I spent my whole life makin’ somebody rich I busted my ass for that son-of-a-bitch And he left me to die like a dog in a ditch Then he told me I’m all used up He used up my labor, he used up my time He plundered my body and squandered my mind Then he […]
Archives: Songs
Homely Friend
On sunny days I’m feelin’ great I’m walkin’ tall and fine And all the folks who see me Wanna be a friend of mine But when I’m feelin’ low down And homely as a hound When I need my sunny friends There ain’t no one around Cho: I’m lonely for a homely friend to keep […]
The AFL-CIO Love Song
My how I loved you When you were young and brave You stood against injustice With the worker and the slave And your beauty still excites me Your spirit lights my way But love, like fire, dwindles If you let it fade away. I’m afraid I’ll lose you To the comforts you have won Your […]
One Less Mouth To Feed
Well Livvy, lately life’s been lousy And I know that you’re upset But life won’t get no better If you can’t learn to forget Cryin’ won’t bring John-Boy back, He’s out there on his own And I hope that he is happy, And I hope he don’t come home, Chorus ’Cause that’s one less mouth […]
Snake Dance
Dancing in a snake dance Where the dancer twirls and spins And the guilty serpent strikes And neither partner wins I asked her how she’d been She said, “You’ve been our best friend, And I don’t know where to begin, Cho: I don’t love him anymore I’ve had it up to here, I’ve seen it […]
Atomic Waste
Cho: Atomic waste, perseveres It sticks around, (in dangerous form!) Two hundred thousand years!! (Repeat) It boils in vats stored underground It’s got to be watched all year ’round And human beings can make mistakes One little slip is all it takes! Chorus We don’t mind, if lights are low If TV’s off, if cars […]
Way-Hi
In the South Dakota summer sun In Nineteen twenty-five I was born the son of a Sioux and his wife I was barely, just barely alive Yeah the midwife slapped my red behind I opened my lungs and cried And how many times have I cried to myself And wished that that infant had died? […]
Everybody’s Goin’ For The Money
E to D Everybody’s goin’ for the money Thinkin’ it makes the world go round But this old world keep turnin’ on and on When you’re layin’ underneath the ground Somebody’s got a hold on you A hold on your everyday life A hold on your friends and your relatives too On your children and […]
Draw The Line
Papers on the floor Crayons circled ’round her My daughter shapes An intricate design And she orders me to sit Handling me the blue one She says “Help me Daddy. Help me draw the line!” Cho: Draw the line, draw the line We have to help each other draw the line Draw the line, draw […]
Lists
Cho: I had a list of things to do But now my only list is you And my list keeps getting longer I hope we never make through I want to laugh with you out loud I want to meet you in a crowd I want to buy you leather clothes I want to hold […]