Blow the Man Down

[ti:Blow the Man Down] [ar:Woody Guthrie] [al:The Great Dust Bowl] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.41]Blow the Man Down - Woody Guthrie [00:01.83] [00:15.90]As I was out walkin' down Paradise street [00:19.25]To me way hey blow the man down [00:22.64]A pretty young damsel I chanced for to meet [00:25.84]Give me some time to blow the man down [00:29.05]She was round in the counter and bluff in the bow [00:32.61]Way hey blow the man down [00:35.35]So I took in all sail and cried "way enough now" [00:38.57] [00:39.24]Give me some time to blow the man down [00:42.26]I hailed her in English she answered me clear [00:45.65]To me way hey blow the man down [00:48.85]"I'm from the Black Arrow [00:50.43]Bound to the Shakespeare" [00:52.51]Give me some time to blow the man down [00:55.42]So I tailed her my flipper and took her in tow [00:58.67]To me way hey blow the man down [01:01.97]And yard-arm to yard-arm away we did go [01:05.26]Give me some time to blow the man down [01:08.52]But as we were a-going she said unto me [01:11.29] [01:12.19]To me way hey blow the man down [01:15.18]"There's a spankin' full rigger just ready for sea" [01:18.59]Give me some time to blow the man down [01:21.76]That spankin' full rigger to New York was bound [01:25.27]To me way hey blow the man down [01:28.38]She was very well mannered and very well found [01:31.07] [01:31.88]Give me some time to blow the man down [01:35.74]But as soon as that packet was clear of the bar [01:39.09]To me way hey blow the man down [01:42.44]The mate knocked me down with the end of a spar [01:45.66]Give me some time to blow the man down [01:48.21] [01:48.89]As soon as that packet was out on the sea [01:52.28]To me way hey blow the man down [01:55.60]'Twas devilish hard treatment of every degree [01:58.95]Give me some time to blow the man down [02:01.97]So I give you fair warning before we belay [02:05.35]To me way hey blow the man down [02:08.58]Don't never take heed of what pretty girls say [02:11.90]Give me some time to blow the man down