(Big John Big John) Every mornin' at the mine you could see him arrive He stood six foot six and weighed 2-45 Kinda broad at the shoulder and narrow at the hip ...

I am just a poor boy though my story's seldom told I have squandered my resistance for a pocketful of mumbles Such are promises all lies and jest Still a man he...

When the morning sun streaks across my room Lord I'm wakened up from another dream of you And I'm on the road once again it seems That all I've left behind is a...

I look out on the grave of New York City And to see some children playing in the snow Central Park in winter should look pretty But New York ain't a place for k...

Ridin' on the City of New Orleans Illinois Central Monday morning rail Fifteen cars and fifteen restless riders Three conductors twenty-four sacks of mail All a...

Coming on strong coming on strong I can feel the heartaches coming on strong I can feel the teardrops the pain and sorrow Ever since she's been gone they've bee...

It's knowing that your door is always open and your path is free to walk That makes me tend to leave my sleeping bag rolled up and stashed behind your couch And...

Some people say I'm a no count others say I'm no good But I'm just a natural born travelin' man I'm doin' what I think I should poor boy I'm doin' what I think ...

It's true you have me twisted around your finger it seems that's where I belong You know how to hold me to thrill me and control me Just enough to keep me hangi...

Two broken hearts lonely looking like houses where nobody lives Two people each having so much pride inside neither side forgives The angry words spoken in hast...

And you're much more than a lover to me I like having you around Everybody loves one thing or another it's a natural thing to do But there's more to it when you...

Things I learned in hobo jungle were things they never taught me in a class room Like where to find a hand out while bummin' through Chicago in the afternoon He...

Sometimes too much fuel can smother up the fire And sometimes too much love can strangle that desire I held her too tight till the feeling was gone Oh I wish I'...

I didn't see no sense in me just sittin' here and draggin' out the pain There's nothin' you can say or do to ever make me want for you again You say I've turned...

She would meet me in the morning on my way down to the river Waitin' patient by the chinaberry tree With her feet already dusty from the pathway to the levee An...

Let me be a little kinder let me be a little blinder To the faults of those about me let me praise a little more Let me be when I am weary just a little bit mor...

Livin' on free food tickets water in the milk from the hole in the roof Where the rain comes through what can you do uh Tears from little sister cryin' cause sh...

Little kids sleepin' with rats in their bed well it's none of my business It's been a long time since they've been fed but it's none of my business Some more ba...

How old do you think I am he asked and I said well I didn't know He said I turned sixty five about eleven months ago I was sittin' in Miami pouring blended whis...

I peeked in to say goodnight and I heard my child in prayer Send for me some scarlet ribbons scarlet ribbons for my hair All the stores were closed and shuttere...

I know it seems you've finally won her over That you've taken her from these two arms of mine But a taste of your love only makes her thirsty And she still come...

Today the train pulled out of here that stops in my hometown And the one I love is waiting for won't be there to step down Right now they're braidin' rope to ha...

Come here and look through the window Marie Open the shutters tell me what you see Was that his knock that I heard on the door Or is it six white horses coming ...

(CHORUS) Skip a rope, skip a rope Oh, listen to the children While they play Now ain't it kinda funny What the children say Skip a rope Daddy hates mommy Momm...

Two Allegheny engines broke the silence of the morning Cause whisper jets don't whisper when they take your world away The one that I was living for flew out an...

There was a tall oak tree that loved a bubblin' brook And the bubblin' brook loved a mountain high And the mountain high loved the sky above The creator looked ...

A cryin' man prays for a peace in his land then raises his arm and closes his hand To strike the face of the woman he wed children the number one prophet said T...

Today I started loving you again And I'm right back where I've really always been I got over you just long enough to let my heartaches mend And today I started ...

Hey I'm like a cloud driftin' from town to town And each new love just helps me on my way And no one woman's ever gonna tie me down When one gets too close I ju...

Welcome to my world won't you come on in Miracles I guess still happen now and then Step into my heart leave your cares behind Welcome to my world built with yo...

With pen in hand you signed your name today at five I'll be on that train And you'll be free and I will be alone so alone If you think we can't find the love we...