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Talking Dust Bowl Blues
Lyrics and Music by Woody Guthrie
[Verse 1]
BacAk in nineteen twentDy-seven,
I haEd a little farm and I called that heaven.
Well, the prAices up and the rDain come down,
and I haEuled my crops all into town.
I got the mAoney, bought clDothes and groceries,
fEed the kids, and raised a faAmily.
[Verse 2]
RaAin quit and the wiDnd got high,
and the blEack old dust storm filled the sky.
And I swAapped my farm for a DFord machine,
and I pEoured it full of this gas-o-line.
And I stAarted, rockin' an' aD-rolling',
ovEer the mountains, out towards the oAld Peach Bowl.
[Verse 3]
WAay up yonder on a moDuntain road,
I had a hEot motor and a heavy load,
Got- Aa-goin' pretty fast, there Dwasn't even stopping',
a-bEouncing up and down, like popcorn popping'.
Had a brAeakdown, sDort of a nervous breakdown of some kind,
there was a Efeller there, a mechanic feller, said it was Aengine trouble.
[Verse 4]
WAay up yonder on a mounDtain curve,
a waEy up yonder in the piney wood,
I gaAve that rolling FDord a shove,
was aE-gonna coast as far as I coAuld.
Commence coaDsting, pickin' up spAeed,
was a haEirpin turn, I didn't maAke it.
[Verse 5]
Man Aalive, I'm a-tellDin' you,
the fiEddles and the guitars really flew.
That FAord took off like a flying sDquirrel
and it fElew halfway around the world,
scAattered wives and children
all over the sEide of that mouAntain.
[Verse 6]
We Agot out to the WDest Coast broke,
so dad-Egum hungry I thought I'd croak,
so I bummed up a spDud or two,
and my wEife fixed up a tater stAew.
We poured the kDids full of it, mAighty thin stew, though,
you could read a Emagazine right tAhrough it.
Always have Dfigured that if it'd Ebeen just a little bit Athinner,
some of these Ehere politicians could of seen tAhrough it.

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Talking Dust Bowl Blues

by Woody Guthrie

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Talking Dust Bowl Blues

Lyrics and Music by Woody Guthrie

[Verse 1]

A D

Back in nineteen twenty-seven,

I had a little farm and I called that heaven.

A D

Well, the prices up and the rain come down,

and I hauled my crops all into town.

A D

I got the money, bought clothes and groceries,

E A

fed the kids, and raised a family.

[Verse 2]

A D

Rain quit and the wind got high,

and the black old dust storm filled the sky.

A D

And I swapped my farm for a Ford machine,

and I poured it full of this gas-o-line.

A D

And I started, rockin' an' a-rolling',

E A

over the mountains, out towards the old Peach Bowl.

[Verse 3]

A D

Way up yonder on a mountain road,

I had a hot motor and a heavy load,

A D

Got- a-goin' pretty fast, there wasn't even stopping',

a-bouncing up and down, like popcorn popping'.

A D

Had a breakdown, sort of a nervous breakdown of some kind,

E A

there was a feller there, a mechanic feller, said it was engine trouble.

[Verse 4]

A D

Way up yonder on a mountain curve,

a way up yonder in the piney wood,

A D

I gave that rolling Ford a shove,

E A

was a-gonna coast as far as I could.

D A

Commence coasting, pickin' up speed,

E A

was a hairpin turn, I didn't make it.

[Verse 5]

A D

Man alive, I'm a-tellin' you,

the fiddles and the guitars really flew.

A D

That Ford took off like a flying squirrel

and it flew halfway around the world,

scattered wives and children

E A

all over the side of that mountain.

[Verse 6]

A D

We got out to the West Coast broke,

so dad-gum hungry I thought I'd croak,

so I bummed up a spud or two,

E A

and my wife fixed up a tater stew.

D A

We poured the kids full of it, mighty thin stew, though,

E A

you could read a magazine right through it.

D E A

Always have figured that if it'd been just a little bit thinner,

E A

some of these here politicians could of seen through it.

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