8. Folsom Prison Blues
I hear the train a comin'
It's rolling round the bend
And I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when,
I'm stuck in Folsom prison, and time keeps draggin' on
But that train keeps a rollin' on down to San Antone
When I was just a baby my mama told me. Son,
Always be a good boy, 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 drinkin' coffee and smoking big cigars.
Well I know I had it coming, I know I can't be free
But those people keep a movin'
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 on 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
13. Folsom Prison Blues
I hear the train a comin'
It's rolling round the bend
And I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when,
I'm stuck in Folsom prison, and time keeps draggin' on
But that train keeps a rollin' on down to San Antone
When I was just a baby my mama told me. Son,
Always be a good boy, 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 drinkin' coffee and smoking big cigars.
Well I know I had it coming, I know I can't be free
But those people keep a movin'
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 on 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
18. America
"Let us be lovers
we'll marry our fortunes together."
"I've got some real estate
here in my bag."
So we bought a pack of cigarettes
and Mrs. Wagner pies
And we walked off to look for America
20. "Kathy,"
I said as we boarded a Greyhound in Pittsburgh
"Michigan seems like a dream to me now"
It took me four days to hitchhike from Saginaw
I've gone to look for America
22. Laughing on the bus
Playing games with the faces
She said the man in the gabardine suit was a spy
I said "Be careful his bowtie is really a camera"
"Toss me a cigarette,
I think there's one in my raincoat"
"We smoked the last one an hour ago"
So I looked at the scenery, she read her magazine
And the moon rose over an open field
23. "Kathy, I'm lost," I said,
though I knew she was sleeping
I'm empty and aching and I don't know why
Counting the cars on the New Jersey Turnpike
They've all gone to look for America
All gone to look for America
All gone to look for America
26. America
"Let us be lovers "Kathy, I'm lost," I said,
we'll marry our fortunes together." though I knew she was sleeping
"I've got some real estate I'm empty and aching and I don't know why
here in my bag." Counting the cars on the New Jersey Turnpike
So we bought a pack of cigarettes They've all gone to look for America
and Mrs. Wagner pies All gone to look for America
And we walked off to look for America All gone to look for America
"Kathy,"
I said as we boarded a Greyhound in Pittsburgh
"Michigan seems like a dream to me now"
It took me four days to hitchhike from Saginaw
I've gone to look for America
Laughing on the bus
Playing games with the faces
She said the man in the gabardine suit was a spy
I said "Be careful his bowtie is really a camera"
"Toss me a cigarette,
I think there's one in my raincoat"
"We smoked the last one an hour ago"
So I looked at the scenery, she read her magazine
And the moon rose over an open field
32. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
Virgil Caine is the name, and I served on the Danville train
Till Stoneman's cavalry came and tore up the tracks again.
In the winter of '65; we were hungry, just barely alive.
By May the tenth, Richmond had fell.
It’s a time I remember oh so well.
The night they drove old Dixie down,
And all the bells were ringing.
The night they drove old Dixie down,
And all the people were singing, they went
Na, na na na na na...
35. Back with my wife in Tennessee, one day she called to me,
"Virgil, quick, come see! There goes Robert E. Lee."
Now, I don't mind chopping wood,
and I don't care if the money's no good.
You take what you need and leave the rest.
But they should never have taken the very best!
The night they drove old Dixie down,
And all the bells were ringing.
The night they drove old Dixie down,
And all the people were singing, they went
Na, na na na na na...
37. Like my father before me, I'm a working man.
And like my brother above me, I took a rebel stand.
He was just 18, proud and brave,
but a Yankee laid him in his grave.
I swear by the blood below my feet,
You can't raise the cane back up when he's in defeat.
The night they drove old Dixie down,
And all the bells were ringing.
The night they drove old Dixie down,
And all the people were singing, they went
Na, na na na na na...
40. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
Virgil Caine is the name, and I served on the Danville train
Till Stoneman's cavalry came and tore up the tracks again.
In the winter of '65; we were hungry, just barely alive.
By May the tenth, Richmond had fell.
It’s a time I remember oh so well.
The night they drove old Dixie down,
And all the bells were ringing.
The night they drove old Dixie down,
And all the people were singing, they went
Na, na na na na na...
Back with my wife in Tennessee, one day she called to me,
"Virgil, quick, come see! There goes the Robert E. Lee."
Now, I don't mind chopping wood,
and I don't care if the money's no good.
You take what you need and leave the rest.
But they should never have taken the very best!
Like my father before me, I'm a working man.
And like my brother above me, I took a rebel stand.
He was just 18, proud and brave,
but a Yankee laid him in his grave.
I swear by the blood below my feet,
You can't raise the cane back up when he's in defeat.
46. Small Blue Thing
I am thrown against the sky
Today I am I am raining down in pieces
A small blue thing I am scattering like light
Like a marble Scattering like light
Or an eye Scattering like light
With my knees against my mouth Today I am
I am perfectly round I am watching you A small blue thing
I am cold against your skin Made of china
You are perfectly reflected Made of glass
I am lost inside your pocket I am cool and smooth and curious
I am lost against I never blink I am turning in your hand
Your fingers I am falling down the stairs Turning in your hand
I am skipping on the sidewalk Small blue thing
