Peter, Paul and Mary

The paint is old and peeling The shutters show some cracks There's a heavy limb on the apple tree That's got to be cut back There's some water in the cellar A little sagging in the floor But this house has weathered many storms It will weather many more...

If you miss the train I'm on, you will know that I am gone You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles, a hundred miles, a hundred miles, a hundred miles, a hundred miles, You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles. Lord I'm one, Lord I'm two, Lord I'm t...

One night as I lay on my pillow Moonlight as bright as the dawn I saw a man come a walking He had a long chain on I heard his chains a clankin' They made a mournful sound Welded around his body Draggin' along the ground He had a long chain on He had...

Hey ho, nobody home, meat nor drink nor money have I none Yet shall we be merry, Hey ho, nobody home. Hey ho, nobody home, Meat nor drink nor money have I none Yet shall we be merry, Hey ho, nobody home. Hey Ho, nobody home. Soal, a soal, a soal cake, pl...

All God's critters got a place in the choir Some sing low, some sing higher Some sing out loud on the telephone wire And some just clap their hands, or paws or anything they got now Listen to the bass, it's the one on the bottom Where the bullfrog croaks...

All my trials Lord, soon be over. I had a little book was given to me, And every page spelled Liberty. All my trials Lord, soon be over. If religion were a thing that money could buy, The rich would live and the poor would die. All my trials Lord, soon...

Oh once I had a little dog, his color it was brown I taught him for to whistle, to sing and dance and run His legs they were fourteen yards long, his ears so very wide Around the world in half a day, upon him I could ride. Sing Tarry-O Day, Sing, Autumn t...

In the town of Spring Hill, Nova Scotia, Down in the heart of the Cumberland Mine, There's blood on the coal and miners lie In the roads that never saw sun or sky Roads that never saw sun or sky. Down at the coal face the miner's workin' Rattle of the b...

You take a stick of bamboo, you take a stick of bamboo, you take a stick of bamboo, you throw it in the water, Oh, oh, Hanaah. You take a stick of bamboo, you take a stick of bamboo, you take a stick of bamboo, you throw it in the water, Oh, oh, Hana...

I went up the levee to pack some sacks And I thought I'd bring me some money back. Big boat up the river and she can't come down. My woman on the levee wearing a frown. Big boat up the river and she can't come down Big boat up the river and she can't com...

How many roads must a man walk down Before they call him a man? How many seas must a white dove sail Before she sleeps in the sand? How many times must the cannon balls fly Before they're forever banned? The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind Th...

While riding on a train goin' west I fell asleep for to take me a rest I dreamed a dream that made me sad Concerning myself and the first few friends I had. With half-damp eyes I stared to the room Where my friends and I´d spent many an afternoon Where we tog...

Children, go where I send thee How shall I send thee? I'm gonna send thee one by one One for the little bitty baby Born, born, born in Bethlehem. [Born, born, born in Bethlehem]. Children, go where I send thee How shall I send thee? I'm gonna send thee...

Come and go with me to that land Come and go with me to that land Come and go with me to that land Where I'm bound Come and go with me to that land Come and go with me to that land With me to that land where I'm bound. There ain't no kneelin' in that l...

The Cruel War is raging, Johnny has to fight I want to be with him from morning to night. I want to be with him, it grieves my heart so, Won't you let me go with you? No, my love, no. Tomorrow is Sunday, Monday is the day that your Captain will call you...

I'm a little boy with glasses The one they call a geek A little girl who never smiles 'Cause I have braces on my teeth And I know how it feels to cry myself to sleep I'm that kid on every playground Who's always chosen last A single teenage mother Tryi...

It ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe, It don't matter, anyhow. And it ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe, If you don't know by now. When the rooster crows at the break of dawn, Look out your window and I'll be gone You're the reason I'm travelin'...

Well early in the morning, about the break of day, I ask the Lord, "Help me find the way!" Help me find the way to the promised land This lonely body needs a helping hand I ask the Lord to help me please find the way. When the new day's a dawning, I bow...

In the early morning rain With a dollar in my hand And an aching in my heart And my pockets full of sand I'm a long ways from home And I missed my loved one so In the early morning rain With no place to go Out on runway number nine Big 707 set to go...

When first I came to Louisville, my fortune there to find, I met a fair young maiden there, her beauty filled my mind. Her rosy cheek, her ruby lips, they gave my heart no rest. The name she bore was Flora, the lily of the west. I courted lovely Flora, sh...

That's what you get for lovin' me That's what you get for lovin' me Everything you had is gone, as you can see That's what you get for lovin' me. I ain't the kind to hang around With any new love that I've found Movin' is my stock in trade I'm movin on...

[Chorus:] Freight train freight train goin' so fast Freight train freight train goin' so fast Please don't tell what train I'm on So they won't know where I've gone. Freight train, freight train, comin' round the bend Freight train, freight train, gone...

As I was a goin' over Gilgarra Mountain I spied Colonel Farrell and his money he was countin' First I drew me pistols, and then I drew me rapier, sayin' "Stand and deliver for I am your bold deceiver" [Refrain:] Mush-a-ring-um duram da Whack fol the dad...

Daddy's taking us to the zoo tomorrow, Zoo tomorrow, zoo tomorrow; Daddy's taking us to the zoo tomorrow, We can stay all day. We're going to the zoo, zoo, zoo; How about you, you, you? You can come too, too, too. We're going to the zoo, zoo, zoo. See the el...

There was a ship that sailed all on the lowland sea And the name of the ship was the Golden Vanity And we feared she would be taken by the Spanish enemy As she sailed upon the lowland, lowland, lowland Sailed upon the lowland sea. Then up spoke our cabinboy a...

Shule, shule, shule-a-roo, Shule-a-rak-shak, shule-a-ba-ba-coo. When I saw my Sally Babby Beal, come bibble in the boo shy Lorey. Here I sit on Buttermilk Hill; who could blame me, cry my fill; Every tear would turn a mill, Johnny's gone for a soldier....

Irene goodnight Irene goodnight Goodnight Irene Goodnight Irene I'll see you in my dreams Well last saturday night I got married, Me and my wife settled down Well now me and my wife are parted, I'm gonna take another stroll downtown Irene goodnig...

Slack your rope hangman, slack it for a while I think I see my father comin' ridin' many a mile Father have you brought me hope or have you paid my fee Or have you come to see me hangin' from the gallows tree? I have not brought you hope, I have not paid...

Was it Cesar Chavez or Rosa Parks that day? Some say Dr. King or Ghandi Set them on their way No matter who your mentors are It's pretty plain to see That if you've been to jail for justice You're in good company Have you been to jail for justice? I w...

My life rolls on in endless song Above earth's lamentations I hear the real though far-off hymn That hails the new creation Above the tumult and the strife I hear it's music ringin' It sounds an echo in my soul How can I keep from singin'? Alleliuah t...

Hush-a-bye, don't you cry, go to sleep you little baby. When you wake you shall have all the pretty little horses. Dapples and greys, pintos and bays, all the pretty little horses. Way down yonder, in the meadow, poor little baby cryin, "mama"; Birds and...

They say ev'rything can be replaced, Yet ev'ry distance is not near. So I remember ev'ry face Of ev'ry man who put me here. I see my light come shining From the west unto the east. Any day now, any day now, I shall be released. They say ev'ry man need...

If I had a hammer, I'd hammer in the morning I'd hammer in the evening, All over this land I'd hammer out danger, I'd hammer out a warning, I'd hammer out love between my brothers and my sisters, All over this land. If I had a bell, I'd ring it in t...

You read about Sampson, you read about his birth He was the strongest man that ever lived on Earth. One day old Sampson was walking alone He looked down on the ground and he saw an old jaw-bone. He lifted up that jaw-bone and he swung it over his head, an...

Snow was piled up the stairs an onto the street that first winter when I laid around New York City It was a different street then- It was a different village- Nobody had nothin- There was nothin t get- Instead a bein drawn for money you were drawn for o...

We came to a new world Tired of the old one Hungry for freedom And heavy with prayer It was a beautiful treasure Ours for the taking Never mind that someone Was already there Invisible people We were climbing in numbers In just a few generations...

He cut her in half With a shiny steel saw He put her all back together And I was in awe As rabbits and doves and bandanas appeared And he pulled a quarter right out of my ear I turned to my dad, I said, 'How'd he do it?' And dad, he just smiled, he sai...

It's raining, it's pouring, the old man is snoring Bumped his head and he went to bed and he couldn't get up in the mornin' Rain rain, go away, come again some other day. [Spoken:] "Hey I got an idea ... we could all play hide and go seek inside, now ev...

Hey Hey (Jane, Jane), my Lord and Lord (Jane, Jane) I'm a gonna buy (Jane, Jane), three mockin' birds (Jane, Jane) One for to whistle (Jane, Jane), one for to sing (Jane, Jane) One for to do (Jane, Jane) most any little thing (Jane, Jane) [Chorus:] Chil...

Run down church Red clay River covered In a smoky haze Sunday morning The fire is out Sunday morning No one about The earth is soft This time of year Boots get caked From there to here Down the road Route 25 They found this boy He was barely...

All alone as I walked by the banks of the river Watching the moonbeams as evening drew nigh. All alone as I rambled I spied a fair damsel Weepin' and wailin' with many a sigh. Weepin' for one who is now lyin' lonely Mournin' for one who no mortal can sav...

All my bags are packed, I'm ready to go I'm standing here outside your door I hate to wake you up to say goodbye But the dawn is breakin', it's early morn The taxi's waiting, he's blowin' his horn Already I'm so lonesome I could cry. Chorus: So kiss me and sm...

When I was just a lad of ten, my father said to me, "Come here and take a lesson from the lovely lemon tree." "Don't put your faith in love, my boy", my father said to me, "I fear you'll find that love is like the lovely lemon tree." Lemon tree very prett...

One night as I lay on my pillow, moonlight as bright as the dawn I saw a man come a walking, he had a long chain on. I heard his chains a clankin', they made a mournful sound, Welded around his body, draggin' along the ground. [Chorus:] He had a long...

There is a man come into Egypt, and Moses is his name When he saw the grief upon us, in his heart there burned a flame. In his heart there burned a flame Oh Lord, In his heart there burned a flame, When he saw the grief upon us, in his heart there burned...

Early one mornin' one mornin' in spring To hear the birds whistle the nightingales sing I met a fair maiden who sweetly did sing I'm going to be married next Monday morning. How old are you my fair young maid, Here in this valley this valley so green Ho...

I'm goin' home on the morning train I'm goin' home on the morning train I'm goin' home on the morning train If you don't see me you can hear me singing All my sins been taken away, taken away. Sister Mary wore three links of chain Sister Mary wore three...

Sometimes I feel like a motherless child Sometimes I feel like a motherless child Sometimes I feel like a motherless child A long way from home, a long way from home. Sometimes I feel like I'm almost gone Sometimes I feel like I'm almost gone Sometimes...

Well, how do you do, Private William McBride, Do you mind if I sit down here by your graveside? And rest for awhile in the warm summer sun, I've been walking all day, and I'm nearly done. And I see by your gravestone you were only 19 When you joined the g...

I can ease the suffering of this world I can ease the suffering of this world I can ease the suffering of this world With my head, my heart and my hand With my eyes I can see The way things are and they way they could be Hope and vision call to me Brin...

Oh, had I a golden thread And needle so fine I'd weave a tapestry Of rainbow design Of rainbow design Far over the water I'd weave my magic strand To every city Through every single land Through every land And in it I would weave the bravery Of women giving...

Take off your old coat and roll up your sleeves, Life is a hard road to travel, I believe. I look to the east, I look to the west, A youth asking fate to be rewardin'. But fortune is a blind god, flying through the clouds, and forgettin' me on this side...

I shall tell of a hunter whose life was undone By the cruel hand of evil at the setting of the sun His arrow was loosed and it flew through the dark, And his true love was slain as the shaft found its mark. [Chorus:] She'd her apron wrapped about her and...

My horses ain't hungry, they won't eat your hay, So fare thee well darlin' I'm goin' away. Your parents don't like me, they say I'm too poor, They say I'm not worthy to enter your door. Pretty Mary, Pretty Mary, would you think me unkind, If I were to s...

Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee, Little Jackie Paper loved that rascal Puff, and brought him strings and sealing wax and other fancy stuff. Oh Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea And...

You can read out your Bible, You can fall down on your knees pretty momma And pray to the Lord but it ain't gonna do you no good. [Chorus:] Cause you gonna need - You gonna need my help someday Well if you can't stop your sinnin' please, Quit your low...

Red light green light 'round the town, I found a penny on the ground Met a friend I never know'd, walkin' down ol' Rocky Road. Red Green ol' Rocky Road, tell me what you see. Tell me inside out, tell me upside down, All around the block, all around the...

I got those blues where my baby Left me down by the Frisco Bay, yea-yea An ocean liner came and took her away, yea-yea I didn't mean to treat her bad, she was the best friend I ever had, She said goodbye, she made me cry, She made me wanna lay down my he...

I'm goin' down that highway, goin' to another town. Baby when I find what I'm looking for, well then maybe I'll settle down. Why don't you help me brother, I'm a stranger in your town Why don't you help me sister, and then maybe I'll settle down. Why don'...

Some walls are made of stone Sometimes we build our own Some walls stand for years And some wash away with tears Some walls Some walls Some walls are lined with gold Where some hearts stay safe and cold Some walls are made of doubt Holding in and ke...

I am a man of constant sorrow; I've seen trouble all my day I'm going back to California, Place where I was partly raised. All through this world, I'm bound to ramble. Through storm and wind, through sleet and rain I'm bound to ride that northern railroad, Pe...

Oh Stewball was a racehorse, and I wish he were mine. He never drank water, he always drank wine. His bridle was silver, his mane it was gold. And the worth of his saddle has never been told. Oh the fairgrounds were crowded, and Stewball was there But t...

[Spoken story with guitar accompaniment] Bought a candy bar the other day, only ate half, s'gonna throw the rest away when I saw this kid playin' in the street, I said "Hey kid, you want somethin' to eat?" he said "Whut?" I said "Candy, son." He said "H...

[Chorus:] Go tell it on the mountain, over the hill and everywhere Go tell it on the mountain, to let My people go. Who's that yonder dressed in red, let My people go Must be the children that Moses led, let My people go Who's that yonder dressed in red, Must...

Oh the cuckoo she's a pretty bird, she sings as she flies She never gets lonesome till the first day of July. I've gambled in England, and I've gambled down in Spain. I gambled with five aces, now I've gambled my last game. Oh, it's gamblin' that's brough...

The first time ever I saw your face I thought the sun rose in your eyes And the moon and stars were the gifts you gave To the dark and the empty skies, my love To the dark and the empty skies The first time ever I kissed your mouth I felt the earth move in my...

It's a lesson too late for the learnin', Made of sand, made of sand. In the wink of an eye my soul is turnin' In your hand, in your hand. Are you goin' away with no word of farewell ? Will there be not a trace left behind ? I could have loved you better...

Come gather 'round people Wherever you roam And admit that the waters Around you have grown And accept it that soon You'll be drenched to the bone. If your time to you Is worth savin' Then you better start swimmin' Or you'll sink like a stone For the times the...

This land is your land, this land is my land, From California, to the New York Island, From the Redwood Forest, to the Gulf Stream Waters, This land was made for you and me. I roamed and rambled, and I followed my footsteps To the sparkling sands of her...

This train don't carry no gamblers, this train. This train don't carry no gamblers, this train. This train don't carry no gamblers, no crap shooters, no midnight ramblers, This train don't carry no gamblers, this train. This train, don't carry no jokers, well...

Come all ye fair and tender ladies, Take warning how you court your men. They're like the stars on a summer's mornin' First they'll appear and then they're gone. If I had known before I courted what all his lyin' would have done I'd have locked my heart in a...

You gotta go down and join the union You got to join it by yourself Ain't nobody here can join it for you You gotta go down and join the union by yourself [Spoken:] Working in the factories would kill a dog Working on the belt line killed your soul Wor...

[Chorus:] Everybody gonna pray on the very last day Oh when they hear that bell a-ring the world away Everybody gonna pray to the heavens on the judgement day. Well you can sing about the great king David And you can preach about the wisdom of Saul But...

Our fathers bled at Valley Forge, the snow was red with blood Their faith was worn at Valley Forge, Their faith was brotherhood. Wasn't that a time, wasn't that a time? A time to try the soul of men, Wasn't that a terrible time? Brave men who fought at...

I am a poor wayfaring stranger I'm traveling through This world of woe And there's no sickness, no toil or danger In that bright land To which I go I'm going there to see my mother I'm going there no more to roam I'm just a'going over Jordan I'm just a'going...

Oh the time will come up when the wind will stop And the breeze will cease to be breathin' Like the stillness in the wind 'fore the hurricane begins The hour that the ship comes in. Oh the seas will split and the ship will hit And the sand on the shoreli...

Where have all the flowers gone, long time passing? Where have all the flowers gone, long time ago? Where have all the flowers gone? Young girls have picked them everyone. Oh, when will they ever learn? Oh, when will they ever learn? Where have all the young...