 8. Land of the Silver Birch Am Land of the silver birch, Am Home of the beaver, C Where still the mighty moose, D E Wanders at will,

Refrain: High on a rocky ledge, Am C I’ll build my wigwam, Blue lake and rocky shore, Close by the water’s edge, D E Silent and still. I will return once more, Am Down in the forest, Boom-diddley-eye-da, (2x) Deep in the lowlands, Am Em Am My heart cries out for thee, Boo-oo-oom. Hills of the north.

9. Oh Susanna D A7 I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee, D A D I’m going to Louisiana, my Susanna for to see. D A7 It rained all night the day I left, the weather was so dry, D A D The sun so hot I froze myself, Susanna don’t you cry.

Refrain: G D A Oh Susanna, oh don’t you cry for me, D A D I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee.

I had a dream the other night when everything was still, I dreamt I saw Susanna a-coming down the hill. A buckwheat cake was in her mouth, a tear was in her eye. Says I, “I’m coming from the south, Susanna don’t you cry”. 10. Clementine D Ruby lips above the water, In a cavern, in a canyon, Blowing bubbles soft and fine. D A7 But alas, I was no swimmer, Excavating for a mine, So I lost my Clementine. A7 D Dwelt a miner, forty-niner, In a churchyard near the canyon, A7 D Where the myrtle doth entwine, And his daughter, Clementine. There grow roses and other posies, Fertilized by Clementine. Refrain: Oh my darling, oh my darling, In my dreams she still doth haunt me, Oh my darling Clementine. Robed in garments soaked with brine. You are lost and gone forever, Though in life I used to hold her, Dreadful sorry, Clementine. Now she’s dead I draw the line.

Light she was and like a fairy, Now ye Boy Scouts, heed the warning, And her shoes were number nine. To this tragic tale of mine, Herring boxes without topses, Artificial respiration, Sandals were for Clementine. Would have saved my Clementine.

Drove she ducklings to the water, How I missed her, how I missed her, Every morning just at nine. How I missed my Clementine, Stubbed her toe against a splinter, ‘Til I kissed her little sister, Fell into the foaming brine. And forgot my Clementine.

11. The Hockey Song D A Hello out there, we're on the air, it's Hockey Night tonight, A7 D Tension grows, the whistle blows, and the puck goes down the ice, G The goalie jumps and the players bump and the fans all go insane, D A D Someone roars, Bobby scores at the good old Hockey Game,

Refrain: A7 D A Oh, the good old Hockey game, is the best game you can name, A7 D And the best game you can name, is the good old Hockey game,

(Second Period) Where players dash with skates aflash, the home team trails behind, But they grab the puck and go bursting up, and they're down across the line, They storm the crease like bumble bees, they travel like a burning flame, We see them slide that puck inside, it's a 1-1 hockey game,

(Third Period. Last game of the playoff too.) Oh take me where the hockey players face off down the rink, And the Stanley Cup is all filled up for the champs who win the drink, Now the final flick, of a hockey stick, and the one gigantic scream, The puck is in! The home team wins the good old hockey game,

12. Hard Times D A D Let us pause in life’s pleasures and count its many tears, G D A D While we all sup sorrow with the poor, D A D There’s a song that will linger forever in our ears, G D A D Oh, hard times, come again no more,

Refrain: D G D It’s the song, the sigh of the weary, D E A Hard times, hard times, come again no more, D A D Many days you have lingered around my cabin door, G D A D Oh, hard times, come again no more,

There’s a pale drooping maiden who toils her life away, With a worn heart whose better days are o’er, Though her voice would be merry, ‘tis sighing all the day, Oh, hard times, come again no more,

It’s a sigh that is wafted across the troubled wave, It’s a wail that is heard upon the shore, It’s a dirge that is murmured around the lowly grave, Oh, hard times, come again no more,

While we seek mirth and beauty and music bright and gay, There are frail forms fainting at the door, Though their voices are silent, their pleading looks still say, Oh, hard times, come again no more, 13. Streets of London (capo 2) C G Am Em Have you seen the old man in the closed down market, F C D G Kicking up the paper with his worn out shoes? C G Am Em In his eyes you see no pride and held loosely at his side, F C G C Yesterday’s paper telling yesterday’s news,

Have you seen the old girl who walks the streets of London, Dirt in her hair and her clothes in rags? She’s no time for talking, she just keeps right on walking, Carrying her home in two carrier bags,

Refrain: F Em G Am D So how can you tell me you’re lonely, G And say for you the sun don’t shine? C G Am Em Let me take you by the hand and lead you through the streets of London, F C G C I’ll show you something to make you change your mind,

In the all night café at a quarter past 11, Same old man sitting here on his own, Looking at the world over the rim of his teacup, Each tea lasts an hour and he wanders home alone,

Have you seen the old man outside the seaman’s mission, Memory fading with the medal ribbons that he wears? In our winter city the rain cries a little pity, For one more forgotten hero and a world that doesn’t care, 14. House of the Rising Sun (capo 3) The only thing a gambler needs, Am C D F Is a suitcase and a trunk, There is a house in New Orleans, The only time that he is satisfied, Am C E (E7) Is when he’s on a drunk, They call the Rising Sun, Am C D F Oh mother, tell your children, It’s been the ruin of many a poor boy, Not to do what I have done, Am E Am (C D F Am E Am E) Spend your life in sin and misery, And God, I know, I’m one, At the House of the Rising Sun,

My mother was a tailor, I’ve got one foot on the platform, She sewed my new blue jeans, The other one on the train, My father was gambling man, I’m going back to New Orleans, Down in New Orleans, To wear that ball and chain, (first verse repeats)

15. Sixteen Tons Em C B7 Some people say a man is made out of mud, Em C B7 A poor man’s made out of muscle and blood, Em Am Muscle and blood and skin and bone, Em C B7 A mind that’s weak and a back that’s strong.

Refrain: You load sixteen tons, and what do you get? Another day older and deeper in debt. St. Peter, don’t you call me, cause I can’t go, Em B7 Em I owe my soul to the company store.

I was born one morning when the sun didn’t shine. I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine. I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal, And the straw-boss said, “Well, bless my soul”.

I was born one morning, it was drizzling rain. If you see me coming, better step aside. Fighting and trouble are my middle name. A lot of men didn’t and a lot of men died. I was raised in the bottoms by an old mama lion, One fist of iron and the other of steel, Ain’t no high-toned woman make me walk the If the right don’t get you then the left one line. will. 16. Worried Man Blues G It takes a worried man to sing a worried song, C G It takes a worried man to sing a worried song, G It takes a worried man to sing a worried song, D G I’m worried now, but I won’t be worried long,

I went across the river and I lay down to sleep, (3x) When I woke up, had shackles on my feet,

The shackles on my feet had 21 links of chain, (3x) And on each link the initials of my name,

I asked that judge, “Tell me what’s gonna be my fine?” (3x) “21 years on the Rocky Mountain line!”

The train came to the station, 21 coaches long, (3x) The one I love is on that train and gone,

I looked down the track as far as I could see, (3x) A little bitty hand was waving after me,

If anyone should ask you who made up this song, (3x) Tell ‘em it was me and I sing it all day long,

17. We Shall not Be Moved E B7 We shall not, we shall not be moved, B7 E E7 We shall not, we shall not be moved, A E Just like a tree, planted by the water, E B7 E We shall not be moved,

2. We’re fighting for freedom, we shall not be moved,... 3. We’re young and old together, we shall not be moved,... etc. 18. When the Saints 19. Michael Row D C F C Oh, when the saints go marching in, Michael row the boat ashore, hallelujah, Em A7 C Dm C G C Oh, when the saints go marching in, Michael row the boat ashore, hallelu---jah, D G Oh Lord, I want to be in that number, Sister help to trim the sails, hallelujah, (2x) D A7 D When the saints go marching in. River Jordan is chilly and cold, hallelujah, Chills the body but not the soul, hallelujah, And when the sun refuse to shine... When the moon turns red with blood... Jordan’s river is deep and wide, hallelujah, On that hallelujah day... Milk and honey on the other side, hallelujah, Oh, when the trumpet sounds the call... Oh, when the new world is revealed... Michael’s boat is a music boat, hallelujah, If you stop singing then it can’t float, hallelujah.

20. Garden Song D G D G Inch by inch, row by row, A D G Gonna make this garden grow. A D Bm All you need is a rake and a hoe, E A A7 And a piece of fertile ground. D G D G Inch by inch, row by row, A D G Someone bless these seeds I sow, A D Bm Someone warm them from below, E A D ‘Til the rains come tumbling down.

Pulling weeds, picking stones, Plant your rows straight and long, We are made of dreams and bones. Temper them with prayer and song. Need a place to call my own, Mother earth will make you strong, For the time is near at hand. If you give her love and care. Grain for grain, sun and rain, An old crow watching hungrily, Find my way through nature’s chain, From his perch in yonder tree, Tune my body and my brain, In my garden I’m as free To the music of the land. As that feathered thief up there! 21. Waltzing Matilda (capo 2) C G Am F Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong, C G Under the shade of a coolibah tree, C G Am F And he sang as he sat and waited ‘til his billy boiled, C G C “You’ll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me,”

Refrain: C F “Waltzing Matilda, waltzing Matilda, C G You’ll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me,” C G Am F And he sang as he sat and waited ‘til his billy boiled, C G C “You’ll come a-waltzing Matilda with me.” (repeat third line of each verse in refrain)

Down came a jumbuck to drink at the billabong, Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him with glee. And he sang as he stuffed that jumbuck in his tucker bag, “You’ll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me.”

Up rode the squatter, mounted on his thoroughbred, Down came the troopers, one, two, three. “Where’s the jolly jumbuck you’ve got in your tucker bag? You’ll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me.”

Up jumped the swagman, sprang into the billabong, “You’ll never catch me alive,” said he. And his ghost may be heard as you pass by the billabong, “You’ll come a-waltzing Matilda with me.” 22. Will the Circle Be Unbroken? E A E Will the circle be unbroken, by and by, Lord, by and by? E (C#m) E B7 E There’s a better home a-waiting, in the sky, Lord, in the sky.

I was standing by the window on a cold and cloudy day, When I saw the hearse come rolling for carry my mother away,

Lord, I told that undertaker, “Undertaker, please drive slow, For this body you’re a-hauling, Lord, I hate to see her go,”

I followed close behind her, tried to hold up and be brave, But I could not hide my sorrow when they laid her in the grave,

Went back home, Lord, my home was lonesome, ‘cause my mother, she was gone, All my brothers, sisters crying, what a home, so sad and lone,

One by one the seats were emptied, one by one, they went away, Now that family, they are parted; will they meet again someday?

I was singing with my sisters, I was singing with my friends, And we all can sing together, ‘cause the circle never ends.

I was born down in the valley, where the sun refused to shine, But I’m climbing to the highland, gonna make that mountain shine. 23. The Big Rock Candy Mountains C G C G One evening as the sun went down, C G C And the jungle fire was burning, C G C G Down the track came a hobo hiking, C G C He said, “Boys, I’m not turning,” F C F C I’m headed for a land that’s far away, F G Beside the crystal fountains, C G C G So come with me, you’ll go and see, C G C The Big Rock Candy Mountains,

C In the Big Rock Candy Mountains, F C There’s a land that fair and bright, F C The handouts grow on bushes, Dm G And you sleep out every night, C Where the boxcars all are empty, F C And the sun shines every day, F C F C On the birds and the bees and the cigarette trees, F C F C The lemonade springs where the bluebird sings, G C In the Big Rock Candy Mountains,

In the Big Rock Candy Mountains, All the cops have wooden legs, And the bulldogs all have rubber teeth, And the hens lay soft-boiled eggs, The farmers trees are full of fruit, And the barns are full of hay, Oh I’m bound to go where there ain’t no snow, Where the rain don’t fall, the wind don’t blow, In the Big Rock Candy Mountains, In the Big Rock Candy Mountains, In the Big Rock Candy Mountains, You never change your socks, The jails are made of tin, And the little streams of alcohol, And you can walk right out again, Come a-trickling down the rocks, As soon as you are in, The brakemen have to tip their hats, There ain’t no short-handled shovels, And the railroad bulls are blind, No axes, saws, or picks, There’s a lake of stew and of whiskey too, I’m a-going to stay where you sleep all day, You can paddle all around them in a big canoe, Where they hung the jerk that invented work, In the Big Rock Candy Mountains, I’ll see you all this coming fall, In the Big Rock Candy Mountains,

24. Keep on the Sunny Side D G D There’s a dark and a troubled side of life, D A There’s a bright, there’s a sunny side, too, A D Though we meet with the darkness and strife, A D The sunny side we also may view,

Refrain: D G D Keep on the sunny side, always on the sunny side, D A Keep on the sunny side of life, D G D It will help us every day, it will brighten all the way, D G D A D If we keep on the sunny side of life.

The storm and its fury broke today, Let us greet with the song of hope each day, Crushing hopes that we cherish so dear, Though the moment be cloudy or fair, Clouds and storms will, in time, pass away, Let us trust in our Saviour away, The sun again will shine bright and clear. Who keepeth everyone in his care. 25. Red River Valley D A7 D From this valley they say you are going, D A7 We will miss your bright eyes and sweet smile. D D7 G For they say you are taking the sunshine, D A7 D That has brightened our pathway awhile.

Refrain: Come and sit by my side if you love me. Do not hasten to bid me adieu. But remember the Red River Valley, And the cowboy who loves you so true.

Won’t you think of the valley you’re leaving? As you go to your home by the ocean, Oh how lonely, how sad it will be! May you never forget those sweet hours, Oh and think of the fond heart you’re breaking, That we spent in the Red River Valley, And the grief you are causing to me. And the love we exchanged ‘mid the flowers.

26. Streets of Laredo (capo 0-4) D A D A As I walked out in the streets of Laredo, D G D A As I walked out in Laredo one day, D A D A I spied a young cowboy wrapped up in white linen, D G A D Wrapped in white linen as cold as the clay,

“Oh, beat the drum slowly and play the pipe lowly, Sing the Death March as you carry me along, Take me to the valley, there lay the sod over me, I’m a young cowboy and know I’ve done wrong,”

“I see by your outfit that you are a cowboy,” These words he did say as I boldly walked by, “Come sit down beside me and hear my sad story, Got shot in the breast and I know I must die,”

“Go fetch me some water, a cool cup of water, To cool my parched lips,” then the poor cowboy said, Before I returned his spirit had left him, Had gone to his maker, the cowboy was dead, second verse repeats...

27. Hey Good Looking Refrain: A Say, hey, good looking, what you got cooking? B7 E A E7 How’s about cooking something up with me?

A Hey, sweet baby, don’t you think maybe, B7 E A E7 We could find us a brand new recipe? D A I’ve got a hot rod Ford and a two dollar bill, D A And I know a spot right over the hill, D A There’s soda pop and the dancing’s free, B7 E So if you want to have fun, come along with me,

I’m free and ready, so we can go steady, How’s about savin’ all your time for me? No more looking, I know I’ve been took’n, How’s about keeping steady company? I'm gonna throw my date book over the fence, And find me one for five or ten cents, I'll keep it ‘til it's covered with age, 'Cause I'm writing your name down on every page. 28. Wedding Bells D A D I have the invitation that you sent me, D A D You wanted me to see you change your name, G D I couldn’t stand to see you wed another, A D But dear I hope you’re happy just the same, G D Wedding bells are ringing in the chapel, A D They should be ringing out for you and me, G D Down the aisle with someone else you’re walking, A D Those wedding bells will never ring for me,

I planned a little cottage in the valley, I even bought a little band of gold, I thought some day I'd place it on your finger, But now the future looks so dark and cold, Wedding bells are ringing in the chapel, I hear the children laughing now with glee, At home alone I hang my head in sorrow, For wedding bells will never ring for me,

I fancy that I see a bunch of roses, A blossom from an orange tree in your hair, While the organ plays I Love You Truly, Please let me pretend that I am there, Wedding bells are ringing in the chapel, Ever since the day you set me free, I knew someday that you would wed another, But wedding bells will never ring for me, 29. I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry Hank does it in G: But D is not quite so high: G D Hear the lonesome whippoorwill, Hear the lonesome whippoorwill, G7 D7 He sounds too blue to cry, He sounds too blue to cry, C G G D The midnight train is whining low, The midnight train is whining low, G D7 G D A7 D I’m so lonesome I could cry, I’m so lonesome I could cry,

I’ve never seen a night so long, When time goes crawling by, The moon just went behind a cloud, To hide its face and cry,

Did you ever see a robin weep, When leaves begin to die, That means he’s lost the will to live, I’m so lonesome I could cry,

The silence of a falling star, 30. Your Cheatin’ Heart Lights up a purple sky, C C7 F And as I wonder where you are, Your cheatin’ heart will make you weep, I’m so lonesome I could cry, G C You’ll cry and cry and try to sleep, C7 F But sleep won’t come the whole night through, G C Your cheatin’ heart will tell on you,

Refrain: F C When tears come down like falling rain, D7 G You’ll toss around and call my name, C C7 F You’ll walk the floor the way I do, G C Your cheatin’ heart will tell on you,

Your cheatin’ heart will pine some day, And crave the love you threw away, The time will come when you’ll be blue, Your cheatin’ heart will tell on you, 31. The Green Green Grass of Home (capo 2) D D7 The old home town looks the same, G D As I step down from the train, D A And there to meet me is my mama and my papa, D D7 Down the road I look and there runs Mary, G Hair of gold and lips like cherries, D A D It’s good to touch the green, green, grass of home,

Refrain: D D7 Yes, they’ll all come to meet me, G Arms reaching, smiling sweetly, D A D It’s good to touch the green, green grass of home,

The old house is still standing, Though the paint is cracked and dry, And there’s that old oak tree that I used to play on, Down the lane I walk with my sweet Mary, Hair of gold and lips like cherries, It’s good to touch the green, green grass of home,

Then I awake and look around me, At the cold gray walls that surround me, And I realize that I was only dreaming, For there’s a guard outside and a sad old padre, Arm in arm we’ll walk at daybreak, Again I’ll touch the green, green grass of home,

Final refrain: Yes, they’ll all come to see me, In the shade of that old oak tree, As they lay me ‘neath the green, green grass of home, 32. I’ll Fly Away (capo 2-4) C When the shadows of this life have gone, Some bright morning when this life is o'er, I’ll fly away, F C Like a bird from these prison walls I'll fly, I’ll fly away, I’ll fly away, C To a home on God's celestial shore, Oh, how glad and happy when we meet, C G C I’ll fly away, I’ll fly away, No more cold iron shackles on my feet, I’ll fly away, Refrain: I’ll fly away, oh glory, Just a few more weary days and then, I’ll fly away, I’ll fly away, When I die Hallelujah by and by, To a land where joys will never end, I’ll fly away, I’ll fly away,

33. Folsom Prison Blues (capo 0-2) E I hear the train a-coming, it’s rolling ‘round the bend, E E7 And I ain’t seen the sunshine since I don’t know when, A E I’m stuck at Folsom Prison, and time keeps dragging on, B7 E But that train keeps a-rolling, on down to San Anton’,

When I was just a baby my mother told me, “Son, Always be a good boy, and don’t ever play with guns,” But I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die, When I hear that whistle blowing, I hang my head and cry,

I bet there’s rich folks eating in a fancy dining car, They’re probably drinking coffee and smoking big cigars, I know I had it coming, I know I can’t be free, But those people keep a-moving, and that’s what tortures me,

Well, if they freed me from this prison, if that railroad train was mine, I bet I’d move it over, a little farther down the line, Far from Folsom Prison, that’s where I want to stay, And I’d let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away, 34. Ring of Fire A D A Love is a burning thing, A D A And it makes a fiery ring, A D A Bound by wild desire, A D A I fell in to a ring of fire,

Refrain: E D A I fell in to a burning ring of fire, E D A I went down, down, down, but the flames went higher, A And it burns, burns, burns, D A D A The taste of love is sweet, The ring of fire, the ring of fire, When hearts like ours meet, I fell for you like a child, Oh, but the fire went wild,

35. I Walk the Line (Sometimes Johnny likes to change the key for each verse but this is the basic pattern.) (in C) G C I keep a close watch on this heart of mine, G C I keep my eyes wide open all the time, F C I keep the ends out for the tie that binds, G C Because you’re mine, I walk the line,

I find it very, very easy to be true, I find myself alone when each day is through, Yes, I’ll admit that I’m a fool for you, Because you’re mine, I walk the line,

As sure as night is dark and day is light, You’ve got a way to keep me on your side, I keep you on my mind both day and night, You give me cause for love that I can’t hide, And happiness I’ve known proves that it’s right, For you I know I’d even try to turn the tide, Because you’re mine, I walk the line, Because you’re mine, I walk the line, 36. I Still Miss Someone C F G At my door the leaves are falling, F G C A cold wild wind has come, C F G Sweethearts walk by together, F G C And I still miss someone,

I go out on a party, And look for a little fun, But I find a darkened corner, ‘Cause I still miss someone,

Bridge: F G C Oh, I never got over those blue eyes, F G C I see them everywhere, F G C I miss those arms that held me, F G C When all the love was there,

I wonder if she’s sorry, For leaving what we’d begun, There’s someone for me somewhere, And I still miss someone,

37. Please Release Me I have found a new love, dear, D D7 G And I will always want her near, Please release me, let me go, Her lips are warm while yours are cold, A7 D A7 Release me, my darling, let me go, I don’t love you anymore, D D7 G Please release me, can’t you see, To waste our lives would be a sin, You’d be a fool to cling to me, D A7 D To live a lie would bring us pain, Release me and let me love again, So release me and let me love again, 38. Mama Don’t Let Your Babies Grow up to Be Cowboys E A Cowboys ain’t easy to love and they’re harder to hold, B7 E They’d rather give you a song than diamonds or gold, E A Lone star belt buckles and old faded Levis and each night begins a new day, B7 E If you don’t understand him and he don’t die young he’ll probably just ride away,

Refrain: E A Mama, don’t let your babies grow up to be cowboys, B7 Don’t let ‘em pick guitars and drive them old trucks, E Let ‘em be doctors and lawyers and such, E A Mama, don’t let your babies grow up to be cowboys, B7 They’ll never stay home and they’re always alone, E Even with someone they love,

Cowboys like smoky old poolrooms and clear mountain mornings, Little warm puppies and children and girls of the night, Them that don’t know him won’t like him and them that do, sometimes won’t know how to take him, He ain’t wrong, he’s just different and his pride won’t let him do things that make you think he’s right, 39. On the Road Again C On the road again, Em I just can’t wait to get on the road again, Dm The life I love is making music with my friends, F G C And I can’t wait to get on the road again,

On the road again, Going places that I’ve never been, Seeing things that I may never see again, I can’t wait to get on the road again,

Bridge: F On the road again, F C Like a band of gypsies we go down the highway, F We’re the best of friends, F C G Insisting that the world keep turning our way, and our way, first verse repeats...

40. King of the Road Third boxcar, midnight train, (capo 2-3) Destination: Bangor, Maine, G C Old worn out suit and shoes, Trailer for sale or rent, I don’t pay no union dues, D7 G I smoke old stogies I have found, Rooms to let: fifty cents, Short but not too big around, G C I’m a man of means, by no means, No phone, no pool, no pets, King of the road, D D7 Bridge: I ain’t got no cigarettes, G C G C I know every engineer on every train, Ah but, two hours of pushing broom, D7 G D7 G All of their children and all of their names, Buys an eight-by-twelve four bit room, G C G C And every hand-out in every town, I’m a man of means by no means, D7 D7 G And every lock that ain’t locked when no- King of the road, one’s around, (first verse repeats...) 41. The Gambler C F C On a warm summer’s evening, on a train bound for nowhere, F C G I met up with a gambler, we were both too tired to sleep. C F C So we took turns a-staring out the window at the darkness, F C G C ‘Til boredom overtook us and he began to speak.

He said, “Son, I’ve made of life of reading people’s faces, Knowing what their cards were by the way they held their eyes. And if you don’t mind me saying, I can see you’re out of aces. For a taste of your whiskey I’ll give you some advice.”

So I handed him my bottle and he drank down my last swallow. Then he bummed a cigarette and he asked me for a light. And the night got deathly quiet, and his face lost all expression, Said “If you’re gonna play the game, boy, ya gotta learn to play it right.”

Refrain: C F C You got to know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em, F C D G Know when to walk away, and know when to run. C F C F C You never count your money, when you’re sitting at the table. F C G C There’ll be time enough for counting, when the dealing’s done.

“Every gambler knows that the secret to surviving, Is knowing what to throw away and knowing what to keep. Cause every hand’s a winner, and every hand’s a loser, And the best that you can hope for is to die in your sleep.”

And when he finished speaking he turned back toward the window, Crushed out his cigarette and faded off to sleep. And somewhere in the darkness, the gambler he broke even, But in his final words I found an ace that I could keep. 42. Achy Breaky Heart D You can tell the world, you never was my girl, D A You can burn my clothes when I’m gone, A Oh, you can tell your friends what a fool I’ve been, A D And laugh and joke about me on the phone,

You can tell my arms, “Go back into the farm,” You can tell my feet to hit the floor, Oh, you can tell my lips, tell my fingertips, They won’t be reaching out for you no more,

Refrain: Don’t tell my heart, my achy, breaky heart, I just don’t think he’d understand, And if you tell my heart, my achy, breaky heart, He might blow up and kill this man,

You can tell your ma I moved to Arkansas, You can tell your dog to bite my leg, Or tell your brother Cliff, whose fist can tell my lip, He never really liked me anyway,

Oh, tell your Aunt Louise, tell anything you please, Myself already knows I’m not okay, Oh, you can tell my eyes to watch out for my mind, It might be walking out on me today, 43. Country Roads John Denver’s key: A little lower (capo 4): G Em C Am Almost heaven, West Virginia, Almost heaven, West Virginia, D C G G F C Blue Ridge mountain, Shenandoah river, Blue Ridge mountain, Shenandoah river, G Em C Am Life is old there, older than the trees, Life is old there, older than the trees, D G Younger than the mountains, Younger than the mountains, C G F C Growing like a breeze, Growing like a breeze,

Refrain: Refrain: G D C G Country roads, take me home, Country roads, take me home, Em C Am F To the place I belong To the place I belong G D C G West Virginia, mountain mama, West Virginia, mountain mama, C G F C Take me home, country roads. Take me home, country roads.

All my memories gather round her, Miner’s lady, stranger to blue water. Dark and dusty, painted on the sky, Misty taste of moonshine, Teardrop in my eye.

Bridge: John Denver’s key: A little lower (capo 4): Em D Am G I hear her voice, I hear her voice, G C In the morning hours she calls me, In the morning hours she calls me, C G F C Radio reminds me, Radio reminds me, D G Of my home far away. Of my home far away. Em F Am Bb Driving down the road, Driving down the road, C F I get a feeling, I get a feeling, G C That I should have been home, That I should have been home, D D7 G G7 Yesterday, yesterday. Yesterday, yesterday. 44. Leaving on a Jet Plane (capo 3) C F All my bags are packed, I’m ready to go, C F I’m standing here outside your door, C F G I hate to wake you up to say goodbye. C F But the dawn is breaking, it’s early morn, C F The taxi’s waiting, he’s blown his horn, C F G Already I’m so lonesome I could cry.

Refrain: C F So kiss me and smile for me, C F Tell me that you’ll wait for me. C Dm G Hold me like you’ll never let me go. C F Cause I’m leaving on a jet plane, C F Don’t know when I’ll be back again, C Dm G Oh babe, I hate to go.

There’s so many times I let you down, So many times I’ve played around, I’ll tell you now, they don’t mean a thing. Every place I go, I’ll think of you, Every song I sing, I’ll sing for you, When I come back, I’ll bring your wedding ring.

Now the time has come to leave you, One more time let me kiss you, Close your eyes, I’ll be on my way, Dream about the days to come, When I won’t have to leave alone, About the times I won’t have to say, 45. Me and Bobby McGee C Busted flat in Baton Rouge, waiting for a train, C G7 Feeling nearly faded as my jeans, G7 Bobby thumbed a diesel down just before it rained, G7 C Took us all the way to New Orleans, C I took my harp on out of my dirty red bandana, C C7 F And was blowing sad while Bobby sang the blues, F C With them windshield wipers keeping time, and Bobby clapping hands, G7 C We sang every song that driver knew,

Refrain: F C Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose, G7 C Nothing ain’t worth nothing, but it’s free, F C Feeling good was easy, Lord, when Bobby sang the blues, G7 And feeling good was good enough for me, G7 C Good enough for me and Bobby McGee

From the coalmines of Kentucky to the California sun, Bobby shared the secrets of my soul, Standing right beside me, Lord, through everything I done, And every night she kept me from the cold, Then somewhere near Salinas, Lord, I let her slip away, Looking for the home I hope she’ll find, And I’d trade all of my tomorrows, for a single yesterday, Holding Bobby’s body next to mine, 46. Sunday Morning Coming Down C F G C Well, I woke up Sunday morning with no way to hold my head that didn’t hurt, Am G And the beer I had for breakfast wasn’t bad, so I had one more for dessert, C F C Am Then I fumbled in my closet through my clothes and found my cleanest dirty shirt, F G F G C Then I washed my face and combed my hair and stumbled down the stairs to meet the day,

I’d smoked my mind the night before with cigarettes and songs that I’d been picking, But I lit my first and watched a small boy cussing at a can that he’d been kicking, I crossed the empty street and caught the Sunday smell of someone frying chicken, And it took me back to something that I’d lost somewhere, somehow along the way,

Refrain: C F On a Sunday morning sidewalk, C I’m wishing, Lord, that I was stoned, G ‘Cause there’s something in a Sunday, C That makes a body feel alone, F And there ain’t nothing short of dying, C Half as lonesome as the sound, G Of a sleeping city sidewalk, C Sunday morning, coming down,

In the park I saw a daddy with a laughing little girl that he’d been swinging, And I stopped beside a Sunday school and listened to the songs that they were singing, I headed down the road, somewhere far away a lonely bell was ringing, And it echoed through the canyon like a disappearing dream of yesterday, 47. My Way C Em Gm A7 And now, the end is near, and so I face the final curtain, Dm Dm7 G7 C My friend, I’ll say it clear, I’ll state my case, of which I’m certain, C7 F Fm I lived a life that’s full, I travelled each and every highway, C G7 F C And more, much more than this, I did it my way,

Regrets, I’ve had a few, but then again, too few to mention, I did what I had to do, and saw it through without exemption, I planned each chartered course, each careful step along the byway, And more, much more than this, I did it my way,

C C7 Yes, there were times, I’m sure you knew, F When I bit off more than I could chew, Dm7 G7 But through it all when there was doubt, Em7 Am I ate it up, and spit it out, Dm7 G7 I faced it all, and I stood tall, C And did it my way,

I’ve loved, I’ve laughed and cried, I’ve had my fill, my share of losing, And now, as tears subside, I find it all so amusing, To think I did all that, and may I say, not in a shy way, Oh no, oh no, not me, I did it my way,

For what is a man, what has he got, If not himself, then he has not, To say the things he truly feels, And not the words of one who kneels, The record shows I took the blows, And did it my way, 48. Heartbreak Hotel E And although it’s always crowded, Well, since my baby left me, You still can find some room, E Where broken-hearted lovers, I found a new place to dwell, Do cry away their gloom, E Down at the end of Lonely Street, Well, the bell hop’s tears keep flowing, E7 And the desk clerk’s dressed in black, At Heartbreak Hotel, They been so long on lonely street, They ain’t never coming back, Refrain: A7 Hey now, if your baby leaves you, You make me so lonely, I get so lonely, And you got a tale to tell, B7 E Just take a walk down Lonely Street, I get so lonely I could die, To Heartbreak Hotel,

49. You Ain’t Nothing but a Hound Dog G You ain’t nothing but a hound dog, crying all the time, C7 G You ain’t nothing but a hound dog, crying all the time, D7 C7 G Well, you ain’t never caught a rabbit and you ain’t no friend of mine,

They said you was high class, that was just a lie, (2x) You ain’t never caught a rabbit and you ain’t no friend of mine, (song repeats 2-3 times...)

50. Love Me Tender (capo 3) C D7 Love me tender, love me sweet, G C Never let me go, C D7 You have made my life complete, G C And I love you so, Love me tender, love me long, Refrain: Take me to your heart, C Em Am C7 For it’s there that I belong, Love me tender, love me true, And we’ll never part, F Fm C All my dreams fulfill, Love me tender, love me dear, A7 D7 Tell me you are mine, For my darling, I love you, I’ll be yours through all the years, G C And I always will, ‘Til the end of time, 51. I Can’t Help Falling in Love (capo 2) C Em Am F C G Wise men say only fools rush in, F G Am Dm C G C But I can’t help falling in love with you,

Should I stay? Would it be a sin? If I can’t help falling in love with you,

Refrain: Em Am Em Am Like a river flows, surely to the sea, Em Am Em A7 Dm G Darling, so it goes, some things are meant to be,

Take my hand, take my whole life, too, For I can’t help falling in love with you,

Take my hand, take my whole life, too, For I can’t help falling in love with you,

52. Every Day D G A7 Every day, it’s a-getting closer, D G A7 Going faster than a roller coaster, D G A7 D G D A7 Love like yours will surely come my way, a-hey, a-hey, hey

Every day, it’s a-getting faster, Everyone says, “Go ahead and ask her,” Love like yours will surely come my way, a-hey, a-hey, hey

Refrain: G Every day seems a little longer, C Every way love’s a little stronger, F Come what may, do you ever long for, Bb A A7 True love from me? song repeats... 53. Bye Bye Love Refrain (in G): Refrain (in D): C G C G G D G D Bye, bye, love, bye, bye, happiness, Bye, bye, love, bye, bye, happiness, C G D G G D A D Hello, loneliness, I think I’m going to cry. Hello, loneliness, I think I’m going to cry. C G C G G D G D Bye, bye, love, bye, bye, sweet caress. Bye, bye, love, bye, bye, sweet caress. C G D G G D A D Hello, emptiness, I feel like I could die. Hello, emptiness, I feel like I could die. G D G D A D Bye, bye, my love, goodbye. Bye, bye, my love, goodbye.

D G A D There goes my baby with someone new. There goes my baby with someone new. D G A D She sure looks happy, I sure am blue. She sure looks happy, I sure am blue. C D G A She was my baby ‘til he stepped in. She was my baby ‘til he stepped in. Am G Em D Goodbye to romance that might have been. Goodbye to romance that might have been.

I’m through with romance, I’m through with love. I’m through with counting the stars above. And here’s the reason that I’m so free: My loving baby is through with me. 54. You’re Sixteen C E7 You come on like a dream, peaches and cream, Am C Lips like strawberry wine, Dm G7 C G7 You’re sixteen, you’re beautiful, and you’re mine,

You’re all ribbons and curls, oh, what a girl, Eyes that sparkle and shine, You’re sixteen, you’re beautiful, and you’re mine,

Bridge: E7 You’re my baby, you’re my pet, A7 We fell in love on the night we met, D D7 You touched my hand, my heart went “Pop!” G7 Oh, when we kissed, we could not stop,

You walked out of my dreams and into my arms, Now you’re my angel divine, You’re sixteen, you’re beautiful, and you’re mine,

55. My Girl G C G C I’ve got sunshine on a cloudy day, G C G C When it’s cold outside, I’ve got the month of May.

Refrain: G Am C D I guess you’d say, G Am C D What can make me feel this way? G C D My girl, talking ‘bout, my girl.

I’ve got so much honey, the bees envy me. I don’t need no money, fortune or fame. I’ve got a sweeter song than the birds in the tree. I’ve got all the riches, baby, one man can claim. 56. What a Wonderful World (capo 2-3) C Em F Em I see trees of green, red roses too, Dm7 C E7 Am I see them bloom, for me and you, Dm And I think to myself, G7 C F C G What a wonderful world,

I see skies of blue and clouds of white, The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night, And I think to myself, G7 C F C What a wonderful world,

Bridge: G7 C The colours of the rainbow, so pretty in the sky, G7 C Are also on the faces of people going by, Am G Am G I see friends shaking hands, saying, “How do you do?” Am G Dm7 C Dm G7 They’re really saying, “I love you.”

I hear babies cry, I watch them grow, They’ll learn much more than I’ll ever know, And I think to myself, What a wonderful world, A7 Dm7 Yes, I think to myself, G G7 C F C What a wonderful world, 57. Lean on Me Please swallow your pride, E (F#m G#m) A If I have things you need to borrow, Sometimes in our lives, For no one can fill, (G#m F#m) E (F#m G#m) B7 Those of your needs that you won’t let show. We all have pain, we all have sorrow. E (F#m G#m) A Bridge: But, if we are wise, E (G#m F#m) E B7 E You just call on me brother when you need a hand, We know that there’s always tomorrow. B7 E We all need somebody to lean on. Refrain: E E A I just might have a problem that you’ll understand, Lean on me, when you’re not strong, B7 E E B7 We all need somebody to lean on. And I’ll be your friend, I’ll help you carry on. E (F#m G#m) A If there is a load, For, it won’t be long, You have to bear, that you can’t carry, (G#m F#m) E B7 E I’m right up the road, ‘Til I’m gonna need somebody to lean on. I’ll share your load, if you just call me.

58. Brown-eyed Girl G C G D Hey where did we go days when the rain came, G C G D Down in the hollow playing a new game, G C G D Laughing and a-running, hey, hey, skipping and a-jumping, G C G D In the misty morning fog, with our hearts a-thumping C D G Em C D G And you, my brown-eyed girl, you, my brown-eyed girl,

Whatever happened to Tuesday and so slow, Going down to the old mine with a transistor radio, Standing in the sunlight laughing hiding behind a rainbow’s wall, Slipping and a-sliding all along the waterfall, With you, my brown-eyed girl, you, my brown-eyed girl,

Refrain: D7 Do you remember when we used to sing, G C G D7 Sha la la la la la la la la la la dee dah, G C G D7 G Sha la la la la la la la la la la dee dah, la dee dah, Now that I’m all on my own, I saw you just the other day, my how you have grown, Cast my memory back there, Lord, sometimes I’m overcome thinking about it, Laughing and a-running, hey, hey, behind the stadium, With you, my brown-eyed girl, you, my brown-eyed girl,

59. Yesterday (capo 2-3) C Bm E7 Am G Yesterday all my troubles seemed so far away, F G7 C Now it looks as though they’re here to stay, G Am D F C Oh! I believe in yesterday.

Suddenly, I’m not half the man I used to be. There’s a shadow hanging over me, Oh, yesterday came suddenly.

Bridge: Esus7 E7 Am G F G G7 C Why she had to go I don’t know, she wouldn’t say. Esus7 E7 Am G F G G7 C I said something wrong now I long for yesterday.

Yesterday, love was such an easy game to play, Now I need a place to hide away, Oh! I believe in yesterday.

C D F C mmmm... 60. A Little Help from My Friends 61. Yellow Submarine (capo 0-2) (capo 4) D Em C G F C What would you do if I sang out of tune? In the town where I was born, A D Am Dm F G Would you stand up and walk out on me? Lived a man who sailed the sea, D Em C G F C Lend me your ear and I’ll sing you a song, And he told us of his life, A D Am Dm F G And I’ll try not to sing out of key. In the land of submarines,

Refrain: And so we sailed up to the sun, C G D ‘Til we found the sea of green, Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends. And we lived beneath the waves, C G D In our yellow submarine, Oh, I get high with a little help from my friends. C G D Refrain: I’m gonna try with a little help from my friends. C G We all live in a yellow submarine, What do I do when my love is away? G C Does it worry you to be alone? A yellow submarine, a yellow submarine, How do I feel by the end of the day? (repeat) Are you sad because you’re on your own? And our friends are all aboard, Bridge: Many more of them live next door, Bm E D C G And the band begins to play (make band Do you need anybody? I need somebody to love. noises), Bm E D C G Could it be anybody? I want somebody to love. As we live the life of ease, Everyone of us has all we need, Would you believe in a love at first sight? Sky of blue and sea of green, Yes, I’m certain that it happens all the time. In our yellow submarine, What do you see when you turn out the light? I can’t tell you but I know it’s mine. 62. Hey Jude C G Hey Jude, don’t make it bad, G7 C Take a sad song and make it better, F C Remember to let her into your heart, G G7 C Then you can start to make it better,

Hey Jude, don’t be afraid, You were made to go out and get her, The minute you let her under your skin, Then you begin to make it better, C7 F Dm And any time you feel the pain, hey Jude, refrain, G7 C Don’t carry the world upon your shoulders, C7 F Dm For well you know that it’s a fool who plays it cool, G7 C C7 G G7 By making his world a little colder, da da dah dah, da da dah dah,

Hey Jude, don’t let me down, You have found her, now go and get her, Remember to let her into your heart, Then you can start to make it better, So let it out and let it in, hey Jude, begin, You’re waiting for someone to perform with, And don’t you know that it’s just you, hey Jude, you’ll do, The movement you need is on your shoulder, da da...

Hey Jude, don’t make it bad, Take a sad song and make it better, Remember to let her under your skin, Then you’ll begin to make it better, better, better, better, oh! C Bb F C Na na na nah, Na na na nah, Na na na nah, Hey Jude,... 63. Let It Be G D When I find myself in times of trouble, Em C Mother Mary comes to me, G D C G Speaking words of wisdom, let it b--e. G D And in my hour of darkness, Em C She is standing right in front of me, G D C G Speaking words of wisdom, let it b--e. Em D C G Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be, D C G Speaking words of wisdom, let it b--e.

And when the broken hearted people, And when the night is cloudy, Living in the world agree, There is still a light that shines on me, There will be an answer, let it be. Shines until tomorrow, let it be, For through they may be parted, I wake up to the sound of music, There is still a chance that they might see, Mother Mary comes to me, There will be an answer, let it be. Speaking words of wisdom, let it be, Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be, Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be, There will be an answer, let it be. Whisper words of wisdom, let it be.

64. Imagine (capo 3) G C G C Imagine there’s no heaven, it’s easy if you try, Refrain: G C G C C D G B7 No hell below us, above us only sky. You may say I’m a dreamer, C D C D G B7 Imagine all the people living for today! But I’m not the only one. C D G B7 Imagine there’s no countries, it isn’t hard to do, I hope someday you will join us, Nothing to kill or die for, and no religion too. C D G Imagine all the people living life in peace! And the world will live as one.

Imagine no possessions, I wonder if you can, No need for greed or hunger, a brotherhood of man. Imagine all the people sharing all the world! 65. Mull of Kintyre Refrain: G Mull of Kintyre, C G Oh mist rolling in from the sea, C D G My desire is always to be here, oh Mull of Kintyre,

G Far have I travelled and much have I seen, C G Dark distant mountains with valleys of green, G Past painted deserts the sunsets on fire, C D G As he carries me home to the Mull of Kintyre,

Sweep through the heather like deer in the glen, Carry me back to the days I knew then, Nights when we sang like a heavenly choir, Of the life and the times of the Mull of Kintyre,

Smiles in the sunshine and tears in the rain, Still take me back where my memories remain, Flickering embers go higher and higher, As they carry me back to the Mull of Kintyre, 66. Joy to the World (Do barre-chord runs: D-Eb-E on first three lines of verses) ...E Jeremiah was a bullfrog, ...E He was a good friend of mine. ...E E7 A C I never understood a single word he said, E B7 E But I helped him drink his wine. A B7 E And he always had some mighty fine wine.

Refrain: If I were the king of the world, E Tell you what I’d do: Joy to the world, I’d throw away the cars and the bars and the wars, B7 E And I’d make sweet love to you. (2x) To all the boys and girls. E E7 A C You know I love the ladies, Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea, Like to have my fun. E B7 E I’m a high map flyer, I’m a rainbow rider, Joy to you and me. I’m a straight-shooting son of a gun. (2x)

67. Moonshadow Refrain: C F G C F C Oh, I’m being followed by a moonshadow, moonshadow, moonshadow, C F G C F C Leaping and a-hopping on a moonshadow, moonshadow, moonshadow,

F C F C F C F G And if I ever lose my hands, lose my plow, lose my lands, F C F C F Dm C Am Dm G C If I ever lose my hands, oh, he------y, I won’t have to work no more, F C F C F C F G And if I ever lose my eyes, all my colours all run dry, F C F C F Dm C Am Dm G C If I ever lose my eyes, oh, he------y, I won’t have to cry no more,

And if I ever lose my legs, I won’t moan and I won’t beg, If I ever lose my legs, I won’t have to walk no more, And if I ever lose my mouth, all my teeth, north and south, If I ever lose my mouth, I won’t have to talk, D G D G Did it take long to find me? I asked the faithful light, D G D G Did it take long to find me, and are you going to stay the night?

68. I’d Like to Live in a Wigwam I don’t want to live in a palace,... C G There’s too many empty rooms, I’d like to live in a wigwam, Dm I don’t want to live in a barracks,... Yes, I’d like to live in a wigwam, And wake up to the bugle tune, G C F I’d like to live in a wigwam, I’d just like to live in a tree hut,... G Am riff to C* And listen to the sound of the birds, And dance ‘round the totem pole, *The riff is this: pick A-B-C on the A string, I don’t want to live in no jailhouse,... then E-D on the D string, end on a C chord. And be fed bread through the bars,

I’d like to live in an igloo, etc.... C And fish from an icehole, I’m glad I’m alive am I, F G I’d like to ride on a caravan,... I’m glad I’m alive am I, And sing with the gypsies, F C F C I’m glad I’m alive, I’m glad I’m alive, I’d like to live on a commune,... F G And people can call me a hippie, I’m glad I’m alive am I, 69. Father and Son (capo 0-2) (first voice, second voice) Intro: G C G C G D C Am7 It’s not time to make a change, just relax, take it easy, G Em Am D You’re still young, that’s your fault, there’s so much you have to know. G D C Am7 Find a girl, settle down, if you want you can marry, G Em Am D Look at me, I am old, but I’m happy.

I was once like you are now, and I know that it’s not easy, To be calm when you’ve found something going on. But take your time, think a lot, think of everything you’ve got, G Em D G C G C For you will still be here tomorrow, but your dreams may not.

How can I try to explain, when I do he turns away again, It’s always been the same, same old story, From the moment I could talk, I was ordered to listen, G Em D G Now there’s a way, and I know, I have to go away. D C G C G C I know I have to go.

It’s not time to make a change, just sit down, take it slowly, You’re still young, that’s your fault, there’s so much you have to go through. If they were right, I’d agree, but it’s them, they know not me, Now there’s a way, and I know, that I have to go away. I know I have to go. 70. Blowing in the Wind (capo 2) C F C How many roads must a man walk down, C F C G Before they call him a man? C F C Am How many seas must a white dove sail, C F G Before she sleeps in the sand? C F C How many times must the cannon balls fly, C F G Before they’re forever banned?

Refrain: F G C Am The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind, F G C The answer is blowing in the wind.

How many years can a mountain exist, Before it is washed to the sea? How many years can some people exist, Before they’re allowed to be free? How many times can a man turn his head, And pretend that he just doesn’t see?

How many times must a man look up, Before he can see the sky? How many ears must one man have, Before he can hear people cry? How many deaths will it take ‘til he knows, That too many people have died? 71. The Times They Are a-Changing (capo 3-5) C Am F C Come gather round people wherever you roam, C Am Dm G And admit that the waters around you have grown, C Am F C And accept it that soon you’ll be drenched to the bone, C Am G If your time to you is worth saving, G Then you’d better start swimming or you’ll sink like a stone, C G C For the times, they are a-changing,

Come writers and critics who prophesy with your pens, And keep your eyes wide, the chance won’t come again, And don’t speak too soon for the wheel’s still in spin, And there’s no telling who that it’s naming, For the loser now will be later to win, For the times, they are a-changing,

Come senators, congressmen, please heed the call, Don’t stand in the doorways, don’t block up the hall, For those who get hurt will be those who have stalled, There’s a battle outside and it’s raging, It’ll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls, For the times, they are a-changing,

Come mothers and fathers throughout the land, And don’t criticize what you don’t understand, Your sons and your daughters are beyond your command, Your old road is rapidly aging, Please get out of the new one if you can’t lend a hand, For the times, they are a-changing,

The line it is drawn, the curse it is cast, The slow one now will later be fast, As the present now will later be past, The order is rapidly fading, And the first one now will later be last, For the times, they are a-changing, 72. Knocking on Heaven’s Door G D Am7 Mama, take this badge off of me, G D C I can’t use it anymore, G D Am7 It’s getting dark, too dark to see, G D C D I feel I’m knocking on heaven’s door,

Refrain: G D Am7 Knock, knock, knocking on heaven’s door, G D C D Knock, knock, knocking on heaven’s door, (repeat)

Mama, put my guns in the ground, I can’t shoot them anymore, That long black cloud is coming down, I feel like I’m knocking on heaven’s door,

73. I Shall Be Released G Am They say everything can be replaced, Bm C D G Yet every distance is not near, Am So I remember every face, Bm C D G Of every man who put me here,

Refrain: They say every man needs protection, G Am They say every man must fall, I see my light come shining, Yet I swear I see my reflection, Bm C D G Some place so high above this wall, From the west unto the east, G Am Standing next to me in this lonely crowd, Any day now, any day now, Is a man who swears he’s not to blame, Bm C D G All day long I hear him shout so loud, I shall be released, Crying out that he was framed, 74. The Rose (capo 2) C G F G C Some say love it is a river that drowns the tender reed. C G F G C Some say love it is a razor that leaves your soul to bleed. Em Am Dm G Some say love it is a hunger, an endless aching need. C G F G C I say love it is a flower and you its only seed.

It’s the heart afraid of breaking that never learns to dance. It’s the dream afraid of waking that never takes the chance. It’s the one who won’t be taken who cannot seem to give. It’s the soul afraid of dying that never learns to live.

When the night has been too lonely and the road has been too long, And you think that love is only for the lucky and the strong, Just remember in the winter far beneath the bitter snows, Lies the seed that, with the sun’s love, in the spring becomes the rose.

75. Homeward Bound (capo 2) G Bm Dm E7 I’m sitting in the railway station, got a ticket for my destination. Am F On a tour of one night stands, my suitcase and guitar in hand, G And every stop is neatly planned, D7 G For a poet and a one man band.

Refrain: G C G C Homeward bound, I wish I was homeward bound. G Am Home, where my thought’s escaping, G Am Home, where my music’s playing, G Am D G Home, where my love lies waiting silently for me.

Every day’s an endless stream of cigarettes and magazines. And each town looks the same to me, the movies and the factories, And every stranger’s face I see reminds me that I long to be... Tonight I’ll sing my songs again, I’ll play the game and pretend, But all my words come back to me in shades of mediocrity, Like emptiness in harmony, I need someone to comfort me.

76. El Condor Pasa (capo 2) Am C I’d rather be a sparrow than a snail, C Yes, I would, if I could, Am I surely would, hmm, I’d rather be a hammer than a nail, Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would, hmm,

Bridge: F Away, I’d rather sail away, C Like a swan that’s here and gone, F A man gets tied up to the ground, C Am He gives the world it’s saddest sound, its saddest sound,

I’d rather be a forest than a street, Yes I would, if I could, I surely would, hmm, I’d rather feel the earth beneath my feet, Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would, 77. The Boxer C Am I am just a poor boy, though my story’s seldom told, G C I have squandered my resistance for a pocket full of mumbles, such are promises, Am G F All lies and jest, still a man hears what he wants to hear, C G C And disregards the rest,

When I left my home and my family, I was no more than a boy, In the company of strangers in the quiet of a railway station running scared, Laying low, seeking out the poorer quarters, Where the ragged people go, looking for the places only they would know.

Refrain: Am G La la lie, la la lie, la la la lie, Am G C La la lie, la la lie, la la la lie, la la la la lie.

Asking only workman’s wages, I come looking for a job, But I get no offers, just a come-on from the whores on Seventh Avenue. I do declare, there were times when I was so lonesome, I took some comfort there.

Then I’m laying out my winter clothes and wishing I was gone, Going home, where the New York city winters aren’t bleeding me, Leading me, going home.

In the clearing stands a boxer and a fighter by his trade, And he carries the reminders of every glove that laid him down, or cut him ‘til he cried out, In his anger and his shame, “I am leaving, I am leaving,” But the fighter still remains. 78. Sound of Silence And in the naked light I saw, (capo 2) Ten thousand people, maybe more, Am G People talking without speaking, Hello, darkness, my old friend, People hearing without listening, Am People writing songs that voices, I’ve come to talk with you again, Never shared, no one dared, C F C Disturb the sound of silence. Because a vision softly creeping, F C “Fools,” said I, “You do not know, Left its seeds while I was sleeping, Silence like a cancer grows, F Hear my words that I might teach you, And the vision that was planted, Take my arms that I might reach you,” C Am But my words like silent, In my brain still remains, Raindrops fell, C G Am And echoed in the wells of silence. Within the sound of silence. And the people bowed and prayed, In restless dreams, I walked alone, To the neon God they made, Narrow streets of cobblestone, And the sign flashed out its warning, ‘Neath the halo of a street lamp, In the words that it was forming, I turned my collar to the cold and damp, And the sign said, “The words of the When my eyes were stabbed by the flash, prophets, Of a neon light that split the night, Are written on the subway walls, and And touched the sound of silence. tenement halls, And whispered in the Sound of Silence.” 79. Bridge over Troubled Water (capo 2) Intro: C G C G C (in C) G C G C When you’re weary, feeling small, F C G C G C G C When tears are in your eyes, I will dry them all. G D7 G Bm G7 I’m on your side, oh, when times get rough, C A7 D And friends just can’t be found,

Refrain: G C G E7 C D Em Like a bridge over troubled water, I will lay me down. G C G E7 C D G Like a bridge over troubled water, I will lay me down.

When you’re down and out, when you’re on the streets, When evening falls so hard, I will comfort you. I’ll take your part, oh, when darkness comes, And pain is all around,

Sail on, silver girl, sail on by, Your time has come to shine, all your dreams are on their way. See how they shine, oh, if you need a friend, I’m sailing right behind, 80. Teach Your Children C F You who are on the road, C G Must have a code that you can live by, C F And so, become yourself, C G Because the past is just a good-bye. C F Teach your children well, C G Their parents’ hell did slowly go by, C F And feed them on your dreams, C G The one they pick’s the one you’ll know by, C F And don’t ever ask them why, F C If they told you, you would cry, C Am F G So just look at them and si---gh, C And know they love you.

And you of tender years, Can’t know the fears that your elders grew by. And so help them with your youth, They seek the truth before they can die. Teach your parents well, Their children’s hell will slowly go by. And feed them on your dreams, The one they pick’s the one you’ll know by, Don’t you ever ask them why, If they told you, you would cry, Just look at them and sigh, And know they love you. 81. Circles Refrain: C Dm All my life’s a circle, sunrise and sundown, G C Moon rolls through the nighttime ‘til daybreak comes around, C Dm7 All my life’s a circle, still I wonder why, G F G C Seasons spinning ‘round again, years keep rolling by,

Seems like I’ve been here before, can’t remember when, I get this funny feeling, we’ll be together again, No straight lines make up my life, all my roads have bends, No clear cut beginnings, so far no dead ends,

I’ve met you a thousand times, I guess you’ve done the same, Then we lose each other, it’s like a children’s game, But now I find you here again, the thought comes to my mind, Our love is like a circle, let’s go round one more time,

82. Circle Game (capo 2) C G C Yesterday a child came out to wonder, C F G Caught a dragonfly inside a jar, C F Em Fearful when the sky was full of thunder, F G C And tearful at the falling of a star,

Refrain: C F C And the seasons they go ‘round and ‘round, C F C And the painted ponies go up and down, F C We’re captive on a carousel of time, F We can’t return, we can only look, Em F Behind from where we came, Em F G C And go ‘round and ‘round and ‘round in the circle game, Then the child moved ten times ‘round the seasons, Skated over ten clear frozen streams, Words like, “When you’re older,” must appease him, And promises of someday make his dreams,

16 springs and 16 summers gone now, Cartwheels turn to car wheels through the town, And they tell him, “Take your time it won’t be long now, ‘Til you drag your feet to slow the circles down,”

Years spin by and now the child is 20, Though his dreams have lost some grandeur coming true, There’ll be new dreams, maybe better dreams and plenty, Before the last revolving year is through,

83. Both Sides Now (capo 2) G C G Bows and flows of angel hair, G Bm C G And ice cream castles in the air, C Am And feather canyons everywhere, C D I’ve looked at clouds that way, Moons and Junes and Ferris wheels, G C G The dizzy dancing way you feel, But now they only block the sun, As every fairytale comes real, G Bm C G I’ve looked at love that way, They rain and snow on everyone, But now it’s just another show, G C You leave them laughing when you go, So many things I could have done, And if you care don’t let them know, C D Don’t give yourself away, But clouds got in my way, (refrain with “love” and “give and take”)

Refrain: Tears and fears and feeling proud, G C G To say, “I love you,” right out loud, I’ve looked at clouds from both sides now, Dreams and schemes and circus crowds, C G C G I’ve looked at life that way, From up and down and still somehow, But now old friends are acting strange, Bm C G C They shake their heads, they say I’ve changed, It’s clouds’ illusions I recall, Something’s lost, but something’s gained, G Dsus D G In living every day, I really don’t know clou-ds at all, (refrain with “life” and “win and lose”) 84. Four Strong Winds Refrain: G Am D7 G Four strong winds that blow lonely, seven seas that run high, G Am D D7 All those things that don’t change, come what may. G Am D7 G But our good times are all gone and I’m bound for moving on. Am C D7 I’ll look for you if I’m ever back this way.

I think I’ll go out to Alberta, weather’s good there in the fall. I got some friends that I can go to working for, Still I wish you’d change your mind, if I asked you one more time, But we’ve been through that a hundred times or more.

If I get there before the snow flies and if things are going good, You could meet me if I sent you down the fare. But by then it would be winter, not too much for you to do, And those winds sure can blow cold way out there.

Out on runway number nine, 85. In the Early Morning Rain (capo 2) Big “707” set to go, D A G But I’m stuck here on the grass, In the early morning rain, Where the cold wind blows, D Well the liquor tasted good, With a dollar in my hand, And the women all were fast, Em A There she goes, my friend, With an aching in my heart, She’s rolling now at last, D And my pockets full of sand, Hear the mighty engines roar, Em A See the silver wings on high, I’m a long way from home, She’s away and westward bound, D Far above the clouds she’ll fly, And I miss my loved ones so, Where the morning rain don’t fall, A G And the sun always shines, In the early morning rain, She’ll be flying over my home, D In about three hours time, With no place to go, Well this old airport’s got me down, It’s no earthly good to me, ‘Cause I’m stuck here on the ground, Cold and drunk as I can be, You can’t jump a jet plane, Like you can a freight train, So I’d best be on my way, In the early morning rain, 86. Song for a Winter’s Night A plain G works fine for the end of each verse, but here’s a nice riff... (capo 0-2) G D Em C The lamp is burning low upon my tabletop, G D G (D) The snow is softly falling, G D Em C The air is still within the silence of my room, G D G I hear your voice softly calling, D C D If I could only have you near, Bm Em Am D To breathe a sigh or tw---o, G D Em C I would be happy just to hold the hands I love, G D G7 G6 G G7 G6 G On this winter’s night with you,

The smoke is rising in the shadows overhead, My glass is almost empty, I read again between the lines upon each page, The words of love you send me, If I could know within my heart, That you were lonely too, I would be happy just to hold the hands I love, On this winter’s night with you,

The fire is dying now, my lamp is growing dim, The shades of night are lifting, The morning light steals across my windowpane, Where webs of snow are drifting, If I could only have you near To breathe a sigh or two, I would be happy just to hold the hands I love, G D B7 Em And to be once again with you, G D G7 G6 G G7 G6 G On this winter’s night with you, 87. Sweet Baby James C G F Em There is a young cowboy, he lives on the range, Am F C Em His horse and his cattle are his only companions, Am F C Em He works in the saddle and he sleeps in the canyons, F C Dm7 G Waiting for summer his pastures to change, F G C As the moon rises he sits by his fire, Am F C G Thinking about women and glasses of beer, F G C And closing his eyes as the dogies retire, Am F C Sings out a song which is soft but it’s clear, D G As if maybe someone could hear,

Refrain: C F G C Goodnight, you moonlight ladies, Am F C Rockabye sweet baby James, Am F C Deep greens and blues are the colours I choose, Dm D G Won’t you let me go down in my dreams, F G C And rockabye sweet baby James,

The first of December was covered with snow, And so was the turnpike from Stockbridge to Boston, The Berkshires seemed dreamlike on account of that frosting, Ten miles behind me and 10,000 more to go, There’s a song that they sing when they take to the highway, A song that they sing when they take to the sea, A song that they sing of their home in the sky, Maybe you can believe it if it helps you to sleep, But singing works just fine for me, 88. You’ve Got a Friend (capo 2) (in G) Em B7 When you’re down and troubled, Em B7 Em And you need a helping hand, Am7 D7sus G Gsus G And nothing, oh nothing is going right, Em B7 Close your eyes and think of me, Em B7 Em And soon I will be there, Am7 Bm D7sus D7 To brighten up even your darkest night.

Refrain: G You just call out my name, C Am7 And you know wherever I am, G D7sus D7 I’ll come running to see you again. G Winter, spring, summer or fall, C All you have to do is call, C D Bridge: And I’ll be there, yes I will, F C G Ain’t it good to know that you’ve got a friend, You’ve got a friend. G When people can be so cold, If the sky above you, C F Should turn dark and full of clouds, They’ll hurt you, and desert you, And that old north wind should begin to blow, Em A Keep your head together, They’ll take your soul if you let them. And call my name out loud, D7sus D7 Soon I’ll be knocking upon your door. Oh, but don’t you let them. 89. Down on the Corner D A D Early in the evening just about suppertime, D A D Over by the courthouse, they're starting to unwind, G D Four kids on the corner, trying to bring you up, D A D Willy picks a tune out and he blows it on the harp.

Refrain: G D A D Down on the corner, out in the street, G D A D Willy and the Poor Boys are playing; bring a nickel, tap your feet.

Rooster hits the washboard, and people just got to smile, Blinky thumps the gut bass and solos for awhile. Poor Boy twangs the rhythm out on his Kalamazoo. And Willy goes in to a dance and doubles on Kazoo.

You don't need a penny just to hang around, But if you got a nickel won't you lay your money down. Over on the corner, there's a happy noise, People come from all around to watch the magic boy.

90. Bad Moon Rising G D C G I see a bad moon rising, D C G I see trouble on the way, D C G I see earthquakes and lightning, I hear hurricanes a-blowing, D C G I know the end is coming soon, I see bad times today, I fear rivers overflowing, I hear the voice of rage and ruin, Refrain: C G Hope you have got your things together, Don’t go ‘round tonight, it’s bound to take your life, Hope you are quite prepared to die, D C G Looks like we’re in for nasty weather, There’s a bad moon on the rise, One eye is taken for an eye, 91. Heart of Gold 92. Helpless (capo 2) D A G Intro: Am G Am (2x) There is a town in North Ontario, Am F G C D A G I wanna live, I wanna give, With dream comfort memory to spare, Am F G C D A G I’ve been a miner for a heart of gold. And in my mind I still need a place to go, Am F G C D A G It’s these expressions I never give, All my changes were there, Am C That keep me searching for a heart of gold, Blue, blue shadows behind the stars, F C Yellow moon on the rise, And I’m getting old, (repeat last two lines) Big birds flying across the sky, Throwing shadows on our eyes, leave us I’ve been to Hollywood, I’ve been to Redwood, I’d cross the ocean for a heart of gold. Helpless, helpless, helpless, I’ve been in my mind, it’s such a fine line, Well babe, can you hear me now? That keeps me searching for a heart of gold. The chains are locked and tied across my And I’m getting old. (repeat last two lines) doors, Baby, sing with me somehow, Am G Am Keep me searching for a heart of gold. Blue, blue windows behind the stars, Am G Am Yellow moon on the rise, You keep me searching and I’m growing old. Big birds flying across the sky, Am G Am Throwing shadows on our eyes, leave us Keep me searching for a heart of gold. Am C Helpless, helpless, helpless, (x4) I’ve been a miner for a heart of gold, F C And I’m getting old. Outro: Am G Am (2x) 93a. American Pie(Don MacLean does it in G) Intro: G D Em7 Am C A long, long time ago, I can still remember how, Em D That music used to make me smile, G D Am C And I knew if I had my chance that I could make those people dance, Am C D And maybe they’d be happy for a while, Em Am Em Am But February made me shiver with every paper I delivered, C G Am C D Bad news on the doorstep, I couldn’t take one more step, G D Em Am7 D I can’t remember if I cried when I read about his widowed bride, G D Em C D7 G C G But something touched me deep inside the day the music died, so

Refrain: G C G D Bye, bye, Miss American Pie, G C G D Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry, G C G D Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye, Em A7 And singing, “This’ll be the day that I die, Final Refrain: Em D7 A7 D7 G C G This’ll be the day that I die,” This’ll be the day that I die.

G Am C Am Did you write the Book of Love, and do you have faith in God above, Em D If the Bible tells you so? G D Em Am7 C Do you believe in rock and roll, can music save your mortal soul, Em A7 D And can you teach me how to dance real slow? Em D Well I know that you’re in love with him, Em D ‘Cause I saw you dancing in the gym, C G A7 You both kicked off your shoes, C D7 Man, I dig those rhythm and blues, G D Em I was a lonely teenage broncing buck, Am C With a pink carnation and a pickup truck, G D Em But I knew that I was out of luck, C D7 G C G The day the music died, I started singing,

Now for ten years we’ve been on our own, but moss grows fat on a rolling stone, But that’s not how it used to be, When the jester sang for the King and Queen, in a coat he borrowed from James Dean, And a voice that came from you and me, Oh and while the King was looking down, The jester stole his thorny crown, The courtroom was adjourned, No verdict was returned, While Lennon read a book on Marx, The quartet practised in the park, The day the music died, we were singing,

Helter Skelter in a summer swelter, the birds flew off with a fallout shelter, Eight miles high and falling fast, It landed foul out on the grass, the players tried for a forward pass, With the jester on the sidelines in a cast, Now the halftime air was sweet perfume, While the Sergeants played a marching tune, We all got up to dance, Oh, but we never got the chance, ‘Cause the players tried to take the field, The marching band refused to yield, Do you recall the feel, The day the music died, we started singing, Outro (same as Intro): Oh and there we were all in one place, a I met a girl who sang the blues, and I asked her generation lost in space, for some happy news, With no time left to start again, But she just smiled and turned away, So come on, Jack, be nimble, Jack, be quick, I went down to the sacred store, where I’d heard Jack Flash sat on a candlestick, the music years before, Cause fire is the Devil’s only friend, But the man there said the music wouldn’t play, Oh and as I watched him on the stage, And in the streets the children screamed, My hands were clenched in fists of rage, The lovers cried and the poets dreamed, No angel born in hell, But not a word was spoken, Could break that Satan’s spell, The church bells all were broken, And as the flames climbed high into the night, And the three men I admire most, To light the sacrificial rite, The Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost, I saw Satan laughing with delight, They caught the last train for the coast, The day the music died, we were singing, The day the music died, we were singing, 93b. American Pie Intro: C G Am7 Dm F A long, long time ago, I can still remember how, Am G That music used to make me smile, C G Dm F And I knew if I had my chance that I could make those people dance, Dm F G And maybe they’d be happy for a while, Am Dm Am Dm But February made me shiver with every paper I delivered, F C Dm F G Bad news on the doorstep, I couldn’t take one more step, C G Am Dm7 G I can’t remember if I cried when I read about his widowed bride, C G Am F G C F C But something touched me deep inside the day the music died, so

Refrain: C F C G Bye, bye, Miss American Pie, C F C G Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry, C F C G Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye, Am D7 And singing, “This’ll be the day that I die, Final Refrain: Am G D G C F C This’ll be the day that I die,” This’ll be the day that I die,

C Dm F Dm Did you write the Book of Love, and do you have faith in God above, Am G If the Bible tells you so? C G Am Dm7 F Do you believe in rock and roll, can music save your mortal soul, Am D7 G And can you teach me how to dance real slow? Am G Well I know that you’re in love with him, Am G ‘Cause I saw you dancing in the gym, F C D7 You both kicked off your shoes, F G Man, I dig those rhythm and blues, C G Am I was a lonely teenage broncing buck, Dm F With a pink carnation and a pickup truck, C G Am But I knew that I was out of luck, F G C F C The day the music died, I started singing,

Now for ten years we’ve been on our own, but moss grows fat on a rolling stone, But that’s not how it used to be, When the jester sang for the King and Queen, in a coat he borrowed from James Dean, And a voice that came from you and me, Oh and while the King was looking down, The jester stole his thorny crown, The courtroom was adjourned, No verdict was returned, While Lennon read a book on Marx, The quartet practised in the park, The day the music died, we were singing,

Helter Skelter in a summer swelter, the birds flew off with a fallout shelter, Eight miles high and falling fast, It landed foul out on the grass, the players tried for a forward pass, With the jester on the sidelines in a cast, Now the halftime air was sweet perfume, While the Sergeants played a marching tune, We all got up to dance, Oh, but we never got the chance, ‘Cause the players tried to take the field, The marching band refused to yield, Do you recall the feel, The day the music died, we started singing, Outro (same as Intro): Oh and there we were all in one place, a I met a girl who sang the blues, and I asked her generation lost in space, for some happy news, With no time left to start again, But she just smiled and turned away, So come on, Jack, be nimble, Jack, be quick, I went down to the sacred store, where I’d heard Jack Flash sat on a candlestick, the music years before, Cause fire is the Devil’s only friend, But the man there said the music wouldn’t play, Oh and as I watched him on the stage, And in the streets the children screamed, My hands were clenched in fists of rage, The lovers cried and the poets dreamed, No angel born in hell, But not a word was spoken, Could break that Satan’s spell, The church bells all were broken, And as the flames climbed high into the night, And the three men I admire most, To light the sacrificial rite, The Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost, I saw Satan laughing with delight, They caught the last train for the coast, The day the music died, we were singing, The day the music died, we were singing, 94. Piano Man Intro: C Em Am G F G C C Em Am C It’s nine o’clock on a Saturday, F C D7 G The regular crowd shuffles in, C Em Am C There’s an old man sitting next to me, F G C (F) Making love to his tonic and gin, C Em Am C He says son, can you play me a memory? F C D7 G I’m not really sure how it goes, C Em Am C But it’s sad and it’s sweet and I knew complete, F G C When I wore a younger man’s clothes,

Refrain: Am D7 La, da da, da de da, Am D7 F G (step down through Em) D La da da, da de da, C Em Am C Sing us a song, you’re the piano man, F C D7 G Sing us a song, tonight, C Em Am C Well we’re all in the mood for a melody, F G C And you’ve got us feeling all right,

Now John at the bar is a friend of mine, He gets me my drinks for free, And he’s quick with a joke or to light up your smoke, But there’s some place that he’d rather be, He says, “Bill, I believe this is killing me,” As the smile ran away from his face, “Well I’m sure that I could be a movie star, If I could get out of this place,” Am D7 La, da da, da de da, Am D7 F G (step down through Em) D La da da, da de da,

Now Paul is a real estate novelist, Who never had time for a wife, And he’s talking with Davy, who’s still in the navy, And probably will be for life, And the waitress is practising politics, As the businessmen slowly get stoned, Yes they’re sharing a drink they call loneliness, But it’s better than drinking alone, (refrain)

It’s a pretty good crowd for a Saturday, And the manager gives me a smile, ‘Cause he knows that it’s me they’ve been coming to see, To forget about life for a while, And the piano, it sounds like a carnival, And the microphone smells like a beer, And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar, And say, “Man, what are you doing here?” (refrain) 95. Mama Mia G D G D C I've been cheated by you since I don't know when. G D G D C So I made up my mind it must come to an end. G Look at me now, will I ever learn? G C I don't know how but I suddenly lose control. D There's a fire within my soul.

Refrain: C G D Just one look and I can hear a bell ring, C G D One more look and I forget everything, oooh. G Mama mia, here I go again. F C G My, my, how can I resist you? G Mama mia, does it show again? F C G My, my, just how much I've missed you. G D Yes, I've been brokenhearted. Em Bm Blue since the day we parted. F C Am D G Why, why did I ever let you go? G Em Mama mia, now I really know, F C Am D G My, my, I could never let you go.

I've been angry and sad about the things that you do. I can't count all the times that I've told you we're through. And when you go, when you slam the door, I think you know that you won't be away too long, You know that I'm not that strong, 96. Summer of ‘69 (capo 2) The Riff: (on D) high E string – 0 2 3 2 0 2 (then on A) B string – 0 2 3 2 0 2 D I got my first real six string, A Bought it at the five and dime. D Played it till my fingers bled, A Was the summer of ‘69.

Me and some guys from school, Had a band and we tried real hard, Jimmy quit, Joey got married, Should have known we’d never get far. Bm A Oh, and as I look back now, Bridge: D G F Bb That summer seemed to last forever. Man, we were killing time, Bm A C And if I had the choice, We were young and restless, D G Bb F Yeah, I’d always want to be there. We needed to unwind. Bm A D Bb C Those were the best days of my life. I guess nothing could last forever, forever...

Ain’t no use in complaining, But now the times are changing, When you got a job to do. Look at everything that’s come and gone. Spinned movies down at the drive in, Sometimes when I play that old six string, And that’s when I met you. I think about you, wonder what went wrong. Standing on your mother’s porch, Standing on your mother’s porch, You told me that you’d wait forever. You told me it would last forever. Oh, and when you held my hand, Oh, and when you held my hand, I knew that it was now or never. I knew that it was now or never. Those were the best days of my life. Those were the best days of my life. 97. Home for a Rest (capo 3) Intro: Am G C F You’ll have to excuse me, I’m not at my best, C G F C I’ve been gone for a month, I’ve been drunk since I left, Am G C F These so-called vacations will soon be my death, C G F C I’m so sick from the drink I need home for a rest,

Am G C F We arrived in December and London was cold, C G C G We stayed in the bars along Charing Cross Road, Am G C F We never saw nothing but brass taps and oak, C G C G Kept the shine on the bar with the sleeves of our coats,

Refrain: G C G You’ll have to excuse me, I’m not at my best, C F C G I’ve been gone for a week, I’ve been drunk since I left, G C G These so-called vacations will soon be my death, C F G C I’m so sick from the drink I need home for a rest,

Euston Station, the train journey north, In the buffet car we lurched back and forth, Past old crooked dykes through Yorkshire’s green fields, We were flung into dance as the train jigged and reeled,

By the light of the moon she’d drift through the streets, A rare old perfume so seductive and sweet, She’d tease us and flirt as the pubs all closed down, Then walk us on home and deny us a round,

The gas heater’s empty, it’s damp as a tomb, And the spirits we drank are like ghosts in the room, I’m knackered again, come on sleep take me soon, And don’t lift up my head ‘til the twelve bells of noon, 98. I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For E I have climbed highest mountains, E I have run through the fields, A E Only to be with you, only to be with you,

I have run, I have crawled, I have scaled these city walls, These city walls, only to be with you,

Refrain: B7 A E But I still haven’t found what I’m looking for, B7 A E No, I still haven’t found what I’m looking for,

I have kissed honey lips, Felt the healing fingertips, It was warm in the night, I was cold as a stone,

I believe in the Kingdom come, Then all the colours will bleed into one, Bleed into one, but yes, I’m still running,

Broke the bonds and loosened the chains, Carry the cross of my shame, Of my shame, you know I believe it, 99. Love Is the Seventh Wave (capo 0-4) C F G In the empire of the senses C F G You’re the queen of all you survey, C F G All the cities, all the nations, C F G C Everything that falls your way, I say, F G C There is a deeper wave than this, F G C That you don’t understand, All the bloodshed, all the anger, F G C All the weapons, all the greed, There is a deeper wave than this, All the armies, all the missiles, F G All the symbols of our fear, I say Tugging at your hand, There is a deeper wave than this, Rising in the world, Every ripple on the ocean, There is a deeper wave than this, Every leaf on every tree, Listen to me, girl, Every sand dune in the desert, Every power we never see, At the still point of destruction, There is a deeper wave than this, At the centre of the fury, Swelling in the world, All the angels, all the devils, There is a deeper wave than this, All around us you can’t see, Listen to me, girl, There is a deeper wave than this, Rising in the land, Feel it rising in the cities, There is a deeper wave than this, Feel it sweeping over land, Nothing will withstand, Over borders, over frontiers, Nothing will its power withstand, I say, I say love is the seventh wave, (4x) There is no deeper wave than this, There is a deeper wave than this, Rising in the world, Swelling in the world, There is no deeper wave than this, There is a deeper wave than this, Listen to me, girl, Listen to me girl, 100. I Can See Clearly Now (capo 2) D G D I can see clearly now, the rain is gone, G A I can see all obstacles in my way, D G D Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind, C G D It’s going to be a bright (bright), bright (bright) sun shiny day,

I think I can make it now, the pain is gone, All of the bad feelings have disappeared, Here is the rainbow I’ve been praying for, It’s going to be a bright (bright), bright (bright) sun shiny day,

Bridge: F C Look all around, nothing but blue skies, F A A7 Look straight ahead, nothing but blue skies, first verse repeats...

101. Chocolate C D Em7 C Your love is better than ice cream, Am7 D G C Better than anything else that I’ve tried, Am7 D Em7 C Your love is better than ice cream, Am7 D C Am7 Everyone here knows how to fight,

Refrain: Em D Am7 Em D Am7 And it’s a long way down, it’s a long way down, Em D Am7 C G Em D It’s a long way down to the place where we started from,

Your love is better than chocolate, Better than anything else that I’ve tried, Oh, love is better than chocolate, Everyone here knows how to cry, 102. Little Boxes A Little boxes, on the hillside, D A Little boxes made of ticky-tacky, A E Little boxes, little boxes, A E Little boxes, all the same, A And they all play on the golf course, There’s a green one and a pink one, And drink their martinis dry, D A And they all have pretty children, And a blue one and a yellow one, And the children go to school, A E And the children go to summer camp, And they’re all made out of ticky-tacky, And then to the university, E A Where they are put in boxes, And they all look just the same, And they come out all the same,

And the people in the houses, And the boys go into business, All went to the university, And marry and raise a family, Where they were put in boxes, In boxes made of ticky-tacky, And they came out all the same, And they all look just the same, And there’s doctors and lawyers, There’s a green one and a pink one, And business executives, And blue one and a yellow one, And they’re all made out of ticky-tacky, And they’re all made out of ticky-tacky, And they all look just the same, And they all look just the same,

103. Turn Turn Turn (capo 2-3) Alternate key: Refrain: Refrain: G C G D C F C G To everything, turn, turn, turn, To everything, turn, turn, turn, G C G D C F C G There is a season, turn, turn, turn, There is a season, turn, turn, turn, C D G F G C And a time for every purpose under heaven, And a time for every purpose under heaven,

D G G C A time to be born, a time to die, A time to be born, a time to die, D G G C A time to plant, a time to reap, A time to plant, a time to reap, D G G C A time to kill, a time to heal, A time to kill, a time to heal, C D G F G C A time to laugh, a time to weep, A time to laugh, a time to weep, A time to build up, a time to break down, A time to dance, a time to mourn, A time to cast away stones, A time to gather stones together,

A time of love, a time to hate, A time of war, a time of peace, A time you may embrace, A time to refrain from embracing,

A time to gain, a time to lose, A time to rend, a time to sew, A time to love, a time to hate, A time for peace, I swear it’s not too late,

104. Where Have All the Flowers Gone? C Am Where have all the flowers gone? F G Long time passing. C Am Where have all the flowers gone? F G Long time ago. C Am Where have all the flowers gone? F G Young girls picked them everyone. F C When will they ever learn? F G C When will they ever learn?

Where have all the young girls gone? Long time passing... They’ve taken husbands everyone, When will they ever learn?...

Where have all the young men gone?... They’re all in uniform....

Where have all the soldiers gone?... Where have all the graveyards gone?... Gone to graveyards everyone.... Gone to flowers everyone.... 105. If I Had a Hammer Intro: C Am F G G C Am F G C Am F If I had a hammer, I’d hammer in the morning, G C Am F G I’d hammer in the evening, all over this land, C Am C Am C Am C I’d hammer out danger, I’d hammer out a warning, Am F C F C I’d hammer out love between my brothers and my sisters, F C G C Am F G C Am F G C Am F A----ll over this la------nd,

If I had a bell, I’d ring it in the morning, I’d ring it in the evening, all over this land, I’d ring out danger, I’d ring out a warning, I’d ring out love between my brothers and my sisters, All over this land,

If I had a song, I’d sing it in the morning, Well, I have a hammer, and I have a bell, I’d sing it in the evening, all over this land, And I have song to sing, all over this land, I’d sing out danger, I’d sing out a warning, It’s a hammer of justice, it’s a bell of freedom, I’d sing out love between my brothers and It’s a song about love between my brothers and my sisters, my sisters, All over this land, All over this land.

106. Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream C Last night I had the strangest dream, F C I’d ever dreamed before, And when the papers all were signed, G C Am And a million copies made, I dreamed the world had all agreed, They all joined hands and bowed their heads, Dm G C And grateful prayers were prayed, To put an end to war, And the people in the streets below, F C Were dancing round and round, I dreamed I saw a mighty room, While swords and guns and uniforms, G C Were scattered on the ground, Filled with women and men, F C Last night I had the strangest dream, And the paper they were signing said, I’d ever dreamed before, G C I dreamed the world had all agreed, They’d never fight again, To put an end to war. 107. Universal Soldier (in C) F G C Am He’s five feet two and he’s six feet four, F G C He fights with missiles and with spears, F G Em Am He’s all of thirty-one and he’s only seventeen, F Dm G He’s been a soldier for a thousand years,

He’s a Catholic, a Hindu, an atheist, a Jain, A Buddhist and a Baptist and a Jew, And he knows he shouldn’t kill and he knows he always will, Kill you for me, my friend, and kill me for you,

And he’s fighting for Canada, he’s fighting for France, He’s fighting for the U.S.A., And he’s fighting for the Russians, he’s fighting for Japan, And he thinks he’ll put an end to war that way,

And he’s fighting for democracy, he’s fighting for the reds, He says it’s for the peace of all, He’s the one who must decide who’s to live and who’s to die, And he never sees the writing on the wall,

But without him how would Hitler have condemned him at Dachau? Without him Caesar would have stood alone, He’s the one who gives his body as the weapon of the war, And without him all this killing can’t go on,

He’s the universal soldier and he really is to blame, His orders come from far away no more, They come from him and you and me, and people, can’t you see? This is not the way we put an end to war, 108. And the Band Played ‘Waltzing Matilda’ (capo 3) G C G When I was a young man, I carried my pack, G D G And I lived the free life of a rover, G C G Em From the Murray’s green basin, to the dusty outback, G D G I waltzed my Matilda all over, D C G Then in 1915, my country said, “Son, D C G It’s time to stop rambling, ‘cause there’s work to be done,” G C G Em So they gave me a tin hat and they gave me a gun, G D G And they sent me away to the war, G C G And the band played Waltzing Matilda, G D As we sailed away from the quay, C G Em And amidst all the cheers, and the shouts and the tears, G D G We sailed off for Gallipoli,

How well I remember that terrible day, When the blood stained the sand and the water, And how in that hell that they called Souvla Bay, We were butchered like lambs at the slaughter, Johnny Turk, he was ready, he’d primed himself well, He showered us with bullets, and he rained us with shells, And in five minutes flat, he’d blown us all to hell, Nearly blew us right back to Australia, And the band played Waltzing Matilda, As we stopped to bury our slain, And we buried ours and the Turks buried theirs, And we started all over again, Now those who were living did their best to survive, In that mad world of guts, blood, and fire, And for seven long weeks I kept myself alive, As the corpses around me piled higher, Then a big Turkish shell knocked me arse over head, And when I awoke in my hospital bed, And saw what it had done, Christ, I wished I was dead, Never knew there were worse things than dying, And no more I’ll go waltzing Matilda, To the green bushes so far and near, For to hang tent and pegs, a man needs two legs, No more waltzing Matilda for me,

So they collected the crippled, the wounded and maimed, And they sent us back home to Australia, The legless, the armless, the blind and insane, Those proud wounded heroes of Souvla, And as our ship pulled into Circular Quay, I looked at the place where my legs used to be, And thanked Christ there was nobody waiting for me, To grieve and to mourn and to pity, And the band played Waltzing Matilda, As they carried us down the gangway, But nobody cheered, they just stood and stared, And they turned their faces away,

And now every April I sit on my porch, And I watch the parades pass before me, I see my old comrades, how proudly they march, Reliving the dreams of past glory, I see the old men, all twisted and torn, The forgotten heroes of a forgotten war, And the young people ask, “What are they marching for?” And I ask myself the same question, And the band plays Waltzing Matilda, And the old men still answer the call, But year after year, their numbers get fewer, Someday no-one will march there at all G C “Waltzing Matilda, waltzing Matilda, G D Who’ll come a waltzing, Matilda, with me?” Outro: G D Em C G D G 109. Green Fields of France (capo 5) C Am F Dm Well how do you do, young Willie McBride? G F C Do you mind if I sit here down by your graveside, Am F Dm And rest for a while ‘neath the warm summer sun? G G7 F C I’ve been walking all day and I’m nearly done. C Am F Dm I see by your gravestone you were only 19, G F C G When you joined the great fallen in 1916, C Am F Dm I hope you died well and I hope you died clean, G G7 F C Or young Willie McBride, was it slow and obscene?

Refrain: G G7 F C Did they beat the drums slowly, did they play the fife lowly? G G7 F G Did they sound the death march as they lowered you down? F C Am Did the band play the last post and chorus? C F G C Did the pipes play the Flowers of the Forest?

Did you leave ‘ere a wife or a sweetheart behind? In some faithful heart is your memory enshrined? Although you died back in 1916, In that faithful heart are you forever nineteen? Or are you a stranger without even a name, Enclosed in forever behind a glass frame, In an old photograph all torn, battered and strained, And faded to yellow in a brown leather frame?

The sun now it shines on the green fields of France, There’s a warm summer breeze that makes the red poppies dance, And look how the sun shines from under the clouds, There’s no gas, no barbed wire, there’s no guns firing now, But here in this graveyard it’s still No Man’s Land, The countless white crosses stand mute in the sand, To man’s blind indifference to his fellow man, To a whole generation that were butchered and damned, Ah young Willie McBride, I can’t help wonder why, Do all those who lie here know why did they die, And did they believe when they answered the call, Did they really believe that this was would end wars? Well the sorrow, the suffering, they glory, the pain, The killing and dying were all done in vain, For young Willie McBride, it all happened again, And again, and again, and again, and again,

110. Song for Peace (in C) G C F C C7 Gentle lady, gentle man, F Dm7 G May I speak that you might understand? C Am I’ve been thinking we’ve been rather blind, Dm7 G C (G) Let us leave every difference behind,

Refrain: C C7 Cast your nets on these waters, your lines on the sea, F C Your sights on horizons, wherever you please, F D7 G For together we’ll weather the tide that prevails, C Am F G C F C G With the sun on our shoulders, the wind in our sails,

Those who suffer, those who cry, Call for brothers and friends by and by, For ‘tis certain united we stand, Side by side, arm in arm, hand in hand,

Little children know the way, They spend life dream by dream, day by day, And by nature they seem to imply, We must love and just never ask why, 111. Over the Rainbow C Em F C Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high, F C Am7 Dm7 G C There’s a land that I heard of once in a lullaby,

Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue, And the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true.

Bridge: C Someday I’ll wish upon a star, Dm7 G C And wake up where the clouds are far behind me, C Where troubles melt like lemon drops, B7 Em G7 Away above the chimney tops, that’s where you’ll find me,

Somewhere over the rainbow bluebirds fly, Birds fly over the rainbow, why then, oh why can’t I?

112. Do Re Mi G D G Let’s start at the very beginning, G D G A very good place to start, F C When you read you begin with A, B, C, F C When you sing you begin with “do, re, mi,” “do, re, mi,” G C “Do, re, mi.” The first three notes just happen to be: C “Do, re, mi,” “do, re, mi,”

C C F Do, a deer, a female deer, So, a needle pulling thread, G D G Re, a drop of golden sun, La, a note to follow “so,” C E Am Mi, a name I call myself, Ti, a drink with jam and bread, F F G C Fa, a long, long way to run, That will bring us back to “do” 113. My Favourite Things Em Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens, C Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens, Am D G C Brown paper packages tied up with strings, G C Am B7 These are a few of my favourite things.

Cream coloured ponies and crisp apple strudels, Door bells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles, Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings? These are a few of my favourite things.

Refrain: Em Am B7 When the dog bites, when the bee stings, Em C When I’m feeling sad, C A I simply remember my favourite things, G Am D G And then I don’t fee----l so bad.

Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes, Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes, Silver white winters that melt into springs, These are a few of my favourite things. 114. We’ll Meet Again (capo 3-5) C E7 Am7 F We’ll meet again, don’t know where, don’t know when, Dm7 F G G7 But I’m sure we’ll meet again some sunny day,

C E7 Am7 F Keep smiling through, just like you always do, Dm7 G C F C ‘Til the blue skies chase the dark clouds far away,

Bridge: E7 So will you please say, “Hello,” to the folks that I know, F Tell them I won’t be long, D7 They’ll be happy to know that when you saw me go, G G7 I was singing this song:

C E7 Am7 F We’ll meet again, don’t know where, don’t know when, Dm7 G C But I’m sure we’ll meet again some sunny day, song repeats...

115. Don’t Fence Me In D Oh, give me land, lots of land, under starry skies above, A7 Don’t fence me in, A7 Let me ride through the wide open country that I love, D Don’t fence me in, D D7 Let me be by myself in the evening breeze, G Listen to the murmur of the cottonwood trees, D B7 Send me off forever but I ask you, please, E7 A7 D Don’t fence me in, G D Just turn me loose, let me straddle my old saddle, underneath the western skies, G D A7 On my cayuse let me wander over yonder ‘til I see that mountain rise, D D7 I want to ride to the ridge where the west commences, G Gaze at the moon until I lose my senses, D B7 I can’t look at hobbles and I can’t stand fences, E7 A7 D Don’t fence me in,

116. Brother Can You Spare a Dime? (capo 2) Intro: (Am Dm C E7) Am Dm They used to tell me I was building a dream, Am And so I followed the mob, C B7 When there was earth to plow or guns to bear, E7 Once I built a tower up to the sun, I was always there, right on the job, Brick and rivet and lime, Am Dm Once I built a tower, now it’s done, They used to tell me I was building a dream, Brother, can you spare a dime? C Em With peace and glory ahead, Bridge: Am7 G7 C E7 A7 Why should I be standing in line, Once in khaki suits, gee, we looked swell, Am Dm E7 (Gm) A7 Just waiting for bread? Full of that Yankee Doodle de-dum, D7 Am7 D Am E7 A7 Half a million boots went slogging through hell, Once I built a railroad, made it run, Am B7 E7 D G7 C E7 I was the kid with the drum, Made it race against time, Dm E7 Am F7 Say, don’t you remember? They called me Al? Once I built a railroad, now it’s done, It was Al all the time, Dm E7 Am Why don’t you remember? I’m your pal, Brother, can you spare a dime? Buddy, can you spare a dime? 117. On the Sunny Side of the Street (capo 3) G B7 Grab your coat and get your hat, C A7 Leave your worries on the doorstep, G (Em7) A7 Just direct your feet, Am7 D7 G To the sunny side of the street,

Can’t you hear the pitter-pat, And that happy tune is your step, Life can be so sweet, On the sunny side of the street,

Bridge: G7 I used to walk in the shade, C With my blues on parade, A7 If I never had a cent, But now I’m not afraid, I’d be rich as Rockefeller, D D7 Gold dust at my feet, This rover has crossed over, On the sunny side of the street,

118. Take Me Out to the Ball Game C G G7 Take me out to the ball game, C G G7 Take me out to the crowd, Em Am Buy me some peanuts and crackerjacks, F G I don’t care if we never get back, C G G7 And it’s “Root, root, root,” for the home team, C C7 F If they don’t win it’s a shame, C F C For it’s “One, two, three strikes, you’re out,” F G C In the old ball game! 119. Always Look on the Bright Side of Life Am D7 Some things in life are bad, G Em They can really make you mad, Am D7 G Em Other things just make you swear and curse, Am D7 When you’re chewing on life’s gristle, G Em Don’t grumble, give a whistle, A7 D D7 And this’ll help things turn out for the best, and

Refrain: G Em Am D7 G Em Am D7 Always look on the bright side of life, (whistle) G Em Am D7 G Em Am D7 Always look on the light side of life, (whistle)

If life seems jolly rotten, There’s something you’ve forgotten, And that’s to laugh and smile and dance and sing, When you’re feeling in the dumps, Don’t be silly, chums, Just purse your lips and whistle, that’s the thing, and

Life’s a piece of sh*t, When you look at it, Life’s a laugh and death’s a joke, it’s true, You see it’s all a show, Keep them laughing as you go, Just remember that the last laugh is on you,

Final Refrain: So always look on the bright side of death, (whistle) Just before you draw your terminal breath, (whistle) 120. Please Don’t Bury Me D G Woke up this morning, put on my slippers, D A Walked in the kitchen and died, D G And oh, what a feeling when my soul went through the ceiling, D A D And on up into heaven I did ride, G D When I got there they did say, “John, it happened this a-way,” D A You slipped upon the floor and hit your head, D G D And all the angels say just before you passed away, D A D These were the very last words that you said:”

Refrain (same chords as second half of first verse): Please don’t bury me down in that cold, cold ground, No, I’d rather have them cut me up and pass me all around, Throw my brain in a hurricane and the blind can have my eyes, And the deaf can take both of my ears if they don’t mind the size,

D G D Give my stomach to Milwaukee if they run out of beer, D E A Put my socks in a cedar box, just get them out of here, D G D Venus de Milo can have my arms, look out, I’ve got your nose, D A D Sell my heart to the junk man and give my love to Rose, but,

Give my feet to the footloose, careless, fancy free, Give my knees to the needy, don’t pull that stuff on me, Hand me down my walking cane, it’s a sin to tell a lie, Send my mouth way down south, and kiss my ass goodbye, 121. Spanish Pipe Dream D G She was a level-headed dancer on the road to alcohol, A D And I was just a soldier on my way to Montreal, D G Well she pressed her chest against me about the time the juke box broke, A D She gave me a peck on the back of the neck and these are the words she spoke:

Refrain: D G D D G D Blow up your TV, throw away your papers, A D G D Move to the country, build you a home, D G D D G D Plant a little garden, eat a lot of peaches, A D Try to find Jesus on your own,

Well, I sat there at the table and I acted real naïve, For I knew that topless dancer had something up her sleeve, Well, she danced around the barroom and she did the hootchy-coo, Yeah, she sang her song all night long, telling me what to do,

Well, I was young and hungry and about to leave that place, But just as I was leaving, well, she looked me in the face, I said, “You must know the answer.” She said, “No, but I’ll give it a try,” And to this very day we’ve been living our way and here is the reason why:

Final Refrain: We blew up our TV, threw away our papers, Moved to the country, built us a home, We had a lot of children, fed ‘em on peaches, They all found Jesus on their own, 122. Dear Abby C F C Dear Abby, Dear Abby, my feet are too long, C D G My hair’s falling out and my rights are all wrong, C F C My friends they all tell me, they’re no friends at all, C G C Won’t you write me a letter, won’t you give me a call, F G C Signed, Bewildered,

Refrain: Bewildered, Bewildered, you have no complaint, You are what you are and you ain’t what you ain’t, So listen up, buster, and listen up good, Stop wishing for bad luck and knocking on wood,

Dear Abby, Dear Abby, my fountain pen leaks, My wife hollers at me and my kids are all freaks, Every side I get up on is the wrong side of bed, If it weren’t so expensive I’d wish I were dead, Signed, Unhappy,

Dear Abby, Dear Abby, you won’t believe this, But my stomach makes noises whenever I kiss, My girlfriend tells me it’s all in my head, But my stomach tells me to write you instead, Signed, Noisemaker,

Dear Abby, Dear Abby, well, I never thought, That me and my girlfriend would ever get caught, We were sitting in the back seat just shooting the breeze, With her hair up in curlers and her pants to her knees, Signed, Just Married, 123. MTA Song G C Now let me tell you a story ‘bout a man named Charlie, G D On this tragic and fateful day, G C He put 10 cents in his pocket, kissed his wife and family, G D G Went to ride on the M.T.A.

Charlie handed in his dime at the Kendall Square Station, And he changed for Jamaica Plain, When he got there the conductor told him “One more nickel!” Charlie couldn’t get off that train,

Refrain: And did he ever return? No, he never returned, And his fate is still unlearned, He may ride forever ‘neath the streets of Boston, He’s the man who never returned,

Now all night long Charlie rides through the tunnel, Saying “What will become of me?” How can I afford to see my sister in Chelsea, Or my cousin in Roxbury?

Charlie’s wife goes down to the Scollay Square Station, Every day at a quarter past two, And through the open window she hands Charlie a sandwich, As the train comes rumbling through,

Now you citizens of Boston, don’t you think it is a scandal, That the people have to pay and pay? Fight the fare increase, vote for Walter O’Brien, And get Charlie off the M.T.A.! 124. Trouble in the Fields (capo 2) G C Baby, I know that we’ve got, G C Trouble in the fields, G C And the bankers swarm like locusts out there, D G Turning away our yields, Trains roll by our silo, Silver in the rain, With our pockets full of nothing, But these dreams of the golden grain,

I can see the folks lined up, Downtown at the station, They’re all buying their tickets out, And they’re talking a great depression, Our parents had their hard times, Fifty years ago, When they stood out in these empty fields, In dust as deep as snow,

Refrain: C D And all this trouble in our fields, G C If this rain can fall these wounds can heal, D G They’ll never take our native soil, C D And if we sell that new John Deere, There’s a book up on the shelf, G C About the dust bowl days, Then we’ll work these crops with sweat and tears, There’s a little bit of you and a little bit of G Am me, You’ll be the mule, I’ll be the plow, In the photos on every page, G C Our children live in the city, Come harvest time we’ll work it out, And they rest upon our shoulders, Am D G They don’t want the rain to fall, There’s still a lot of love here in these troubled fields, Or the weather to get colder, 125. Way over Yonder in the Minor Key (capo 4) G C I lived in a place called Ofuskee, C G And I had a little girl in a hollow tree, G C I said, “Little girl, it’s plain to see,” C G Am Em There ain’t nobody that can sing like me, ain’t nobody that can sing like me,” G C She said, “It’s hard for me to see,” C G How one little boy got so ugly,” G C “Yes, my little girly, that might be, C G Am Em But there ain’t nobody that can sing like me, ain’t nobody that can sing like me, C G Way over yonder in the minor key, Am G Way over yonder in the minor key, Am Em There ain’t nobody that can sing like me,”

We walked down by the buckeye creek, To see the frog eat the goggle-eye bee, To hear the west wind whistle to the east, There ain’t nobody that can sing like me, ain’t nobody that can sing like me, “Oh my little girly will you let me see, Way down yonder where the wind blows free, Nobody can see in our hollow tree, And there ain’t nobody that can sing like me, ain’t nobody that can sing like me, Way over yonder in the minor key, (2x) There ain’t nobody that can sing like me,”

Her mama cut a switch from a cherry tree, And laid it on to the she and me, It stung lots worse than a hive of bees, But there ain’t nobody that can sing like me, ain’t nobody that can sing like me, Now I have walked a long, long ways, And I still look back on my tanglewood days, I’ve led lots of girls since then to stray, Saying, “Ain’t nobody that can sing like me, ain’t nobody that can sing like me, Way over yonder in the minor key, (2x) There ain’t nobody that can sing like me,” 126. Heart with No Companion C F C I greet you from the other side, G C Of sorrow and despair, F C With a love so vast and shattered, G C It will reach you everywhere,

Refrain: And I’m singing for the captain, Whose ship has not been built, For the mother in confusion, Her cradle still unfilled, For the heart with no companion, For the soul without a king, For the prima ballerina, Who cannot dance to anything,

Through the days of shame that are coming, Through the nights of wild distress, Though your promise count for nothing, You must keep it nonetheless,

You must keep it for the captain... 127. Hallelujah In C: In G (k. d. lang’able): C Am7 G Em I’ve heard there was a secret chord, I’ve heard there was a secret chord, C Am7 G Em That David played, and it pleased the Lord, That David played, and it pleased the Lord, F G C G C D G D But you don’t really care for music, do you? But you don’t really care for music, do you? C F G G C D It goes like this: the fourth, the fifth, It goes like this: the fourth, the fifth, Am7 F G Em C D The minor fall and the major lift, The minor fall and the major lift, G Em7 Am7 D B7 Em The baffled king composing “Hallelujah,” The baffled king composing “Hallelujah,”

Refrain: Refrain: F Am7 C Em Hallelujah, hallelujah, Hallelujah, hallelujah, F C G C G C G D G D Hallelujah, hallelu---jah, Hallelujah, hallelu---jah,

Your faith was strong but you needed proof, You saw her bathing on the roof, Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you, She tied you to a kitchen chair, She broke your crown and she cut your hair, And from your lips she drew the “Hallelujah,”

Maybe I’ve been here before, I know this room, I’ve walked this floor, I used to live along before I knew you, I’ve seen your flag on the marble arch, But love is not a victory march, It’s a cold and it’s a broken “Hallelujah,”

There was a time when you let me know, Maybe there’s a God above, What’s really going on below, But all I ever learned from love, But now you never show it to me, do you? Was how to shoot at someone who outdrew you, I remember when I moved in you, It’s not a cry you can hear at night, And the holy dove was moving, too, It’s not somebody who’s seen the light, And every breath we drew was, It’s a cold and it’s a broken, “Hallelujah,” “Hallelujah,” 128. Au Claire de la Lune D A D A D Au claire de la lune, mon ami Pierrot, A D A D Prete-moi ta plume, pour ecrire un mot, Em E A Au claire de la lune, s’en fut Arlequin, Ma chandelle est morte, je n’ai plus de feu, Frapper chez la brune, elle repond soudain, D A D A D Qui frappe de la sorte? Il dit a son tour, Ouvre-moi ta porte, pour l’amour de Dieu, Ouvrez votre porte, pour le Dieu d’amour,

Au claire de la lune, Pierrot repondit, Au claire de la lune, on n’y voit qu’un peu, Je n’ai pas de plume, je suis dans mon lit, On chercha la plume, on chercha du feu, Va chez la voisine, je crois qu’elle y est, En cherchant de la sorte, je n’sais c’qu’on trouva, Car dans sa cuisine, on bat le briquet, Mais je sais qu’la porte sur eux se ferma,

129. Alouette Refrain: D A D Alouette, gentille Alouette, D A D Alouette, je te plumerai.

D A D Je te plumerai la tête, je te plumerai la tête A7 Et la tête, et la tête, A7 Alouette, alouette, oh....

Je te plumerai le bec, je te plumerai le bec Et le bec, et le bec Et la tete, et la tete Alouette, alouette, oh...

Je te plumerai le cou... Je te plumerai le dos... Je te plumerai les ailes... Je te plumerai la queue... Je te plumerai les jambes... Je te plumerai les pattes... 130. Sur le Pont D’Avignon Refrain: D A7 D A7 Sur le pont d’Avignon, l’on y danse, l’on y danse, D A7 D A7 D Sur le pont d’Avignon, l’on y danse tout en ronde,

On the bridge at Avignon, see them dancing, see them dancing, On the bridge at Avignon, see them dancing round and round,

D A7 D Les jeunes filles dances comme çi: D A7 D Les garçons dances comme ça:

131. A Place in the Choir (All God’s Creatures) Refrain: E All God’s creatures got a place in the choir, B7 E Some sing low, some sing higher, A E Some sing out loud on the telephone wire, and E B7 E Some just clap their hands, or paws, or anything they got,

Listen to the bass it’s the one on the bottom, Where the bullfrog groans and the hippopotamus, Moans and groans with a big to-do, The old cow just goes moo,

The dogs and the cats they take up the middle, Singing in the nighttime, singing in the day, The hummingbird hums and the crickets fiddle, The little duck quacks and he’s on his way, The donkey brays and the pony neighs, They otter hasn’t got much to say, And the old gray badger sighs, And the porcupine talks to himself,

Listen to the top where the little birds singing, It’s a simple song, a living song everywhere, All the melodies with the high notes swinging, By the ox and the fox and the grizzly bear, The hoot owl hollers over everything, The grumpy alligator and the hawk above, And the jay bird disagrees, The sly raccoon and the turtle dove, 132. Puff G Bm C G Puff the magic dragon lived by the sea, C G A D And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honalee. G Bm C G Little Jackie Paper loved that rascal Puff, C G Em A D G D7 And brought him strings and sealing wax and other fancy stuff. Oh!

Refrain (same as lyrics): Puff the magic dragon lived by the sea, And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah’lee. (repeat)

Together they would travel, on a boat with billowed sails, Jackie kept a look-out perched, on Puff’s gigantic tail. Noble kings and princes would bow whene’er they came. Pirate ships would lower their flags, when Puff roared out his name. Oh!

A dragon lives forever, but not so little boys. Painted ships and giant rings make way for other toys. One gray night it happened, Jackie Paper came no more, And Puff the mighty dragon he ceased his fearless roar. Oh! His head was bent in sorrow, green scales fell like rain, Puff no longer went to play along the cherry lane. Without his lifelong friend, Puff could not be brave, So Puff that mighty dragon, sadly slipped into his cave. Oh! 133. The Ballad of the Three Little Piggies C F G C There once was a sow who had three little piggies, F C Three little piggies had she. F C The oldest sow always went grunt, grunt, grunt, G C The three piggies went whee, whee, whee.

Now one day one of these three little piggies, To the other two piggies did say, “Why don’t we try to go grunt, grunt, grunt, It’s so childish to go whee, whee, whee.”

These three little piggies grew skinny and lean, Skinny they were on their feet, But hard as they tried to go grunt, grunt, grunt, They could only go whee, whee, whee.

These three little piggies they upped and died, A very sad sight to see. So don’t ever try to go grunt, grunt, grunt, When you ought to go whee, whee, whee.

134. All I Really Need (capo 2) Refrain: C All I really need is a song in my heart, Dm G C Food in my belly and love in my family. C All I really need is a song in my heart, Dm G C And love in my family.

Dm G C Am And I need the rain to fall, Dm G C And I need the sun to shine, Dm And I need some clean water for drinking, To give life to the seed we sow, And I need some clean air for breathing, Em F G So that I can grow up strong, To give the food we need to grow. And take my place where I belong. 135. Baby Beluga D Baby beluga in the deep blue sea, D A Swim so wild and you swim so free, A Heaven above and the sea below, A D And a little white whale on the go, G D Baby beluga, baby beluga, E Is the water warm, is your mama home, A A7 With you so happy?

Way down yonder where the dolphins play, When it’s dark, you’re home and fed, Where you dive and splash all day, Curl up snug in your water bed, Waves roll in and the waves roll out, Moon is shining and the stars are out, See the water squirtin’ out of your spout, Good night, little whale, goodnight, Baby beluga, oh, baby beluga, Baby beluga, O baby beluga, Sing your little song, sing for all your friends, With tomorrow’s sun, another day’s We like to hear you, begun, You’ll soon be waking,

First verse again with last line: You’re just a little white whale on the go,

136. Down by the Bay G D Down by the bay where the watermelons grow, D7 G Back to my home I dare not go, C G For if I do my mother will say, G D G Did you ever see a goose kissing a moose, down by the bay?

2. Did you ever see a whale with a polka dot tail? 3. Did you ever see a fly wearing a tie? 4. Did you ever see a bear combing his hair? 5. Did you ever see llamas eating their pyjamas? 6. Did you ever have a time when you couldn’t make a rhyme? 137. Goodnight Irene Refrain: E B7 Irene, goodnight, B7 E Irene, goodnight, E E7 A Goodnight Irene, goodnight Irene, B7 E I’ll see you in my dreams,

Leadbelly’s verses: Raffi’s (suicide-free) verses: Sometimes I live in the country, Foxes sleep in the forest, Sometimes I live in town, Lions sleep in their dens, Sometimes I have a great notion, Goats sleep on the mountainside, To jump in the river and drown, And pigs sleep in pens,

Quit rambling and quit gambling, Whales sleep in the ocean, Quit staying out late at night, Zebras sleep on land, Stay home with your wife and family, Hippos sleep by the riverside, Sit down by the fireside bright, And camels sleep on sand,

I asked your mother for you, Coyote sleeps in the canyon, She told me you was too young, A birdie sleeps in a tree, I wished to God I’d never seen your face, And when it’s time for me to rest, I’s sorry you ever was born, My bed’s the place for me,

I love Irene, God knows I do, Love her ‘til the seas run dry, And if Irene turns her back on me, I’d take morphine and die,

You cause me to weep, you cause me to mourn, You cause me to leave my home, But the very last words I heard her say was, “Please sing me one more song,” 138. When the Spirit Says Sing (capo 3) Am E Am You got to sing when the spirit says sing, Am Dm E You got to sing when the spirit says sing, Am Dm When the spirit says sing, you got to sing right along, Am E Am You got to sing when the spirit says sing, clap, snap, dance, hum, hush, etc.

139. If You’re Happy and You Know It D A If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands, A D If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands, G D If you’re happy and you know it, and you really want to show it, A D If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands,

2. cranky...stamp your feet 3. stinky...hold your nose 4. sleepy...do a yawn 5. If you love me...blow a kiss 6. beautiful...shout “Hooray!” 140. I’ve Been Working on the Railroad D G D Dinah won’t you blow, Dinah won’t you blow, I’ve been working on the railroad, A7 D G D Dinah won’t you blow your horn? All the livelong day. D G D Dinah won’t you blow, Dinah won’t you blow, I’ve been working on the railroad, A7 D E7 A7 Dinah won’t you blow your horn? Just to pass the time away. A7 D D Can’t you hear the whistle blowing? Someone’s in the kitchen with Dinah, G F#m D A7 Rise up so early in the morn. Someone’s in the kitchen I know. G D D G Can’t you hear the captain calling, Someone’s in the kitchen with Dinah, D A7 D A7 D “Dinah, blow your horn!” Strumming on the old banjo.

Fee fie fiddley-I-oh, (3x) Strumming on the old banjo.

141. Old MacDonald G C G D G Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O, G C G D G And on this farm he had a duck, E-I-E-I-O, G With a quack quack here and a quack quack there, G Here a quack, there a quack, everywhere a quack quack, G C G D G Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O, etc.

2. Cow...moo 3. sheep...baa 4. horse...neigh 5. pig...oink 6. hen...cluck 7. dog...woof 8. cat...meow etc. 142. I Know an Old Lady G I know an old lady who swallowed a fly, A D I don’t know why she swallowed that fly, D7 G Perhaps she’ll die,

G I know an old lady who swallowed a spider, A D That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her, G She swallowed the spider to catch the fly, A D I don’t know why she swallowed that fly, D7 G Perhaps she’ll die,

3. Bird: How absurd to swallow a bird, She swallowed the bird to catch to catch the spider, That wiggled and jiggled... 4. Cat: Imagine that – to swallow a cat! 5. Dog: What a hog – to swallow a dog! 6. Goat: She opened her throat and in walked that goat, 7. Cow: I don’t know how she swallowed that cow, 8. I know an old lady who swallowed a horse, She’s dead, of course!

143. On Top of Spaghetti C F C On top of spaghetti, all covered in cheese, C G7 C I lost my poor meatball when somebody sneezed,

It rolled off the table and onto the floor, And then my poor meatball rolled out of the door, It rolled in the garden and under a bush, And then my poor meatball was nothing but mush, The mush was as tasty as tasty could be, And early next summer it grew to a tree, The tree was all covered with beautiful moss, It grew great big meatballs and tomato sauce, So if you eat spaghetti all covered with cheese, Hold on to your meatball and don’t ever sneeze, 144. She’ll Be Coming ’Round the Mountain E She’ll be coming ’round the mountain when she comes (toot toot!), B7 She’ll be coming ’round the mountain when she comes (toot toot!), E E7 She’ll be coming ’round the mountain, A Coming ’round the mountain, E B7 E She’ll be coming ’round the mountain when she comes (toot toot!).

She’ll be driving six white horses when she comes (whoa back!)... She’ll be wearing red pajamas when she comes (scratch, scratch!)... Oh, we’ll kill the old red rooster when she comes (chop, chop!)... Oh, we’ll all have chicken and dumplings when she comes (yum, yum!)... Oh, she’ll have to sleep with grandma when she comes (move over!)...

145. Rattling Bog Refrain: D G Oh ho, the rattling bog, D A The bog down in the valley-o! D G A rare bog, a rattling bog, On the tree there was a branch, D A D A rare branch, a rattling branch! The bog down in the valley-o! The branch on the tree, The tree in the hole, D The hole in the bog, In the bog there was a hole, The bog down in the valley-o! A A rare hole, a rattling hole! On the branch there was a limb... D On the limb there was a nest... The hole in the bog, In the nest there was an egg... D A D In the egg there was a bird... And the bog down in the valley-o! On the bird there was a feather... On the feather there was a worm... In the hole there was a tree, On the worm there was a hair... A rare tree, a rattling tree! On the hair there was a louse... The tree in the hole, On the louse there was a tick... The hole in the bog, On the tick there was a rash... The bog down in the valley-o! 146. My Bonnie G My Bonnie lies over the ocean, G D My Bonnie lies over the sea, G My Bonnie lies over the ocean, C D G Oh! bring back my Bonnie to me.

Refrain: G C Bring back, bring back, D G Oh, bring back my Bonnie to me, to me, G C Oh! blow ye winds over the ocean, Bring back, bring back, And blow ye winds over the sea. D G Oh! blow ye winds over the ocean, Oh, bring back my Bonnie to me. And bring back my Bonnie to me.

147. Mairi’s Wedding (capo 0-3) Refrain: D Step we gaily, on we go, G A Heel for heel and toe for toe, D Arm in arm and row on row, G A All for Mairi’s wedding,

Over hill ways up and down, Myrtle green and bracken brown, Past the sheiling through the town, All for the sake of Mairi,

Plenty herring, plenty meal, Cheeks as bright as rowans are, Plenty peat to fill her creel, Brighter far than any star, Plenty bonny bairns as well, Fairest of them all by far, That’s the toast for Mairi, Is my darling Mairi, 148. Tell My Ma Refrain: D I’ll tell my ma when I go home, A D The boys won’t leave the girls alone, D Pulled my hair and they stole my comb, A D But that’s alright ‘til I go home, D G She is handsome, she is pretty, D A She is the belle of Belfast city, D G She is courting, one two three, D A D Please won’t you tell me who is she?

Albert Mooney says he loves her, All the boys are fighting for her, Knock on the door and they ring the bell, “Oh my true love, are you well?” Here she comes as white as snow, Rings on her fingers and bells on her toes, Old Johnny Mary he says she’ll die, If she doesn’t get the fellow with the roving eye,

Let the wind and the rain and the hail blow high, And the snow come tumbling from the sky, She’s as nice as apple pie, She’ll get her own boy by and by, When she gets a lad of her own, She won’t tell her ma ‘til she gets home, Let the boys stay where they will, For it’s Albert Mooney she loves still, 149. Drunken Sailor (capo 2) Am What do you do with a drunken sailor, G What do you do with a drunken sailor, Am What do you do with a drunken sailor, G Am Early in the morning?

Refrain: Put him in the long boat ‘til he’s sober, (x3) Am Early in the morning, Way-hey, and up she rises, G Pull out the plug and wet him all over... Way-hey, and up she rises, Shave his belly with a rusty razor... Am Put him in a bed with the captain’s daughter... Way-hey, and up she rises, Keel haul him ‘til he’s sober... G Am Put him in the back of the paddy wagon... Early in the morning, That’s what we do with a drunken sailor...

150. Wild Rover E A I’ve been a wild rover for many a year, E B7 E And I’ve spent all my money on whiskey and beer. E A Now I’ll save up my wages, keep money in store, E B7 E And I never will play the wild rover no more.

Refrain: B7 And it’s no, nay, never! E A No, nay, never, no more! E A Will I play the wild rover, E B7 E No, never no more.

I went to an alehouse I used to frequent, And I told the landlady my money was spent. I asked her to trust me, she answered me “Nay! Such custom as yours we can get any day”. Then out of my pockets I took sovereigns bright, And the landlady’s eyes opened wide with delight. She said “I have whiskey and wines of the best, And the words that I spoke sure were only in jest”.

“You can keep all your whiskey and beer likewise too, For not one more penny I’m spending with you. And the money I’ve got I’m taking good care, And I never will play the wild rover no more”.

Now if I had the money that I left in your care, It would plough all my lands and my family rear. It would thatch all my houses, it would build me a barn. It would buy me a coat for to keep my back warm.

I’ll go home to my parents and tell what I’ve done, And ask them to pardon their prodigal son. And if they forgive me, as they’ve oft done before, Oh it’s ne’er will I play the wild rover no more.

151. Dirty Old Town D G D I found my love by a gasworks croft, G A D Dreamed a dream by the old canal, G D G D Kissed my gi-rl by the factory wall, Em A D Dirty old to--wn, dirty old town,

The moon is shifting behind a cloud, Cats are crawling all along the beat, Spring’s a girl in the streets at night, Dirty old...,

Heard a siren from the docks, Saw a train set the night on fire, Smelled the spring on the smoky old wind, Dirty old...,

I’m going to make a good sharp axe, Shining steel tempered in a fire, I’ll cut you down like an old dead tree, Dirty old..., 152. Cockles and Mussels D A7 In Dublin’s fair city where the girls are so pretty, D A I first set my eyes on sweet Molly Malone. D A7 She wheeled her wheelbarrow through streets broad and narrow, D A7 D Crying, “Cockles and mussels, alive, alive-oh!”

Refrain: D A7 Alive, alive-oh!; alive, alive-oh! D A7 D Crying cockles and mussels, alive, alive-oh!

She was a fishmonger, but sure ‘twas no wonder, For so were her father and mother before. And they both wheeled their barrows through streets broad and narrow, Crying, “Cockles and mussels, alive, alive-oh!”

She died of a fever, and no-one could save her, And that was the end of sweet Molly Malone. But her ghost wheels her barrow, through streets broad and narrow, Crying, “Cockles and mussels, alive, alive-oh!”

153. Molly Bawn C F C G C Now I am sad and lonely out in the distant west, F G C G The happy dreams of bygone days at night disturb my rest, F G C G It's in this faithful heart of mine, forgotten never will be, C F C G C Are the days I spent with Molly Bawn a-boating on Loch Lee.

Refrain: For she was young and slender and gentle as the fawn, Her eyes they shone like diamonds bright, like stars of early dawn; Her smile she had for every lad, but her kisses were all for me, And entranced I gazed on Molly Bawn a-boating on Loch Lee. When first she said she'd be my bride how happy then was I, How pleasant were the hours of love, how quickly they passed by, A loving light shone in her eyes, she was too good for me, An angel claimed her for his own and took her from Loch Lee.

Now I have travelled the stormy world, my hair is a silvery hue, Her pleasant voice rings in my ears in tones I cannot subdue; Her lovely form, it haunts me still, her face is all that I see, Oh, it is the face of Molly Bawn a-boating on Loch Lee.

154. The Black Velvet Band (capo 3-4) C In a neat little town they call Belfast, C G Apprenticed to trade I was bound. C Am And many an hour of sweet happiness, Dm G C I spent in that neat little town. ‘Til sad misfortune came over me, And caused me to stray from the land. Far away from me friends and relations, I followed the Black Velvet Band.

Refrain: Her eyes they shone like the diamonds, You’d swear she was queen of the land. And her hair hung over her shoulders, Tied up with a black velvet band.

As I went walking down Broadway, Before judge and jury next morning, Not intending to stay very long, Both of us did appear. I met with a frolicsome damsel, A gentleman claimed his jewellery, As she came tripping along. And the case against us was clear. A watch she pulled out of her pocket, Seven long years transportation, And slipped it right into my hand. Right down to “Van Dieman’s Land”, On the very first day that I met her, Far away from my friends and Bad luck to the black velvet band. companions, Betrayed by the black velvet band. 155. Maggie D G I wandered today to the hills, Maggie, D A A7 To watch the scene below, D G The creek and the creaking old mill, Maggie, D A7 D As we used to long, long ago. G D The green grove has gone from the hills, Maggie, A E7 A A7 Where first the daisies sprung. D G The creaking old mill is still, Maggie, D A7 D Since you and I were young.

Oh, they say that I’m feeble with age, Maggie, My steps are much slower than then. My face is a well-written page, Maggie, And time all alone was the pen. They say we have outlived our time, Maggie, As dated as songs that we’ve sung. But to me you’re as fair as you were, Maggie, When you and I were young.

156. Danny Boy C F Oh Danny boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling, C Dm G From glen to glen and down the mountain side. C F The summer’s gone and all the roses dying, C G C ‘Tis you,‘tis you must go and I must bide. C F C But come ye back when summer’s in the meadow, Am F C G Or when the valley’s hushed and white with snow. C F C Am ‘Tis I’ll be there in sunshine or in shadow. C Dm G C Oh Danny boy! Oh Danny boy, I love you so. And when you come and all the flowers are dying, And I am dead, as dead I well may be, You’ll come and find the place where I am lying, And kneel and say an Ave there for me. And I shall hear tho’ soft you tread above me, And all my grave will white and sweeter be, And if you bend and tell me that you love me, Then I shall sleep in peace until you come to me.

157. Today Refrain: C Am F G Today while the blossoms still cling to the vine, C Am F G I’ll taste your strawberries and I’ll drink your sweet wine. C C7 F Fm A million tomorrows shall all pass away, C Am G C Am F G ‘Ere I forget all the joy that is mine today.

C Am F G I’ll be a dandy and I’ll be a rover, C Am F G You’ll know who I am by the songs that I sing, C Am F G I’ll feast at your table and sleep in your clover, F G C G Who cares what tomorrow may bring.

I can’t be contented with yesterday’s glory, I can’t live on promises winter ‘til spring, Today is my moment and now is my story, I’ll laugh and I’ll cry and I’ll sing. 158. The Fields of Athenry C By a lonely prison wall, F C G I heard a young girl calling: C F G G7 “Michael they have taken you away,” C F For you stole Trevelyn’s corn, C G By a lonely prison wall, So the young might see the morn. I heard a young man calling: G7 C “Nothing matters, Mary, when you’re free. Now a prison ship lies waiting in the bay. Against the famine and the Crown, I rebelled, they shot me down. Refrain: Now you must raise our child with C F C Am dignity.” Low lie the fields of Athenry, C Am Dm7 G By a lonely harbor wall, Where once we watched the small free birds fly. She watched the last star falling, C F As the prison ship sailed out against the Our love was on the wing, sky. C G For she’ll live in hope and pray, We had dreams and songs to sing. For her love in Botany Bay. G G7 C It’s so lonely ‘round the fields of It’s so lonely ‘round the fields of Athenry. Athenry.

159. Carrickfergus (capo 3) G Am D G I wish I wa--s in Carrickfergus, Am D G Only for nights in Ballygran, Am D G I would swim over the deepest ocean, Am D G The deepest ocean for my love to find. G D But the sea is wide and I can’t swim over, G D And neither have I wings to fly. Am D G If I could find me a handsome boatman, Am D G To ferry me over for my love to find. My childhood days bring back sad reflections, And in Kilkenny, it is reported, Of happy times I spent so long ago. There are marble stones as black as ink. My boyhood friends and my own relations, With gold and silver I would support her, Have all passed on now like melting snow. But I’ll sing no more now ‘til I get a drink. But I’ll spend my days in endless roaming, I’m drunk today, and I’m seldom sober, Soft is the grass, my bed is free, A handsome rover from town to town, Ah! to be back now in Carrickfergus, Ah! but I’m sick now, my days are numbered, On that long road down to the sea. So come all ye young men and lay me down.

160. The Dark Island (capo 4) (in C) Dm Am F C Away to the westward I’m longing to be, C Dm G Where the beauties of heaven unfold by the se--a, Dm Am F C Where the sweet purple heather blooms fragrant and free, C G F C On a hilltop high above the dark island,

Refrain: C C7 F C Oh, isle of my childhood I’m dreaming of thee, C Dm G As the steamer leaves Oban, and passes Tire-----e, Dm F C Soon I’ll capture the magic that lingers for me, C G F C When I’m back once more upon the dark island,

So gentle the sea breeze that ripples the bay, Where the stream joins the ocean and young children play, On a strand of pure silver I’ll welcome each day, And I’ll roam forevermore the dark island,

True gem of the Hebrides bathed in the light, Like a midsummer dawning, that follows the night, How I long for the cry of the seagulls in flight, As they circle high above the dark island, 161. Wild Mountain Thyme (capo 2) Refrain: C F C C F C Oh the summertime is coming, Will you go, lassie, go? F C F C And the trees are sweetly blooming, And we’ll all go together, F C Am F C Am And the wild mountain thyme, To pluck wild mountain thyme, Dm F Dm F Grows around the purple heather, All around the blooming heather, C F C Will you go, lassie, go?

I will build my love a bower, By yon crystal flowing fountain, And on it I will pile, All the flowers of the mountain,

If my true love will not go, I will build my love a shelter, I can surely find another, On yon high mountain green, Where the wild mountain thyme, And my love shall be the fairest, Grows around the purple heather, That the summer sun has seen,

162. Red Is the Rose (capo 2) C Am F G Come over the hills my bonny Irish lass, C Am F G Come over the hills to your darling, F C F Dm G You pick the rose, love, and I’ll make the vow, C F G C And I’ll be your true love forever,

Refrain: Red is the rose that in yonder garden grows, And fair is the lily of the valley. Clear is the water that flows from the Boyne, But my love is fairer than any.

‘Twas down by Killarney’s green woods that we strayed, It’s not for the parting that my sister pains. And the moon, and the stars, they were shining. It’s not for the grief of my mother. The moon shone its rays on her locks of golden hair, It’s all for the loss of my bonnie Irish lass And she swore she’d be my love forever. That my heart is breaking forever. 163. Feller from Fortune C Oh Sally is the pride of Cat Harbour, Oh, there’s lots of fish in Bonavist’ Harbour, She ain’t been swung since way last year. F C Drinking wine and rum and cassie, Lots of fish right in around here. What the boys brought home from St. Pierre. C Boys and girls are fishing together, Oh Sally got a bouncing new baby, F G C Father said that he didn’t care. Forty-five from Carbonear. For she got that from the feller from Fortune, What was down here fishing last year. Refrain: Oh, catch a-hold this one, catch a-hold that one, Oh Sally goes to church every Sunday, Swing around this one, swing around she. Not to pray and not to hear. Dance around this one, dance around that one, But to see the feller from Fortune, Diddle-dum this one, diddle-dum-dee. What was down here fishing last year.

Oh, Uncle George got up in the morning, There’s lots of fish in Bonavist Harbour, He got up in a hell of tear. Lots of fish right in around here. Tore the seat right out of his britches, Swing your partner, Jimmy Joe Jacobs, Now he’s got no pair to wear. I’ll be home in the spring of the year.

164. I’se the B’y D A I’se the b’y that builds the boat, D G A And I’se the b’y that sails her, D A I’se the b’y that catches the fish, I don’t want your maggoty fish, A D They’re no good for winter. And brings ‘em home to Liza, I could buy as good as that, Down in Bonavista. Refrain: Hip yer partner Sally Tibbo, I took Liza to a dance, Hip yer partner Sally Brown, And faith, but she could travel! Fogo, Twillingate, Morton’s Harbour, And every step that she did take, All around a circle. Was up to her knees in gravel.

Sods and rinds to cover your flake, Susan White, she’s out of sight, Cake and tea for supper. Her petticoat wants a border. Codfish in the spring of the year, Old Sam Oliver in the dark, Fried in maggoty butter. He kissed her in the corner. 165. Lukey’s Boat D G D Lukey’s boat is painted green, a-ha me boys, D G Lukey’s boat is painted green, D A The prettiest boat that you’ve ever seen.

Refrain: D G A D Ah ha, me boys, a riddle eye day, A D G A D Ah ha, me boys, a riddle eye day.

Lukey’s boat’s got a fine fore cutty, ha me boys, Lukey’s boat’s got a fine fore cutty, And every seam is chinked with putty.

Well ah, says Lukey the blinds are down, ha me boys, Ah says Lukey the blinds are down, My wife is dead and she’s underground.

Well ah, says Lukey I don’t care, ha me boys, Ah says Lukey I don’t care, I’ll get me another in the spring of the year.

Oh Lukey’s rolling out his grub, ha me boys, Lukey’s rolling out his grub, One split pea in a ten pound tub.

Well Lukey’s boat’s got high topped sails, ha me boys, Lukey’s boat’s got high topped sails, The sheet was planked with copper nails. first verse repeats... 166. Mary Mac (capo 3) Am There’s a sweet little lass and her name is Mary Mac, G Em Make no mistake, she’s the girl I’m going to track, Am G Lots of other fellows try to get up on her track, Am G Am But I’m thinking that they’ll have to get up early,

Refrain: Am Mary Mac’s mother’s making Mary Mac marry me, G Em My mother’s making me marry Mary Mac, Am C I’m going to marry Mary for when Mary’s taking care of me, Am G Am We’ll all be feeling merry once I marry Mary Mac, Am G Am Deedle-eedle idle eedle idle eedle dum,

Mary and her mother are an awful lot together, In fact you hardly see the one without the other, And people often wondered if it’s Mary or her mother, Or both of them together I’m courting,

Well, up among the heather in the Hills of Bonafee, Well, I had a bonny lass sitting on my knee, A bumblebee stung me just above the knee, Up among the heather in the Hills of Bonafee,

The wedding’s on Wednesday and everything’s arranged, Her name will soon be changed to mine unless her mind be changed, They’re making the arrangements and I’m a little bit deranged, Marriage is an awful undertaking,

It’s sure to be a grand affair and grander than a fair, A coach for rich and poor and for every pair that’s there, We’ll dine upon the finest fare, I’m sure to get my share, If I don’t we’ll all be very much mistaken, 167. Sweet Forget-Me-Not G C G Fancy brings a thought to me of a flower so bright and fair, C G A D Her grace and beauty both combine to make the thought more rare, G C G Like a maiden whom I know who shared my happy lot, C G D G When we parted, then she whispered, “You’ll forget me not,”

Refrain: She’s graceful and she’s charming like the lilies in the pond, Time is flowing swiftly by; of her I am so fond, The roses and the daisies, are blooming ‘round the spot, Where we parted, when she whispered, “You’ll forget me not,”

We met, I really don’t know where, but really it’s all the same, Love grows in a village street as well as in a lane, I gently took her tiny hand; a glance at me she shot, She dropped a flower, I picked it up, ‘twas the sweet forget-me-not,

And then there came a happy time when something that I said, Caused her lips to murmur, “Yes,” and shortly we were wed, Now there’s a cottage by a lane, and a tiny garden spot, There blooms a flower, I know it well, ‘tis the sweet forget-me-not,

168. Tickle Cove Pond (capo 4-5) C Am G In cutting and hauling, in frost and in snow, G Dm C G7 We’re up against troubles that few people know, C Am G And it’s only by courage and patience and grit, G Dm G C And eating plain food that we keep ourselves fit, C Am C The hard and the easy, we take as it comes, F Dm C G7 And when ponds freeze over we shorten our runs, C Am G To hurry my hauling with spring coming on, G Dm G C Near’ lost me a mare out on Tickle Cove Pond, Refrain: G7 C Am G Oh, lay hold, William Oldford, lay hold, William White, G Dm C G7 Lay hold of the cordage and pull all your might, C Am G Lay hold of the bowline and pull all you can, G Dm G C And give me a lift with poor Kit on the pond,

I knew that the ice became weaker each day, But I still took the risk and kept hauling away, One evening in April, bound home with a load, The mare showed some halting against the ice road, She knew more than I did, as matters turned out, And lucky for me had I joined her in doubt, She turned ‘round her head with tears in her eyes, As if she were saying, “You’re risking our lives,” Chords same as first half of verse: All this I ignored with a whip-handle blow, For man is too stupid dumb creatures to know, The very next moment the pond gave a sigh, And up to our necks went poor Kitty and I,

Now if I had taken wise Kitty’s advice, I ne’er would have made that short cut on the ice, “Poor creature, she’s dead and poor creature, she’s gone, I’ll ne’er get my mare out of Tickle Cove Pond,” But I raised an alarm you could hear for a mile, And neighbours turned up in a very short while, You can always rely on the Oldfords and Whites, To render assistance in all your bad plights, To help a poor neighbour is part of their lives, The same can be said of their children and wives, And with the rope fastened around the mare’s breast, William White for a shanty song made a request, There was no time for thinking, no time for delay, Straight from his lips came this song right away:

Final Refrain: ...And with that we pulled Kit out of Tickle Cove Pond, 169. Let Me Fish off Cape St. Mary’s (capo 1) C G Am Take me back to my western boat, (Em) Am D G Let me fish off Cape St. Mary’s, C Em Where the hagdowns sail, Am C And the foghorns wail, G Em Am With my friends the Browns and the Cleary’s, C F G Let me fish off Cape St. Mary’s,

Let me feel my dory lift, To the broad Atlantic combers, Where the tide rips swirl, And the wild ducks whirl, Where old Neptune calls the numbers, ‘Neath the broad Atlantic combers,

Let me sail up Golden Bay, With my oilskins all a-streaming, From the thunder squall, When I hauled my trawl, And my old Cape Ann a-gleaming, With my oilskins all a-streaming,

Let me view that rugged shore, Where the beach is all a-glisten, Where the capelin spawn, Where from dusk to dawn, You bait your trawl and listen, To the undertow a-hissing,

When I reach that last big shoal, Take me back to that snug green cove, Where the ground swells break asunder, Where the seas roll up their thunder, Where the wild sands roll, There let me rest, To the surges toll, In the earth’s cool breast, Let me be a man and take it, Where the stars shine out their wonder, When my dory fails to make it, And the seas roll up their thunder, 170. Now I’m Sixty-Four (capo 1-2) C G C Am I went a little further on, I pondered on those days gone by, As up the hill I walked, C F G I sat down on that very spot, As I sat beside the mill, Where we often sat and talked, C F C F We talked about those happy days, And gazed upon the setting sun, So blissful and serene, C D G We talked about the happy days, As it sank beneath the hill, Where we were sweet sixteen, C G C Am I gazed on it once more, my b’ys, The little fish swim in the brook, C F G And wandering down below, ‘Twas the very sight I’d seen, They swim on still and ever will, C F C F As they did so long ago, It’s just the same now as it was, The little meadow by the brook, C G C Is just as fresh and green, When we were sweet sixteen, It’s just the same now as it was, When we were sweet sixteen, Refrain: C G C Am Oh, the past is past and she is gone, Oh, how I long for those bright days, On earth we’ll meet no more, C F G But we will meet in heaven above, To come again once more, On that eternal shore, C F C F And when we meet we’ll part no more, But come again they never will, We both will reign supreme, C G C No more to sing of days gone by, For now I’m sixty-four, When we were sweet sixteen, 171. Out from St. Leonard’s D G D In the mid-1960's the news rang out clear, G D Em7 A7sus A Pack your bags and your nets you must get out of here, D G D Take your picks and your shovels, your rakes and your hoes, G D Em7 A7sus A The government says you must pack up and go,

Well the news it soon spread to the harbours and coves, That the young crowd were leaving in hordes and in droves, For to go to Toronto to follow their goals, Or to go to Placentia to live on the dole,

Refrain: D G D They went out from St. Leonard’s and out from Toslow, G D Em7 A7sus A They steamed ‘cross the bay with their houses in tow, D G D With their beds in the bow and their stoves in the stern, G D G D Bound away with their sons and their daughters,

Now Skipper Jim Pittman said he wouldn’t go, While there’s nets to be mended and hay to be mowed, He said he’d never work, no matter the pay, In some hockey stick factory out Stephenville way,

Now on all politicians they cursed and they swore, They rather would fight off in some distant war, For when they ceased to ramble and they ceased to roam, They could always return to a place they call home,

Now the islands and harbours and coves are ghost towns, You’d need a long liner to harvest the ground, And the big oil refinery now stands as a shrine, To the daughters and sons who remember a time, 172. Sonny’s Dream (capo 3) G Sonny lives on a farm, on a wide open space, C G You can take off your shoes and give up the race. D You can lay down your head by a sweet river bed, C G D Sonny always remembers the words his mama said:

Refrain: Oh, Sonny, don’t go away, I am here all alone, And your daddy’s a sailor who never comes home. Oh, these nights get so long, and the silence goes on, And I’m feeling so tired, I’m not all that strong.

Sonny carries a load, though he’s barely a man. There ain’t all that to do, still he does what he can. And he watches the sea, from a room by the stairs, And the waves keep on rolling, they’ve done that for years and for years.

And it’s a hundred miles to town, Sonny’s never been there, And he goes to the highway and stands there and stares. And the mail comes at four and the mailman is old, Sonny still dreams his dreams full of silver and gold.

Sonny’s dreams can’t be real, they’re just stories he’s read, They’re just stars in his eyes, they’re just dreams in his head. And he’s hungry inside for the wide world outside, And I know I can’t hold him, though I’ve tried and I’ve tried and I’ve tried. 173. No Change in the Weather C Am7 F C You could shoot off a cannon, down the middle of Bond, F C Dm G And attract no attention in downtown St. John’s, C F C This getting nowhere is getting to me, F C Dm G C Wondering where can you go to be all you can be? No regular Joe wants to pull up and go, Just wind up homesick, where there’s no-one you know, Just a smoke and a beer, and the sports on T.V., Being sorry you left, with no choice but to leave,

Refrain: F C F C No change in the weather, there’s no change in me, F C Dm G I don’t want to leave, but I can’t live for free, Am C Em F I can’t eat the air, and I can’t drink the sea, C Am Dm G C No change in the weather, no change in me,

You could shoot off a cannon from the top of Long’s Hill, And a Gulliver’s taxi might be all that you’d kill, We were promised the sun and the moon and the stars, We got weathered old clapboard and salt rusted cars, So I’ll join in the leaving like all of the rest, Montreal, Calgary, Vancouver, west, Lay down on the sidewalk and kick off and die, Watch people not looking as they hurry by, 174. Saltwater Joys (capo 3) G D Em C Just to wake up in the morning to the quiet of the cove, G D7 G And hear Aunt Bessie talking to herself, G D Em C And to hear poor Uncle John mumbling wishes to old Nell, G D7 G It made me feel like everything was fine, D Em C G I was born down by the water and it’s here I’m going to stay, D Em C G I’ve searched for all the reasons why I should go away, D Em C But I haven’t got the thirst for all those modern day toys, G Am D7 G So I’ll just stay and take my chances with those saltwater joys,

Following a little brook as it trickles to the shore, In the autumn when the leaves are flaming red, Kicking leaves that fall around me, watching sunset paint the hills, This is all I’ll ever need to feel at home, Oh, this island that we cling to has been handed down with pride, By folks who fought to live here, taking hardships all in stride, So I’ll compliment her beauty and hold on to my goodbyes, And stay and take my chances with those saltwater joys,

How can I leave those mornings with the sunrise on the cove, And the gulls like flies surrounding Clayton’s wharf? Platter’s Island wrapped in rainbow in the evening after fog, The ocean smells are perfume to my soul, Some go to where the buildings reach to meet the clouds, Where warm and gentle people turn to swarming faceless crowds, But I’ll do without the riches, the glamour and the noise, And I’ll stay and take my chances with those saltwater joys, 175. Dear Mr. Ford (capo 2) G D G C G Dear Mr. Ford, I dearly loved my van, C G Am D My ‘85 F-150 was a beauty when it ran, G D G C G But it didn’t run a long, long time, so I buried it in the ground, C G Am D G And sure it makes a little bit of smell, but it never makes a sound,

Refrain: D G Things fell off, and things let go, D G Nuts loosened up and I was always being towed, D G Things would seize and refuse to work, D G And I always felt like a real jerk, C G D C G D D7 Out there on the road, when my van wouldn’t go, so

I got sick of dragging it home. Wouldn’t it rot your socks? Just as I fixed one thing on, another thing fell off, So I buried it in the ground, with a four-inch pipe up through ‘er, And now I’ve got me an ‘85 F-150 Econoline sewer,

Dear Mr. Ford, I got thinking the other day, Me and the wife kind of like the old interior, I guess we’re willing to pay, We’re ordering a brand new van, with them seats custom-made, We’re going to park it on top of the sewer pipe, and that’s where it will stay,

Final Refrain: Things won’t fall off and won’t let go, Nuts won’t loosen up, I won’t need a tow, Things won’t seize up or refuse to work, Though I might look like a real jerk, Every time I have to go, But it will pleasure me to know, That my outhouse will be a Ford. 176. White Collar Holler (“Aboo” Song) (a capella) Well I rise up in the morning ‘bout a quarter to eight, Some woman who’s my wife tells me not to be late, I kiss the kids goodbye, can’t remember their names, And week after week it’s always the same,

Refrain: And it’s oh boys, can’t you code it, Huh! Program it right, Nothing ever happens in this life of mine, I’m hauling up the data on the Xerox line,

Then it’s code in the data, give the keyboard a punch, Then cross-correlate and a break for some lunch, Correlate, tabulate, process and screen, Program, printout, regress to the mean,

Then it’s home again, eat again, watch some TV, Make love to my woman at 10:53, I dream the same dream when I’m sleeping at night, I’m soaring over hills like an eagle in flight,

Some day I’m gonna give up all these buttons and things, I’ll punch that time clock ‘til it can’t ring, Burn up my necktie and set my self free, ‘Cause no-one’s gonna fold, bend, or mutilate me, 177. Barrett’s Privateers (a capella) Oh, the year was 1778, How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now! When a letter of marque came from the king, On the 96th day we sailed again... To the scummiest vessel I’d ever seen, When a bloody great Yankee hove in sight, With our cracked four-pounders we made to Refrain: fight, God damn them all! I was told we’d cruise the seas for American The Yankee lay low down with gold... gold. She was broad and fat and loose in her stays, We’d fire no guns, shed no tears, But to catch her took the Antelope two Now I’m a broken man on a Halifax pier, whole days, The last of Barrett’s Privateers, At length we stood two cables away... Oh, Alcide Barrett cried the town... Our cracked four-pounders made an awful For twenty brave men, all fishermen, who, din, Would make for him the Antelope’s crew, But with one fat ball the Yank stove us in,

The Antelope sloop was a sickening sight... The Antelope shook and pitched on her She’d a list to the port and her sails in rags, side... And the cook in the scuppers with the Barrett was smashed like a bowl of eggs, staggers and jags, And the main truck carried off both my legs,

On the king’s birthday we put to sea... So here I lay in my 23rd year... We were 91 days to Montego Bay, It’s been six years since I sailed away, Pumping like madmen all the way, And I just made Halifax yesterday,

178. Mary Ellen Carter G C D G She went down last October in the pouring, driving rain, Am C D The skipper he’d been drinking and the mate he felt no pain, G C G Too close to Three Mile Rock and she was dealt her mortal blow, Am D And the Mary Ellen Carter settled low, G C D G There was just us five aboard her when she finally was awash, Am C D We’d worked like hell to save her all heedless of the cost, G C G And the groan she gave as she went down it caused us to proclaim, Am D G That the Mary Ellen Carter would rise again, Refrain: Am D G Em Rise agai----n, rise agai--n, C G D That her name not be lost to the knowledge of men, G C D G And those who loved her best and were with her ‘til the end, Am D G Will make the Mary Ellen Carter rise again,

The owners wrote her off, not a nickel would they spend, “She gave twenty years of service, boys, then met her sorry end, But insurance paid the loss to us, so let her rest below,” And they laughed at us and said we had to go, But we talked of her all winter, some days around the clock, She’s worth a quarter million, afloat and at the dock, And with every jar that hit the bar we swore we would remain, And make the Mary Ellen Carter rise again,

All spring now we’ve been with her on a barge lent by a friend, Three dives a day in a hard hat suit, and twice I’ve had the bends, Thank God it’s only sixty feet and the currents here are slow, Or I’d never have the strength to go below, But we patched her rents, stopped her vents, dogged hatch and porthole down, Put cables to her, fore and aft, and girded her around, Tomorrow noon we hit the air and then take up the strain, And watch the Mary Ellen Carter rise again,

For we couldn’t leave her there, you see, to crumble into scale, She’d saved our lives so many times, living through the gale, And the laughing drunken rats who left her to a sorry grave, They won’t be laughing in another day, And you to whom adversity has dealt the final blow, With smiling bastards lying to you everywhere you go, Turn to and put out all your strength of arm and heart and brain, And like the Mary Ellen Carter, rise again,

Final Refrain: Rise again, rise again, Though your heart it be broken and life about to end, No matter what you’ve lost, be it a home, a love, a friend, Like the Mary Ellen Carter, rise again! 179. Forty-Five Years (capo 2) C Where the earth shows its bones of wind broken stones, G And the sea and the sky are one, Dm F I’m caught out of time, my blood sings with wine, G And I’m running naked in the sun. C There’s God in the trees, I’m weak in the knees, G And the sky is a painful blue. Dm F G C I’d like to look around, but honey, all I see is you.

The summer city light will soften the night, ‘Til you think that the air is clear. And I’m sitting with friends where 45 cents, Will buy another glass of beer. He’s got something to say but I’m so far away That I don’t know who I’m talking to, Cause you just walked in the door, and honey, all I see is you.

Refrain: F C F C And I just want to hold you closer than I’ve ever held anyone before. F C You say you’ve been twice a wife and you’re through with life, Dm G Ah but honey what the hell’s it for? F C F C After 23 years you’d think I could find a way to let you know somehow, Dm F G C That I want to see your smiling face 45 years from now.

So alone in the lights on stage every night I’ve been reaching out to find a friend, Who knows all the words, sings so she’s heard And knows how all the stories end. Maybe after the show she’ll ask me to go, Home with her for a drink or two. Now her smile lights her eyes, but honey, all I see is you. 180. Make and Break Harbour (capo 2) C Am F G How still lies the bay in the light western air, Dm F G Which blows from the crimson horizon, C C7 F G Once more we tack home with a dry empty hull, Dm F G Saving gas with the breezes so fair, C Am F G She’s a kindly Cape Islander, old but still sound, Dm F G But so lost in the long liners’ shadow, C C7 F G Make and break can make do, but the fish are so few, Dm F C That she won’t be replaced should she founder,

Now it’s so hard not to think of before the big war, When the cod were so cheap but so plenty, Foreign trawlers go by now with long seeing eyes, Taking all where we seldom took any, And the young folk don’t stay with the fisherman’s ways, Long ago they all moved to the cities, And the ones left behind, old and tired and blind, Won’t work for a pound or a penny,

Refrain: F G C In Make and Break Harbour the boats are so few, Am G F G Too many are pulled up and rotten, C Am C F Most houses stand empty, old nets hung to dry, G F C Are blown away, lost, and forgotten,

Now I can see the big trawlers have stirred up the bay, Leaving lobster traps smashed on the bottom, Can they think it don’t pay to respect the old ways, That make-and-break men have not forgotten? For we still keep our time to the turn of the tide, And this boat that I built with my father, Still lifts to the sky, one-lunger and I, Still talk like old friends on the water, 181. Snowbird C Dm Beneath the snowy mantle cold and clean, G7 C The unborn grass lies waiting for its coat to turn to green. C Dm The snowbird sings the song he always sings, G7 C And speaks to me of flowers that will bloom again in spring.

When I was young my heart was young then too, Anything that it would tell me, that’s the thing that I would do. But now I feel such emptiness within, For the thing that I want the most in life is the thing that I can’t win.

Refrain: Spread your tiny wings and fly away, And take the snow back with you where it came from on that day. The one I love forever is untrue. And if I could you know that I would fly away with you.

The breeze along the river seems to say, That he’ll only break my heart again, should I decide to stay, So little snowbird take me with you when you go. To that land of gentle breezes where the peaceful waters flow.

Final Refrain: D7 F Dm7 C ...And if I could you know that I would fl----y away with you.

182. Put Your Hand in the Hand (capo 2-4) Refrain: C G Put your hand in the hand of the man who stilled the water, Dm G C Put your hand in the hand of the man who calmed the sea. C C7 F D Take a look at yourself and you can look at others differently, C Am D G C F C By putting your hand in the hand of the man from Galilee. Every time I look into the holy book I want to tremble, When I read about the part where the carpenter cleared the temple, For the buyers and the sellers were no different fellas then what I profess to be, And it causes me pain to know I’m not the guy that I should be.

Momma taught me how to pray before I reached the age of seven, And when I’m down on my knees that’s when I’m close to heaven. Daddy lived his life, eight kids and a wife, you do what you must do, But he showed me enough of what it takes to get you through.

183. Farewell to Nova Scotia G The sun was setting in the west, Em The birds were singing on every tree. G D All nature seemed inclined for a rest, Em C Bm Em But still there was no rest for me.

Refrain: Farewell to Nova Scotia, your seabound coast, Let your mountains dark and dreary be, For when I am far away on the briny ocean tossed, Will you ever heave a sigh or a wish for me?

I grieve to leave my native land, I grieve to leave my comrades all, And my agéd parents whom I hold so dear, And the bonny, bonny lass that I do adore.

Oh, the drums they do beat and the wars do alarm, The captain calls we must obey, So farewell, farewell to Nova Scotia’s charms, For it’s early in the morning I’m far, far away.

I have three brothers and they are at rest, Their arms are folded on their breast, But a poor simple sailor just like me, Must be tossed and driven on the dark blue sea. 184. The Island (capo 2) D A D A Over an ocean and over the sea, D A G A Beyond these great waters, oh what do I see? D A D A I see the great mountains which climb from the coastline, D A Em A7 The hills of Cape Breton, this new home of mine. D A D G Oh, we come from the countries all over the world, D A G A To hack at the forests, to plow the lands down, D A D G Fishermen, farmers and sailors all come, D Em A D To clear for the future this pioneer ground.

Refrain: D G D A We are an island, a rock in the stream, D G D A We are a people as proud as there’s been. D G D A In soft summer breeze or in wild winter wind, D A G D The home of our hearts, Cape Breton.

Over the rooftops and over the trees, Within these new townships, or what do I see? I see the black pit-heads, the coal wheels are turning. The smokestacks are belching and the blast furnace burning. And the sweat on the back is no joy to behold, In the heat of the steel plant or mining for coal. And the foreign-owned companies force us to fight, For our survival and for our rights.

Over the highways and over the roads, Over the Causeway, stories are told. They tell of the coming and the going away, The cities of America draw me away. And though companies come and companies go, And the ways of the world we may never know, We’ll follow the footsteps of those on their way, And still ask for the right to leave or to stay. 185. Got to Keep the Routine Going (a capella) Alarm goes at seven but I’m up at five to, Prayer at seven thirty and breakfast at eight, I’m up and off to work by ten to nine, Cause it ain’t like me to be late.

Refrain: Got to keep the routine going, Got to keep the routine right, ‘Cause if we don’t, there’s going to be some trouble, And we’ll end up in a mess tonight.

We all take care of each other here, Got to make sure we’re all okay, But sometimes I just won’t cooperate, Cause I was okay yesterday.

Things aren’t always perfect, Running smooth as satin or silk, But God help you if it’s your responsibility, And you forget to mix the milk.

We learn all about vulnerability, And poverty verses power, But more important to us are the basics of life, Like the Saturday evening shower.

Well the chickens might die and clothes pile high, Sometimes we just let things be, God only knows who it was that screwed up But I know it wasn’t scheduled for me. 186. Stories C G C In all of our houses, we each have our chore, C Am G But Angus will look after chickens no more. F C F C Oh what has become of our innocent birds? C G C Our chickens all died without saying a word. Was the feed really gone from the chicken feed shed? Or was Angus too lazy to get out of bed? On the night that we wanted to make a soufflé, “Well, the chickens are dead,” was all he would say.

Refrain: F G C F G C And oh-ho, it’s true, we are a privileged few. F C F C If you want to join us then you can come, too, C G C And find out what stories we’ll tell about you!

When the music gets going we all like to dance, Cathy and Brenda and Dave get their chance, If we don’t know the steps we just make up our own, And if our name’s Detta, we might break a bone. Marian Turnbull is a crusty old gal, She went to a birthday with Gerald, her pal. We said, “How was the party, and did you have fun?” She said, “They never fed me, and he bit my bum!”

Buddy Payne thinks he’s a big macho man, The women all swoon at a touch of his hand, All of that toughness needs tough cleaning up, So Buddy takes baths with his own rubber duck. Some stories are funny, some stories are sad, Sometimes we’re good and sometimes we’re bad, This song is ending ‘cause we have to go, If you want more verses then you write your own. 187. Orangedale Whistle Intro: G Gsus G Gsus (repeat) G The stationmaster looked all around, C G Along the track both up and down, G But the train could not be found, C G For there was neither sight nor sound, Am G (Gsus G) There was neither sight nor sound,

He walked on slowly to the station door, Like so many times before, He looked outside into a sunshine beam, Closed his eyes and dreamed a dream, Drifted off into a dream,

Refrain: Am The winds of change forever blow, Em Some things stay and some things go, Am The falling rain must melt the snow, Em C G (Gsus G) The Orangedale whistle will always blow,

Years ago throughout this land, That line was laid by able men, But things are changed as time goes by, People drive and people fly, People drive and people fly,

The stationmaster is long since gone, He faded off into the sun, But the whistle shrill still lingers on, In the hearts of everyone, Everyday from dusk ‘til dawn, 188. Gillis Mountain (capo 2) G I took a trip up Gillis Mountain, Em C D On a sunny summer day, C Em7 Am D There were ruts in the road and the four wheel drive, Em C D Spun its wheels in the rocks and the clay, Em C D G It spun its wheels in the rocks and the clay,

On our way up Gillis Mountain, The Gillis’s lived on the mountain, On that sunny summer day, For about a hundred years, There were spruce trees growing on the fields, Where we pick berries they cleared land, Where forefathers once made hay, Spent their blood and sweat and tears, Where our forefathers once made hay, They spent their blood and sweat and tears. Refrain: C D G C When we arrived on Gillis Mountain, And oh, oh, oh, Gillis Mountain, You could see for miles in the light, C D Em C D G The whitecaps on a sea of blue, Oh, oh, oh, where forefathers once made hay, Sparkled like diamonds in the night, (second-last line of verse each time) They sparkled like diamonds in the night.

189. Rise Again Refrain: (capo 3-4) C F G Intro: C F C F We rise again in the faces of our children, C G C F G When the waves roll out over the water, We rise again in the voices of our song, Dm Am C F G And the ocean cries, We rise again in the waves out on the ocean, C G F G C F C F We look to our sons and daughters, And then we rise again, Dm Am E To explain our lives, When the light goes dark with the forces of C D7 creation, As if a child could tell us why, Across a stormy sky, C We look to reincarnation, That as sure as the sunrise, To explain our lives, G As if a child could tell us why, As sure as the sea, That as sure as the sunrise, C G As sure as the sea, As sure as the wind in the trees, As sure as the wind in the trees, 190. Bay of St. Ann’s (capo 0-3) C Em Oh, the ocean is a fortune, F G For the people by the sea, C Em They go out in their own boats, Bridge: F G F Em To feed their families, May the weather be fair, F Em F Em And they sail to meet the sunrise, For the fishermen today, F Em E F These men who leave the land, May they return to safe harbour, F Em G C D D7 G7sus G On the B-----ay of St. Ann’s, And their homes along the b------ay,

And they rise up in the darkness, Oh, the ocean is a fortune, And they sail to meet the light, For the people by the sea, They go out in their own boats, They go out in their own boats, To meet the end of the night, To fish for you and me, And they sail to meet the sunrise, And they sail to meet the sunrise, These men who leave the land, These men who leave the land, On the Bay of St. Ann’s, On the Bay (3x) of St. Ann’s,

191. Sea People D A D They go down with their nets to the shore, D A D They go down like their fathers before, D D7 G Bm And the sea seems to say, “If you ride me today, D A A7 I will grant you the wealth of my store,”

Refrain: As the waves rise to tumble and fall, D A In the face of a wild summer’s squall, They are sea people, the pride of the land, All the traps will be cast and the courses held fast, G D A For they brave through the worst of it all, Strong of the spirit and rough of the hand, D A If you walk the cold beaches alone, Sea people the waters command, As the first light of morning is born, G A D All adrift in the haze where the white seagull strays, From their rocky old steeds of the strand, You might catch a glimpse on the foam, (of the sea people...) 192. Working Man Refrain: G C G It’s a working man I am, and I’ve been down underground, G D D7 And I swear to God if I ever see the sun, G C G Or for any length of time, I can hold it in my mind, G D G I never again will go down underground.

At the age of 16 years, oh, he quarrels with his peers, Who vowed they’d never see another one. In the dark recess of the mines, where you age before your time, And the coal dust lies heavy on your lungs.

At the age of 64, oh, he’ll greet you at the door, And he’ll gently lead you by the arm, Through the dark recess of the mines, oh, he’ll take you back in time, And he’ll tell you of the hardships that were had.

193. Coal Town Road (capo 2) D G A D We get up in the black, down the coal town road, Em G Em A And we hike along the track, where the coal trains load, D G Em And we make the ponies pull, ‘til they nearly break their backs, D G A D And they’ll never see again, down the coal town road,

We hear the whistle blow, down the..., There’s miners’ little sons,... And we take our towels and all, where the..., Playing with their cowboy guns,... In the cages we will drop, ‘til there’s nowhere But they’d better make the best of their childhood left to fall, while it runs, And we leave this world behind us, down the..., There’s a pick and shovel waiting,...

We never see the sun,... If there’s a God for us,... At a penny for a ton,... All the miners he can bless,... When our shift comes out on top, we’re so For we’re sweating in the hole, sucking down the happy to be done, Devil’s dust, We head home to sleep and dream, about the,... Just to keep the fires blazing,... 194. Ballad of Springhill (capo 3) Am G Am G In the town of Springhill, Nova Scotia, Am C D Am Down in the dark of the Cumberland Mine, Am D G Em There’s blood on the coal and the miners lie, Am G Am G In the roads that never saw sun nor sky, Am G Am G E In the roads that never saw sun nor sky,

In the town of Springhill, you don’t sleep easy, Often the earth will tremble and roll, When the earth gets restless miners die, Bone and blood is the price of coal, (2x)

In the town of Springhill, Nova Scotia, Late in the year of ‘58, Day still comes and the sun still shines, But it’s dark as the grave in the Cumberland Mine, (2x)

Down at the coal face, miners working, Rattle of the belt and the cutter’s blade, Rumble of rock and the walls close ‘round, The living and the dead men two miles down, (2x)

Twelve men lay two miles from the pit shaft, Twelve men lay in the dark and sang, Long hot days in a miner’s tomb, It was three feet high and a hundred long, (2x)

Three days passed and the lamps gave out, And Caleb Rushton he up and says, “There’s no more water or light or bread, So we’ll live on songs and hope instead,” (2x)

Listen for the shouts of the barefaced miners, Eight long days and some were rescued, Listen through the rubble for a rescue team, Leaving the dead to lie alone, Six hundred feet of coal and slag, Through all their lives they dug their graves, Hope imprisoned in a three foot seam, (2x) Two miles of earth for a marking stone, (2x) 195. Heading for Halifax C G C F Late spring, the trees have turned green, C Am Dm7 G There’s sheep on the hills and birds on the wing, F Em F C Over my shoulder the last time I’m seeing, G F C The old home all weathered and grey,

We talked ‘til three, my father and me, And the fiddle tunes flowed like the clear Margaree, “Never forget who you are, Son,” said he, As I followed my brothers away,

Refrain: Am Now I’m heading for Halifax to see what’s to spare, G In the way of some work and if there’s nothing there, Am Then it’s Toronto or west, to God only knows where, F C G But there’s bound to be friends from back home,

One thing I know wherever I go, My heart’s in Cape Breton, it will always be so, Whenever the fiddler rosins the bow, My first and last thoughts are of home,

196. Causeway Crossing (capo 3) Refrain: C Am F C Oh, the Canso Causeway is a wonder they say, F C F Dm G It’s mainland rock and its mainland clay, C Am F Am And many do come but they don’t plan to stay, C G C It was built for going away. C F C From where the sun rises and where the sun sets, F C Dm G They leave this fair Isle for the gold of the west, C F Am There’s many a young heart that’s full of regret, C G F C For in seeking to find they found something less.

So piper, pipe a lament sad and low, For on the road to the Isle the wrong way I go, Leaving behind me all that I know, The highlands high and the lowlands low.

As I cross the Strait a mile or so span, Oh, the Canso Causeway, this wonder they say, I look to the woods and the dark timber stand, I wish it was sand covered over with clay, And deep in my mind I can’t understand, And the water and weather would wear it away, Why I break my heart to find work with my hands, And on Cape Breton Island forever I’d stay.

197. My Island Too C F C G C The wind is blowing over your island, C F C F G The season is changing, your beauty to see, G F G C F And although I’m not there, my heart is with you,

Refrain: F C G Am Can this be my island too? F C G C Can this be my island too?

I’d left you for profit and high adventure, I came to a city I never knew, The bright lights and the night life have stolen me from you,

Friends and relations, I’m longing to see you, Peace and contentment when I do, One day I’m returning, never to leave you, first verse repeats... 198. My Love Cape Breton and Me C G Am Sing me a song of your hills, F C G Of mountains and waters so still, F E Am D A song that will speak of the magic of three: C G C My love, Cape Breton, and me,

Teach me the way of your land, How power and peace go hand in hand, It’s all that I want in this life and it’s free: My love, Cape Breton, and me,

Refrain: Am Em F Em Always your rivers are calling to me, Em Fm7 G I hear the sound of sweet melody, Am Em F Em When we’re apart and I feel all alone, Am Dmaj7 Am C G C Carry me home, carry me home,

If my time could end perfectly, I know how I’d want it to be, God’s gift of heaven would be made up of three: My love, Cape Breton, and me, first verse repeats... 199. Song for the Mira C F C Out on the Mira on warm afternoons, G C F G Old men go fishing with black line and spoon, C F C And if they catch nothing they never complain, C G C And I wish I was with them again, As boys in their boats call to girls on the shore, Teasing the ones that they dearly adore, And into the evening the courting begins, And I wish I was with them again,

Refrain: F C Can you imagine a piece of the universe, G G7 C C7 More fit for princes and kings? F C I’ll trade you ten of your cities, D D7 G For Marion Bridge and the pleasure it brings,

Out on the Mira on soft summer nights, Bonfires blaze to the children’s delight, They dance ‘round the flames singing songs with their friends, And I wish I was with them again, And over the ashes the stories are told, Of witches and werewolves and Oak Island gold, Stars on the river face sparkle and spin, And I wish I was with them again,

Out on the Mira the people are kind, They’ll treat you to home brew and help you unwind, And if you come broken they’ll see that you mend, And I wish I was with them again, Now I’ll conclude with a wish you go well, Sweet be your dreams, and your happiness swell, I’ll leave you here for my journey begins, I’m going to be with them (3x) again, 200. Cape Breton Lullaby (capo 4) Far on Beinn Bhreagh’s side, G F G Wander the lost lambies, Driftwood is burning blue, Here, there, and everywhere, G F Dm7 Everywhere their troubled mammies, Wild walk the wall shadows, Find them and fold them deep, G C Em Fold them to sleep singing: Night winds go riding by, Caidil gu la, laddie, la laddie, Dm G7 C G Sleep the moon away, Riding by the lochie meadows, Am C G E Daddy is on the bay, On to the ring of day, He’ll keep the pot brewing, A A7 D D7 Keep all from tumbling down, Flows Mira’s stream singing: Tumbling down to rack and ruin, G Gsus G Gsus G Pray, Mary, send him home, Caidil gu l---a, laddie, l---a, laddie, Safe from the foam singing: F Dm G Gsus G Caidil gu la, laddie, la laddie, Sleep the stars away, Sleep the dark away,

201. The Morning Star C Dm Like a torch burning, like a sea turning, G C Like the patience of the soil, Dm I have drawn my courage from a deeper knowledge, G C Through the long night’s toil,

Refrain: Like the wind howling, like the panther prowling, C Dm I’ve kept a vigil of my own, I have seen the morning star, But there were watch-fires gleaming, through the fog G C streaming, Upon the distant horizon, I find I’ve never watched alone, Dm All the shadows of the dark, Like the eagle screaming, like the wolf keening, G C I have railed against the sky, But like a wound healing, among the clouds wheeling, Cannot keep the sun from rising, There is a song that will not die,