Ry Cooder How can you keep on moving (unless you migrate too) (Agnes Cunningham) C F G C F C How can you keep on moving unless you migrate too G They tell ya to keep on moving but migrate, you must not do C F C The only reason for moving and the reason why I roam G C To move to a new location and find myself a home I can't go back to the homestead, the shack no longer stands They said I was uneeded, had no claim to the land They said, "Come on, get moving, it's the only thing for you" But how can you keep moving unless you migrate too Now if you pitch your little tent along the broad highway The Board of Sanitation says, "Sorry, you can't stay" Come on, come on, get moving it's their everlasting cry Can't stay, can't go back, can't migrate, so where the hell am I How can you keep on moving unless you migrate too They tell ya to keep on moving but migrate, you must not do The only reason for moving and the reason why I roam To move to a new location and find myself a home BILLY THE KID (Traditional, arranged by Ry Cooder) G D G D G I'll sing you a true song of Billy the Kid D G I'll sing the record of deeds that he did D Way out in New Mexico a long time ago G D G When a man's only friend was his own forty four Now when Billy the Kid was a very young lad In old Silver City he went to the bad Way out west with a knife in his hand At the age of twelve years he killed his first man Fair Mexican maidens play guitars and sing Songs about Billy their boy bandit king Before this young manhood reached its sad end He'd a notch on his pistol for twenty one men It was on one black night that poor Billy died He said to his friends, "I'm not satisfied There's twenty one men that I've put bullets through And sheriff Pat Garrett's gonna make twenty-two" Well, this is how Billy the Kid met his fate A big moon was shining and the hour was late Shot down by Pat Garrett, Silver City's best friend The poor outlaw's life have reached its sad end MONEY HONEY (Jesse Stone) A D E Capo on 1 A Well, the landlord rang my frontdoor bell E I let it rang for a long, long spell D Went to the window, peeped through the blind E Asked him to tell me what was on his mind A D A He said, "Money honey, money honey, money honey E A If you wanna stay here with me" I was clean and screened and so hard pressed I called the woman that I loved the best Finally found my baby 'bout a quarter to three She said, "I'd like to know what you want with me" And I said, "Money honey, money honey, money honey If you wanna get along with me" Well, she screamed and said "What's wrong with you, from this day forth Our romance is through" I said, "Tell me baby, face to face How could another man take my place ?" She said, ""Money honey, money honey, money honey If you wanna get along with me" I've learned a lesson and now I know Sun may shine, wind may blow Women may come and women may go But before I tell 'em that I love 'em so I want "Money honey, money honey, money honey If you wanna get along with me" F.D.R. IN TRINIDAD (Fitz MacLean) C G Am Capo on 2 C G C When Roosevelt came to the land of the hummingbird shouts of welcome were heard G C Roosevelt came to the land of the hummingbird shouts of welcome were heard Am G C His visit to their island is bound to be an epoch in local history Am G C Definitely marking the new era, keeping Trinidad in America For this great man jubilation, was evinced by the entire population Friendship for the U.S.A. was shown and from his house to stars and the stripes were flown For the state to open the gate to the president of these United States In fact everybody was glad to welcome Roosevelt to Trinidad We are privileged to see the democratic president of the great republic With his charming and genial personality and his wonderful urbanity We were struck by his modest style and we were intrigued by the famous Roosevelt smile No wonder why everybody was glad to welcome Roosevelt to Trinidad Now we understand that the president has just been on a visit to Brazil and the Argentine Mr. Cordell Hull in attendance they took part in a peace conference To stop war and atrocity and make the world safe for democracy The greatest event in the century in the interest of suffering humanity TEARDROPS WILL FALL (Dickey Doo-Marion Smith) E A B7 E A E I read your letter and tears filled my eyes B7 E All of your promises fading, was nothing but lies A E So I turned your photograph over, face to the wall A E A E And when I dim the lights in my room tonight B7 E Teardrops will fall E Teardrops will fall tonight A E Tears I can't hide Tears that I tried to keep B7 Deep down inside E Tears fall, a love that's gone A E Beyond recall A E A E And when I dim the lights in my room to night B7 E Teardrops will fall I'm gonna pray tonight, baby Hoping you will hear Maybe you'll right the wrong, now And dry each tear I'll sit alone tonight hoping you will call And when I dim the lights in my room tonight Teardrops will fall DENOMINATION BLUES (Washington Phillips) G C D G I wanna tell you people it's a nat'ral fact Ev'ry man don't understand 'bout the life C G And that's all, I tell you that's all D 'Cause you better have Jesus G I tell you that's all Well, the denominations have the right to fight They ought go on and treat each other right And that's all, I tell you that's all 'Cause you better have Jesus I tell you that's all It's right to stand together, wrong to stand apart When none will enter heaven but the pure at heart And that's all, I'll tell you that's all 'Cause you better have Jesus I'll tell you that's all Well, the primitive Baptists they believe That you can't go to heaven 'less you wash your feet And that's all, I'll tell you that's all 'Cause you better have Jesus I tell you that's all Well, the African Methodists, they believe the same 'Cause they know demonination ain't a thing but a name And that's all, I'll tell you that's all 'Cause you better have Jesus I tell you that's all Well, people that jump from church to church You can bet their conversion don't amount too much And that's all, I'll tell you that's all 'Cause you better have Jesus I tell you that's all Well, you can to your college, you can go to your school But if you ain't got Jesus, you'se (you are) an educated fool And that's all, I'll tell you that's all 'Cause you better have Jesus I tell you that's all ON A MONDAY (Huddie Ledbetter) D A C E D A On a Monday, I was arrested D On a Tuesday, I was locked up in jail A On a Wednesday, my trial was at tested D On a Thursday, nobody would go my bail D C A E D C A Almost done, I'm almost done, almost done D And I ain't gonna bring them yellow women no pail Take these stripes, stripes from around my shoulder Take these chains, these chains from around my legs Lord, these stripes, it sure don't worry me But these chains, these chain's gonna kill me dead Yes, I'm almost done, almost done, almost done And I ain't gonna bring them yellow women no pail On Friday, my baby went a-walking On a Saturday, she locked me outa the door On a Sunday, we were sitting down a-talking On a Monday, she pawned all of my clothes HEY PORTER (Johnny Cash) C G F C F Hey, Porter, Hey Porter! Would you tell me the time? C G C How much longer will it be 'til we cross that Mason Dixon Line? F At daylight would you tell the engineer to slow it down; G C Or better still, just stop the train 'cause I wanna look around. Hey, Porter! Hey Porter! What time did you say ? How much longer will it be 'till I can see the light of day ? When we hit Dixie would ya tell the engineer to ring his bell; And tell everybody that ain't asleep to stand right up and yell. Hey, Porter! Hey, Porter! Please, go on and get my bags for me, I don't need nobody to tell me now that I'm in Tennessee. We're not so far from home, you know, and it's a-getting light outside This old train is a-puffin' smoke and I have to strain in my eyes Hey Porter! Hey Porter! Please open up the door. When they stop this train I'm gonna get off first 'cause I can't wait no more. Tell the engineer I say, "Thanks a lot. And I didn't mind the fare. I'm gonna set my feet on Southern soil, I'm gonna breathe the Southern air." TAXES ON THE FARMER FEEDS US ALL (Traditional, adapted by Ry Cooder) D A E A D A We worked through Spring and Winter, through Summer and through Fall E But the mortgage worked the hardest and the steadiest of us all A D It worked on nights and Sundays, it worked each holiday E A Settled down among us and it never went away The farmer comes to town with his wagon broken down The farmer is the man who feeds us all If you only look and see I know you will agree That the farmer is the man who feeds us all (A) The farmer is the man, the farmer is the man He buys on his credit until (E) Fall Then they (A) take him by the hand And they (D) lead him from his land And the (E) merchant is the man who gets it (A) all The farmer is the man, the farmer is the man He lives on his credit until Fall With the interest rates so high It's a wonder he don't die But the taxes on the farmer feeds us all Well, the banker says he's broke and the merchant stops and smoke But they forget that it's the farmer that feeds them all It would put them to the test if the farmer took a rest And they'd know that it's the farmer that feeds them all The farmer is the man, the farmer is the man Lives on his credit until Fall Well, his pants are wearing thin His condition, it's a sin 'Cause the taxes on the farmer feeds us all VIGILANTE MAN (Woody Guthrie) E A B7 Capo on 1 E A E Have you seen that vigilante man ? A E A E Have you seen that vigilante man ? A E A E Have you seen that vigilante man ? B7 E I've been hearin' his name all over the land. Rainy nights down in the engine house, Sleepin' just as still as a mouse, A man came along and he chased us out in the rain. Was that a vigilante man ? Well, I rambled around from town to town, Now, I rambled around from town to town, And they herded us around like a wild herd of cattle. Was that the vigilante man ? Well, why does a vigilante man ? Tell me why does a vigilante man ? Carry that sawed-off shot-gun in his hand ? Would he shoot his brother and sister down ? Have you seen that vigilante man ? Have you seen that vigilante man ? Have you seen that vigilante man ? I've been hearin' his name all over the land.