One day one day
A man come walkin' along
He played me a tune
Taught me a song
He'd sing out high
He'd sing out low
He'd surround all hate
With an old banjo
So here's to you, troubadour
Your song goes on forever more
Here's to you, troubadour
Your song goes on
Forever more
He rambled east
He rambled west
Along with Woody,
He rambled best
Heard a nation sing
As they rolled along
Gave us their songs
And we pass them on
He never cared
For worldly goods
Just built him a cabin
Up in the woods
"The time is now,
The place is here
To break away
Cruel chains of fear"
So here's to you, -troubadour
Your song goes on forever more
Here's to you, -troubadour
Your song goes on
Forever more
Bad laws decreed,
"Such dreams offend
Swear your allegiance,
Sell out your friends"
"My honor, Sir
is not for sale
I'd rather be
locked up in jail"
Once we sang
"We Shall Overcome"
We thought we'd be
Forever young
But though the time
Has come and gone
Aboard Clearwater
The ship sails on
So here's to you, troubadour
Your song goes on forever more
Here's to you, troubadour
Your song goes on
Forever more..
I see him now
in Washington
Calls out these lines
To a million strong
We know, Mr President
That you agree
This Land belongs
To you and me
That old banjo
Still rings so clear
Rings out his love
For all to hear
So let us sing
These last few lines
Lift up your voices
One more time
So here's to you, troubadour
Your song goes on forever more
Here's to you, -troubadour
Your song goes on
Forever more
So here's to you, troubadour...
A man come walkin' along
He played me a tune
Taught me a song
He'd sing out high
He'd sing out low
He'd surround all hate
With an old banjo
So here's to you, troubadour
Your song goes on forever more
Here's to you, troubadour
Your song goes on
Forever more
He rambled east
He rambled west
Along with Woody,
He rambled best
Heard a nation sing
As they rolled along
Gave us their songs
And we pass them on
He never cared
For worldly goods
Just built him a cabin
Up in the woods
"The time is now,
The place is here
To break away
Cruel chains of fear"
So here's to you, -troubadour
Your song goes on forever more
Here's to you, -troubadour
Your song goes on
Forever more
Bad laws decreed,
"Such dreams offend
Swear your allegiance,
Sell out your friends"
"My honor, Sir
is not for sale
I'd rather be
locked up in jail"
Once we sang
"We Shall Overcome"
We thought we'd be
Forever young
But though the time
Has come and gone
Aboard Clearwater
The ship sails on
So here's to you, troubadour
Your song goes on forever more
Here's to you, troubadour
Your song goes on
Forever more..
I see him now
in Washington
Calls out these lines
To a million strong
We know, Mr President
That you agree
This Land belongs
To you and me
That old banjo
Still rings so clear
Rings out his love
For all to hear
So let us sing
These last few lines
Lift up your voices
One more time
So here's to you, troubadour
Your song goes on forever more
Here's to you, -troubadour
Your song goes on
Forever more
So here's to you, troubadour...
Contributed by giorgio - 2013/5/4 - 09:20
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Lyrics & Music by Jack Warshaw
A song for Pete Seeger to celebrate today his 94th birthday 4 May 2013..
Happy Birthday, Pete !
Happy Birthday, ole troubadour!