Lyrics
Let us pause in life’s pleasures and count it’s many tears
While we all sup sorrow with the poor
‘Tis a song that will linger forever in our ears
Oh, hard times come again no more
‘Tis the song, the sigh of the weary
Hard times, hard times, come again no more
Many days you have lingered around my cabin door
Oh, hard times, come again no more
While we seek mirth and beauty and music, light and gay
There are frail forms fainting at the door
Though their voices are silent, their pleading looks will say
Oh, hard times, come again no more
‘Tis the song, the sigh of the weary
Hard times, hard times, come again no more
Many days you have lingered around my cabin door
Oh, hard times, come again no more
There’s pale drooping maiden who toils her life away
With a worn heart, whose better days are o’er
Though her voice would be merry, ’tis sighing all the day
Oh, hard times, come again no more
‘Tis the song, the sigh of the weary
Hard times, hard times, come again no more
Many days you have lingered around my cabin door
Oh, hard times, come again no more
There’s a sigh that is wafted across the troubled wave
‘Tis a wail that is heard upon the shore
‘Tis a dirge that is murmured around the lowly grave
Whoa, hard times come again no more
‘Tis the song, the sigh of the weary
Hard times, hard times, come again no more
Many days you have lingered around my cabin door
Oh, hard times, come again no more
Oh, hard times, come again no more
I can settle down and be doin’ just fine
‘Til I hear an old freight rollin’ down the line
Then I hurry straight home and pack
And if I didn’t go, I believe I’d blow my stack
I love you, baby
But you gotta understand
When the Lord made me
He made a ramblin’ man
Some folks might say that I’m no good
That I wouldn’t settle down if I could
But when that open road starts to callin’ me
There’s somethin’ o’er the hill that I gotta see
Sometimes it’s hard
But you gotta understand
When the Lord made me
He made a ramblin’ man
I love to see the towns a-passin’ by
And to ride these rails ‘neath God’s blue sky
Let me travel this land from the mountains to the sea
‘Cause that’s the life I believe he meant for me
And when I’m gone
And at my grave you stand
Just say God’s called home
Your ramblin’ man
Clouds so swift, rain won’t lift
Gate won’t close, railings froze
Get your mind off wintertime
You ain’t goin’ nowhere
Whoo-ee
Ride me high
Tomorrow’s the day
My bride’s a-gonna come
Oh, whoa, are we gonna fly
Down into the easy chair
I don’t care how many letters they sent
Morning came and morning went
Pick up your money and pack up your tent
You ain’t goin’ nowhere
Whoo-ee
Ride me high
Tomorrow’s the day
My bride’s a-gonna come
Oh, whoa, are we gonna fly
Down into the easy chair
Genghis Khan
He could not keep
All his kings supplied with sleep, but
We’ll climb that hill no matter how steep
When we get up to it
Whoo-ee
Ride me high
Tomorrow’s the day
My bride’s a-gonna come
Oh, whoa, are we gonna fly
Down into the easy chair
Whoo-ee
Ride me high
Tomorrow’s the day
My bride’s a-gonna come
Oh, whoa, are we gonna fly
Down into the easy chair
Whoo-ee
Ride me high
Tomorrow’s the day
My bride’s a-gonna come
Oh, whoa, are we gonna fly
Down into the easy chair
There is nothing that is wrong
In wanting you to stay here with me
I know you’ve got somewhere to go
But won’t you make yourself at home and stay with me?
And don’t you ever leave
Lay down, Sally, and rest here in my arms
Don’t you think you want someone to talk to?
Lay down, Sally, no need to leave so soon
I’ve been trying all night long to talk to you
The sun ain’t nearly on the rise
We still got the moon and stars above
Underneath the velvet sky, love is all that matters
Won’t you stay with me?
Don’t you ever leave
Lay down, Sally, and rest here in my arms
Don’t you think you want someone to talk to?
Lay down, Sally, no need to leave so soon
I’ve been trying all night long to talk to you
I long to see the morning light
Coloring your face so dreamily
So don’t you go and say goodbye
You can lay your worries down and stay with me
Don’t you ever leave
Lay down, Sally, and rest here in my arms
Don’t you think you want someone to talk to?
Lay down, Sally, no need to leave so soon
I’ve been trying all night long to talk to you
I’ve been trying all night long to talk to you
I’ve been trying all night long
Ooh, ooh, ooh
You looked like a princess the night we met
With your hair piled up high, I will never forget
I’m drunk right now, baby, but I’ve got to be
Or I never could tell you what you mean to me
But I loved you the first time I saw you
And I always will love you, Marie
Ooh
I loved you the first time I saw you
And I always will love you, Marie
You’re the song that the trees sing when the wind blows
You’re a flower, you’re a river, you’re a rainbow
Sometimes I’m crazy, but I guess you know
I’m weak and I’m lazy and I’ve hurt you so
And I don’t listen to a word you say
When you’re in trouble I just turn away
But I loved you
I loved you the first time I saw you
And I always will love you, Marie
I loved you the first time I saw you
And I always (Always will)
Will love you, Marie
Wanted man in California
Wanted man in Buffalo
Wanted man in Kansas City
Wanted man in Ohio
Wanted man in Mississippi
Wanted man in Old Cheyenne
Wherever you might look tonight you might see this wanted man
I might be in Colorado
Or Georgia by the sea
Working for some man who may not know at all who I might be
If you ever see me coming and if you know who I am
Don’t you breathe it to nobody ‘cause you know I’m on the lamb
Wanted man by Lucy Watson
Wanted man by Jeannie Brown
Wanted man by Nellie Johnson
Wanted man in this next town
But I’ve had all that I wanted
Of a lot of things I’ve had
And a lot more than I needed of some things that turned out bad
I got sidetracked in El Paso
Stopped to get myself a map
Went the wrong way into Juarez with Juanita on my lap
Then I went to sleep in Shreveport
Woke up in Abilene
Wondering why the hell I’m wanted at some town halfway between
Wanted man in Albuquerque
Wanted man in Syracuse
Wanted man in Tallahassee
Wanted man in Baton Rouge
There’s somebody set to grab me
Anywhere that I might be
And wherever you might look tonight
You might get a glimpse of me
Wanted man in California
Wanted man in Buffalo
Wanted man in Kansas City
Wanted man in Ohio
Wanted man in Mississippi
Wanted man in Old Cheyenne
Wherever you might look tonight you might see this wanted man
Four strong winds that blow lonely
Seven seas that run high
All those things that don’t change, come what may
If the good times are all gone
Then I’m bound for movin’ on
I’ll look for you if I’m ever back this way
Think I’ll go out to Alberta
Weather’s good there in the fall
I’ve got some friends that I could go to working for
Still I wish you’d change your mind
If I ask you one more time
But we’ve been through that a hundred times or more
Four strong winds that blow lonely
Seven seas that run high
All those things that don’t change, come what may
If the good times are all gone
Then I’m bound for movin’ on
I’ll look for you if I’m ever back this way
If I get there before the snow flies
And if things are lookin’ good
You could meet me if I send you down the fare
But by then it would be winter
Not too much for you to do
And those winds sure can blow cold way out there
Four strong winds that blow lonely
Seven seas that run high
All those things that don’t change, come what may
If the good times are all gone
Then I’m bound for movin’ on
I’ll look for you if I’m ever back this way
I’ll look for you if I’m ever back this way
Never knew I could feel like this
Like I’ve never seen the sky before
Want to vanish inside your kiss
Everyday I’m loving you more and more
Listen to that bird, can you hear him sing
The one there with the eyes like diamond rings
Telling me to give you everything
And I love you, ‘til the end of time
Come what may
Come what may
I will love you
Until my dying day
Suddenly the world seems such a perfect place
Suddenly it moves with such a perfect grace
Suddenly my life doesn’t seem such a waste
It all revolves around your perfect face
Listen to that wind, can you hear it howl
It’s telling me surrender, to do it now
Telling me to love you, while love’s still allowed
Just to love you, ‘til the end of time
Come what may
Come what may
I will love you
Until my dying day
Come what may
Come what may
I will love you
Until my dying day
I will love you
Until my dying day
Come my love
Come bravely to me
Let your heart be still
For our time
Has come my tender one
To be free of will
And fly
Blind on fearless love
Aah
Let them wild winds blow
We’ll shine
On all we’re fearful of
Aah
Then we’ll let it go
Let it go
Skippin’ stones
Across the great unknown
Safe at water’s edge
Don’t look down, baby
We’re gonna leave this losing town
And leap out from the ledge
And fly
Blind on fearless love
Aah
Let them wild winds blow
We’ll shine
On all we’re fearful of
Aah
Then we’ll let it go
Let it go
Fly
Blind on fearless love
Aah
Let them wild winds blow
We’ll shine
On all we’re fearful of
Aah
Then we’ll let it go
Let it go
See him wasted on the sidewalk
In his jacket and his jeans
Wearin’ yesterday’s misfortune like a smile
Once he had a future full of money, love, and dreams
Which he spent like they were goin’ outta style
And he keeps right on a-changin’
For the better or the worse
Searchin’ for a shrine, he’s never found
Never knowin’ if believin’ was a blessin’ or a curse
Or if the goin’ up was worth the comin’ down
He’s a poet
He’s a picker
He’s a prophet
He’s a pusher
He’s a pilgrim and a preacher
And a problem when he’s stoned
He’s a walkin’ contradiction
Partly truth and partly fiction
Takin’ every wrong direction on his lonely way back home
But he’s tasted good and evil
In your bedrooms and your bars
And he’s traded in tomorrow for today
Runnin’ from his devils, Lord, and reachin’ for the stars
And losin’ all he’s loved along the way
But if this world keeps right on turnin’
For the better or the worse
And all he ever gets is older and around
From the rockin’ of the cradle to the rollin’ of the hearse
The goin’ up was worth the comin’ down
He’s a poet
He’s a picker
He’s a prophet
He’s a pusher
He’s a pilgrim and a preacher
And a problem when he’s stoned
He’s a walkin’ contradiction
Partly truth and partly fiction
Takin’ every wrong direction on his lonely way back home
There’s a lot of wrong directions on that lonely way back home
Oh Shenandoah, I long to hear you
Away, you rolling river
Oh Shenandoah, I long to hear you
Away, I’m bound to go
Across the wide Missouri
Oh Shenandoah, I love your daughter
Away, you rolling river
I’ll take her cross your rolling water
Away, I’m bound to go
Across the wide Missouri
Farewell my dear, I’m bound to leave you
Away, you rolling river
Oh Shenandoah, I long to see you
Away, I’m bound to go
Across the wide Missouri
Away, I’m bound to go
Across the wide Missouri