Putnam County Lyrics

Long way going toGet my medicineSky's the autumn grey of a lonely wrenPiano from a window playedGone tomorrow, gone yesterdayI found it in the streetAt first I did not seeLying at ...Read Full Lyrics

The sky holds all our wishesThe dish ran away with the spoonChimney smoke ties the roofs to the skyThere's a hole overheadIt's only the moonWill there ever be a treeGrown from the ...Read Full Lyrics

I lost everything I had in the '29 floodThe barn was buried 'neath a mile of mudNow I've got nothing but the whistle and the steamMy baby's leaving town on the 2:19I said, hey, hey...Read Full Lyrics

Over here the ladies all want sweet perfumeBut there's never a roseAnd over there the roses are frightened to bloomSo they never can growAnd over here they need woolFor weaving the...Read Full Lyrics

Oh, take care of all of my childrenDon't let 'em wander and roamOh, take care of all of my childrenFor I don't know when I'm comin' back homeYou can put all of my possessions here ...Read Full Lyrics

(previously unreleased)Mr. Henry stumbles homeWhen the evening's doneHe's as poor as a church mouseHigh on the Meyer's rumTugging at his shirttailJiggling a church keyChewing on a ...Read Full Lyrics

We sail tonight for SingaporeWe're all as mad as hatters hereI've fallen for a tawny moorTook off to the land of nodDrank with all the ChinamenWalked the sewers of ParisI danced al...Read Full Lyrics

Cold was the night and hard was the groundThey found her in a small grove of treesAnd lonesome was the place where Georgia was foundShe's too young to be out on the streetWhy wasn'...Read Full Lyrics

I never saw the mornin' 'til I stayed up all nightI never saw the sunshine 'til you turned out the lightI never saw my hometown until I stayed away too longI never heard the melody...Read Full Lyrics

I'm the last leaf on the treeThe autumn took the restBut they won't take meI'm the last leaf on the treeWhen the autumn wind blowsThey're already goneThey flutter to the ground'Cau...Read Full Lyrics