Tom Joad (Parts 1 & 2)-Woody Guthrie

[ti:Tom Joad (Parts 1 & 2)] [ar:Woody Guthrie] [al:Woody Guthrie: American Folk Hero] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Tom Joad (Parts 1 & 2) - Woody Guthrie [00:24.78]Tom Joad got out of the old [00:27.47]McAlester Pen [00:28.67] [00:29.26]There he got his parole [00:32.76]After four long years on [00:34.87]A man killing charge [00:36.80]Tom Joad come a walking down [00:39.06]The road poor boy [00:40.87]Tom Joad come a walking [00:42.64]Down the road [00:43.76] [00:44.92]Tom Joad he met a truck driving man [00:48.70] [00:49.34]There he caught him a ride [00:52.68]He said: "I just got loose from [00:55.01]McAlester's Pen [00:56.81]On a charge called Homicide [00:59.74] [01:00.58]A charge called [01:01.80]Homicide " [01:03.60] [01:04.52]That truck rolled away in [01:06.52]A cloud of dust [01:08.22] [01:08.75]Tommy turned his face toward home [01:12.20]He met Preacher Casey [01:14.13]And they had a little drink [01:16.09]But they found that his family [01:17.97]They was gone [01:18.94] [01:19.98]He found that his family they was gone [01:23.26] [01:23.84]He found his mother's old fashion shoe [01:28.13]Found his daddy's hat [01:31.02] [01:31.57]And he found little Muley [01:33.48]And Muley said: [01:35.47]"They've been tractored [01:36.76]Out by the cats [01:38.17] [01:39.33]They've been tractored out by the cats " [01:42.06] [01:44.14]Tom Joad walked down [01:45.94]To the neighbors farm [01:47.86] [01:48.39]Found his family [01:51.92]They took Preacher Casey [01:53.82]And loaded in a car [01:55.87]And his mother said [01:56.96]"We got to git away " [01:58.99] [01:59.55]His mother said [02:00.69]'We got to get away " [02:03.21] [02:04.40]Now the twelve of the Joads [02:06.15]Made a mighty heavy load [02:08.11]But Grandpa Joad did cry [02:12.06]He picked up a handful of land [02:14.76]In his hand [02:15.95]Said: "I'm stayin' with the farm till I die [02:18.91] [02:19.59]Yes I'm stayin' with my farm till I die " [02:22.91] [02:24.27]They fed him short ribs [02:25.53]And coffee and soothing syrup [02:28.63]And Grandpa Joad did die [02:32.08]They buried Grandpa Joad [02:34.02]By the side of the road [02:36.34]Buried Grandma on the California side [02:38.87] [02:39.59]They buried Grandma on [02:41.01]The California side [02:42.87] [02:44.67]They stood on a Mountain [02:46.82]And they looked to the West And it [02:48.74]Looked like the promised land [02:51.79] [02:52.32]That bright green valley with a [02:54.58]River running through [02:56.11]There was work for every single hand [02:58.91]They thought [02:59.96]There was work for every single hand [03:02.76] [03:46.29]The Joads rolled away to Jungle Camp [03:49.83] [03:50.56]There they cooked a stew [03:53.91]And the hungry little kids [03:55.67]Of the Jungle Camp Said: "We'd like to [03:59.11]Have some too " [04:00.91] [04:01.68]Said: "We'd like to have some too " [04:04.93] [04:05.46]Now a Deputy Sheriff fired [04:07.56]Loose at a man [04:09.61]Shot a woman in the back [04:12.48] [04:13.27]Before he could take his aim again [04:16.89] [04:17.45]Preacher Casey dropped [04:18.84]Him in his track [04:21.57]Preacher Casey dropped [04:22.80]Him in his track [04:23.79] [04:24.88]They handcuffed Casey [04:26.72]And they took him to Jail [04:28.52] [04:31.63]And then he got away [04:35.36]And he met Tom Joad on [04:37.52]The old river bridge [04:39.30]And these few words he did say [04:41.92]Poor boy [04:43.53]These few words he did say [04:46.15] [04:46.83]"I preached for the Lord a mighty [04:49.56]Long time [04:50.50] [04:51.18]Preached about the rich [04:52.53]And the poor [04:54.72]Us workin' folks got to [04:56.96]All get together [04:58.48]Cause we ain't got a chance anymore [05:01.47] [05:02.33]We ain't got a chance anymore " [05:05.43] [05:06.05]The Deputies come and Tom [05:08.71]And Casey run [05:10.07]To the bridge [05:10.82]Where the water run down [05:13.00] [05:13.77]But the vigilante they hit Casey with a club [05:17.89]They laid Preacher Casey [05:19.32]On the ground [05:20.50]Poor Casey [05:21.28]They laid Preacher Casey [05:23.11]On the ground [05:24.41] [05:25.38]Tom Joad he grabbed that Deputy's club [05:28.88] [05:29.65]Hit him over the head [05:32.15] [05:33.04]Tom Joad took flight [05:34.73]In the dark rainy night [05:36.65]A Deputy and a Preacher [05:38.59]Lying dead two men [05:40.95]A Deputy and a Preacher lying dead [05:43.99] [05:45.87]Tom run back [05:47.20]Where his mother was asleep [05:49.06] [05:49.67]He woke her up out of bed [05:52.32] [05:52.92]Then he kissed goodbye to the mother [05:55.62]That he loved [05:57.12]Said what Preacher Casey said [05:59.40]Tom Joad [06:00.38]He said what Preacher Casey said [06:03.56] [06:05.35]"Ever'body might be just one big soul [06:09.02]Well it looks that a way to me [06:12.37] [06:12.91]Everywhere [06:13.78]That you look in the day or night [06:16.49] [06:17.11]That's where I'm gonna be Ma [06:20.99]That's where I'm gonna be [06:23.68] [06:24.27]Wherever little children are [06:26.52]Hungry and cry [06:28.01] [06:28.53]Wherever people ain't free [06:31.47] [06:32.20]Wherever men are fightin' [06:34.68]For their rights [06:35.55] [06:36.11]That's where I'm gonna be Ma [06:39.39] [06:39.93]That's where I'm a gonna be