RIVER OF LIFE is about helping each other stay alive and afloat in the river, … not just humans, but all living animals and plants. RIVER OF LIFE A Cho: We’re floating down the river of life together – Bm-A Some float better than others, yes it’s true -Bm-A (Bm-A) Floating down the river of […]
Audience: Folk/Political
Atta Way T’Go Boy!
BULLETS AND GUITARS – 1984 The idea for this record came as a result of a desire to do two things. The first was to bring together some songs written in Canada, The United States and England that dealt directly with what is happening in Central America. We felt that this would make a powerful […]
Let’s Not Do This Anymore
Asleep late at night in a crowded camp site, Crash woke me up, then a scream and a curse Outside my tent, couple having a fight I went out, but it only got worse She yelled in his face, then he shoved her down Threatened to hit her if she did it again I was […]
The Hug
Dan Murrow is a mighty friendly man Big and round like a bear And he hugs his friends and his friends hug him Anytime, anywhere When his patients come for therapy To drive their blues away Sooner or later they feel a lot better ’Cause this is what he’d say I want a hug when […]
I Hope You Understand Dear
For years I’ve been watchin’ folks on the T.V. Sometimes it seemed they were more real than me Then I met you computer, you wanted my touch Y’gave me the ‘control’ that I needed so much! Cho: I hope you understand Dear, you’ll forgive me, I know Y’follow ev’ry ‘command’ Dear, but I’m going back […]
Erica Levine
When Erica Levine was seven and ahalf Up to her door came Jason Metcalf And he said “Will ya marry me, Erica Levine?” And Erica Levine said “What do you mean?” “Well my mother and my father say a fellow ought to marry, And my father says his brother, who is my Uncle Larry, Never […]
My Father’s Top Drawer
As a child I was blessed with a curious mind And a sleepy, incompetent nurse! One day I discovered my father’s top drawer, Where I found my old man was perverse! Cho: It’s a wonder I turned out as well as I did I’m not nearly as warped as before I’m not sick, God forbid! […]
Give Yourself A Hand
Cho: Give yourself a hand, give yourself a hand You say it’s not your fault so it’s got to be your glands! Give yourself a hand, give yourself a hand Give us all a break and give yourself a hand! You act like you’ve been, Deserted on an island all alone for years With no […]
Chickens For Peace
Chickens for peace! We’re chickens for peace! And we don’t want to fry! Chickens for peace! We’re chickens for peace! One little war, and we’re Chicken-pot-pie! Chickens for peace! We’re chickens for peace! And no one respects, a chicken who begs! Chickens for peace! We’re chickens for peace! One little slip, and we’re hard boiled […]
Gone For Good
An old brown cow was sittin’ in her pasture eating grass When she looked down at the ground, she saw a black bug walkin’ past. She watched him push and struggle with that little twig he’d found Then she raised her hoof and mashed that bug, (SQUISH!) into the ground! Cho: I can’t find a […]