The Salt of the Earth Lyrics

His daddy was a simple man, just a red dirt Georgia farmer And his momma spent her young live havin´ kids and balin´ hay He had fifteen years and an ache inside to wander So he h...Read Full Lyrics

(Words and Music by Joan Baez) The grey quiet horse wears the reins of dawn, And nobody knows what mountain he's from. In his mouth he carries the golden key, And nobody sees him ...Read Full Lyrics

Today, there's no salvation, the band's packed up and gone Left me standing with my penny in my hand There's a big crowd at the station where the blind man sings his song But he ca...Read Full Lyrics

(Words and Music by Joan Baez) The cats are sleeping here in the autumn sun. Your dog has flushed a deer and he's on the run. And the coffee cup is cold And the morning's feeling ...Read Full Lyrics

Oh, my, but you have a pretty face, You favor a girl that I knew, I imagine that she´s still in Tennessee, And, by God, I should be there, too I´ve a sadness too sad to be true....Read Full Lyrics

(Words and Music by Joan Baez) Outside the Nashville city limits A friend and I did drive, On a day in early winter I was glad to be alive. We went to see some friends of his Who ...Read Full Lyrics