The Biggest Thing Man Has Ever Done-Woody Guthrie

[ti:Biggest Thing Man Has Ever Done] [ar:Woody Guthrie] [al:Woody Guthrie At His Best] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Biggest Thing Man Has Ever Done - Woody Guthrie [00:02.33]I'm just a lonesome traveler [00:04.85]The Great Historical Bum [00:05.88] [00:06.40]Highly educated from history I have come [00:09.08] [00:09.65]I built the Rock of Ages [00:11.30]'Twas in the Year of One [00:12.65] [00:14.33]And that was about the biggest thing [00:15.89]That man had ever done [00:17.17]I worked in the Garden of Eden [00:18.56]That was the year of two [00:20.03]Joined the apple pickers union [00:21.49]I always paid my due; [00:22.93] [00:23.53]I'm the man that signed the contract [00:25.38]To raise the rising sun [00:27.00]And that was about the biggest thing [00:28.69]That man had ever done [00:29.86] [00:30.49]I was straw boss on the Pyramids [00:32.39]The Tower of Babel too; [00:33.96]I opened up the ocean let the migrant children through [00:36.87] [00:37.43]I fought a million battles [00:38.59]And I never lost a one [00:40.24] [00:40.90]And that was about the biggest thing [00:42.94]That man had ever done [00:44.23] [00:45.40]I beat the daring Roman [00:46.41]I beat the daring Turk [00:47.81] [00:48.70]Defeated Nero's army with thirty minutes work [00:51.34] [00:51.97]I fought the greatest leaders [00:53.70]And I licked them everyone [00:55.04] [00:55.66]And that was about the biggest thing [00:57.11]That man had ever done [00:58.23] [01:00.63]I was in the Revolution [01:02.02]When we set the country free; [01:03.35] [01:04.13]Me and a couple of Indians [01:05.86]That dumped the Boston tea; [01:07.00] [01:07.72]We won the battle at Valley Forge [01:09.36]The battle of Bully Run; [01:11.15]And that was about the biggest thing [01:13.32]That man has ever done [01:14.23] [01:15.79]There was a man across the ocean [01:17.72]I guess you knew him well [01:19.08]His name was Adolf Hitler [01:20.63]Goddam his soul to hell; [01:22.49]We kicked him in the panzers [01:24.07]And put him on the run [01:25.41] [01:26.08]And that was about the biggest thing [01:27.71]That man has ever done [01:28.84] [01:31.39]I built mines and mills [01:32.43]And factories to run for Uncle Sam; [01:33.85]I turned th' ploughs [01:34.67]And wheels to feed my soldiers in your lands; [01:36.78]This Nazi job's a tough 'un it'll take us everyone [01:40.98]'Cause this is about the biggest thing [01:42.47]That man has ever done [01:43.64] [01:45.42]There's warehouse guys and teamsters [01:47.16]And guys that skin the cats [01:49.10]Guys that run my steel mill [01:50.35]My furnace and my blast [01:51.63] [01:52.34]We'll stop the Axis rattlesnakes [01:54.08]And thieves of old Nippon [01:55.25] [01:55.76]And that will be the biggest thing [01:57.50]That man has ever done [01:58.76] [02:00.10]I'd better quit my talking [02:01.54]'Cause I told you all I know [02:03.90]But please remember pardner [02:04.93]Wherever you may go [02:06.54] [02:07.09]The people are building a peaceful world [02:08.72]And when the job is done [02:10.60]That'll be the biggest thing [02:12.13]That man has ever done [02:13.40] [02:14.82]Yes that'll be the biggest thing [02:16.09]That man has ever done