matters Keeps me going, retains my sanity The nights I spend alone when there's just Phil Ochs, Bob Dylan, Steve Goodman, David Blue and me And me Phil Ochs
Phil I ignored the things you said And cast you out when fashions changed Says Phil, "But I ain't dead" Says Phil, "But I ain't dead" The FBI harassed you Phil
seen the death of rock and roll And I am living proof No one here can dig a hole And not find the truth Phil, you are not gone Phil, you are not gone Phil
Pre tuning: one semitone lower than standard Intro: am- f g am- f g Am e am e am There's a man walking round the island with a snake cane Am
Oh, a rifle took its aim and a man fell to the ground He tried to stand again but everybody held him down A time of terror when the bullet pierced the
Phil ochs you still sound great, should've stuck around to hear it. They say that compact disc makes songs come true. But phil I never expected that
G D G We are the nation's physicians D G Yes, we give to our lobbies every day
Pre em g d In the state of mississippi many years ago Am em A boy of 14 years got a taste of southern law Em g d He saw his friend a hanging
Oh, I laid down your railroads, every mile of track With the muscles on my arm and the sweat upon my back And now the trains are rolling, they roll to
Pre c am Many's the hour I've lain by my window C am And thought of the people who carried the burden C am Who marched in the strange fields
Well, it's of a bold reporter whose story I will tell He went down to the Cuban land, the nearest place to hell He'd been there many times before but
Went to a party the other night, everybody was there Thought that I would have some fun as I started up the stair Somebody tried to ruin it when he won
As I walk alone Through each troubled day I hope the lord above will help guide my way Guide my way As I walk alone Through the valleys I will roam Searching
He walked all over his own growin' land From the New York island to the California sand He saw all the people that needed to be seen Planted all the grass
A thousand went to take the island Chances strong(? ) as broken twigs And a thousand stayed there at the island Met their fate fate at the bay of pigs
Wade into the river, through the rippling shallow watter Steal across the thirsty border, bracero Come bring your hungry bodies to the golden fields of
Pre bwatu e e, bwatu e e (canoe, canoe) Bwatu e e, bwatu e e (canoe, canoe) Bwatu ya bolingo, bwatu a salongo (canoe of love, canoe of work) Bwatu
I'll sing you a song about a southern town where the devil had his rule When marshalls faced an angry mob to send one man to school His name was jimmy