Simply Folk Sing-Along 2017

If I Had a Hammer

If I had a hammer, I'd hammer in the morningI'd hammer in the evening, all over this landI'd hammer out danger, I'd hammer out a warningI'd hammer out love between my brothers and my sisters, all over this land

If I had a bell, I'd ring it in the morningI'd ring it in the evening, all over this landI'd ring out danger, I'd ring out a warningI'd ring out love between my brothers and my sisters, all over this land

If I had a song, I'd sing it in the morningI'd sing it in the evening, all over this landI'd sing out danger, I'd sing out a warningI'd sing out love between my brothers and my sisters, all over this land

Well I've got a hammer, and I've got a bellAnd I've got a song to sing, all over this landIt's the hammer of justice, it's the bell of freedomIt's the song about love between my brothers and my sisters, all over this land----

Shenandoah

O Shenandoah, I long to hear you, away, you rollin' riverO Shenandoah, I long to hear you, away I'm bound away, cross the wide Missouri

O Shenandoah, I love your daughter, away, you rollin' riverFor her Id cross your roaming water, away I'm bound away, cross the wide Missouri

'Tis seven long years since last I saw you, away, you rollin' river'Tis seven long years since last I saw you, away I'm bound away, cross the wide Missouri

O Shenandoah, I'm bound to leave you, away, you rollin' riverO Shenandoah, Ill not deceive you, away I'm bound away, cross the wide Missouri----

Leaving On A Jet Plane

All my bags are packed, I'm ready to go, I'm standing here outside your door,I hate to wake you up to say good-bye.But the dawn is breaking, it's early morn, the taxi's waiting, he's blowing his horn.Already I'm so lonesome I could die.So kiss me and smile for me, tell me that you'll wait for me, hold me like you'll never let me go.

'Cause I'm leaving on a jet plane, don't know when I'll be back again. Oh, babe, I hate to go.

There's so many times I've let you down, so many times I've played around,I tell you now they don't mean a thing.Every place I go I'll think of you, every song I sing I'll sing for you,when I come back, I'll bring your wedding ring.So kiss me and smile for me, tell me that you'll wait for me, hold me like you'll never let me go.

Now the time has come to leave you, one more time let me kiss you,then close your eyes, I'll be on my way.Dream about the days to come when I won't have to leave alone,about the times I won't have to say:kiss me and smile for me, tell me that you'll wait for me, hold me like you'll never let me go.----

Kisses Sweeter than Wine

When I was a young man and never been kissed, got to thinkin' it over o what I had missedI got me a girl and I kissed her and then, oh, lord, I kissed her again

Oh, oh, kisses sweeter than wine, oh, oh, kisses sweeter than wine

I asked her to marry and be my sweet wife, we'd be so happy the rest of our lifeI begged and I pleaded like a natural man, and oh Lord, she gave me her hand

I worked mighty hard and so did my wife, hand-in-hand to make a good lifeTheres corn in the fields and wheat in the bin, I was - oh lord - the father of twins

Our children numbered just about four, theyve all got sweethearts knockin' at the doorThey all got married, they didnt hesitate; I was - oh Lord - grandfather of eight

Now we are old, ready to go, get to thinkin' what happened a long time agoWe had a lot of kids, trouble and pain, but oh, Lord, wed do it again!----

Shell Be Coming Round the Mountain

She'll be comin' round the mountain when she comes She'll be comin' round the mountain when she comesShe'll be comin' round the mountain, she'll be comin' round the mountain, She'll be comin' round the mountain when she comes

She'll be drivin six white horsesShell be wearin red pajamasWell be singin HallelujahOh well all go out to meet herShell be comin round the mountain----

Ill Fly Away

Some glad morning when this life is o'er, I'll fly away;To a home on God's celestial shore, I'll fly away (I'll fly away).

I'll fly away, Oh Glory, I'll fly away; (in the morning)When I die, Hallelujah, by and by, I'll fly away (I'll fly away).

When the shadows of this life have gone, I'll fly away;Like a bird from prison bars has flown, I'll fly away (I'll fly away)

Just a few more weary days and then, I'll fly away;To a land where joy shall never end, I'll fly away (I'll fly away)----

The Ash Grove

The ash grove, how graceful, how plainly tis speakingThe harp through it playing has language for meWhenever the light through its branches is breakingA host of kind faces is gazing on me

The friends of my childhood again are before meEach step wakes a memory as freely I roamWith soft whispers laden, its leaves rustle oer meThe ash grove, the ash grove alone is my home----

Those Were the Days

Once upon a time there was a tavern, where we used to raise a glass or two. Remember how we laughed away the hours, and dreamed of all the great things we would do.

Those were the days, my friend, we thought they'd never end, we'd sing and dance for ever and a day; We'd live the life we choose, we'd fight and never lose, For we were young, and sure to have our way. La la la la la la la la la la la la

Those were the days, oh yes those were the days. Then the busy years went rushing by us. We lost our starry notions on the way. If by chance I'd see you in the tavern, we'd smiled at one another, and we'd say:

Just tonight I stood before the tavern. Nothing seemed the way it used to be. In the glass I saw a strange reflection, was that lonely woman really me?

Through the door there came familiar laughter. I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh, my friend, we're older, but no wiser. For in our hearts the dream are still the same. ----

This Land Is Your Land

This land is your land, this land is my land, from California to the New York island;From the redwood forest to the Gulf Stream waters, this land was made for you and me.

As I was walking that ribbon of highway, I saw above me that endless skyway:

I saw below me that golden valley; this land was made for you and me.

I've roamed and rambled and I followed my footsteps, to the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts;And all around me a voice was sounding: this land was made for you and me.

When the sun came shining, and I was strollingAnd the wheat fields waving and the dust clouds rolling,As the fog was lifting a voice was chanting: this land was made for you and me.

As I went walking I saw a sign there, and on the sign it said "No Trespassing."But on the other side it didn't say nothing, that side was made for you and me.

In the shadow of the steeple I saw my people, by the relief office I seen my people;As they stood there hungry, I stood there asking: Is this land made for you and me?

Nobody living can ever stop me, as I go walking that freedom highway;Nobody living can ever make me turn back: this land was made for you and me.----

Midnight Special

Well, you wake up in the mornin', you hear the big bell ringYou go marchin to the table, you see the same old thingKnife, fork on the table, ain't nothin' in a my panAnd if I say a thing about it, Im in trouble with a man

Let the Midnight Special, shine a light on meLet the Midnight Special, shine her everlovin light on me

Now if you ever go to Houston, man you better walk rightYou better not gamble, and you better not fightSheriff hell arrest you, he gonna carry ya downAnd when the jury finds you guilty, you're penitentiary bound

Yonder come miss Rosy, now how the world did you know?Well I knowd her by her apron, and the dress that she woreUmbrella on her shoulder, a piece of paper in her handShe goes a walkin to the captain, she say a turn a loose a my man

Well its jumpin jumpin Judy, she was a mighty fine gal

She brought jumpin to the whole long world, shes a mighty fine galWell she brought it in the morning, just a little fore dinnerShe brought me the news, that my wife was deadWell that started me to grievin, whoopin hollerin and a cryinThat started me to thinkin, about my great long time----

Kumbaya

Kumbaya, my Lord, Kumbaya, Kumbaya, my Lord, Kumbaya,Kumbaya, my Lord, Kumbaya, oh, Lord, Kumbaya.

Someones singing, Lord, Kumbaya...Someones praying, Lord, Kumbaya...Someones crying, Lord, Kumbaya...Someones sleeping Lord, Kumbaya...----

We Shall Overcome

We shall overcome, we shall overcome, we shall overcome somedayOh deep in my heart, I do believe, we shall overcome somedayWe are not afraid, we are not afraid, we are not afraid todayOh deep in my heart, I do believe, we shall overcome someday----

Freight Train

Freight train Freight train run so fast, freight train Freight train run so fastPlease don't tell what train I'm on, they won't know what route I've gone

When I am dead and in my grave, no more good times here I cravePlace the stones at my head and feet, tell them all that I've gone to sleep.

When I die Lord bury me deep, way down on old Chestnut streetThen I can hear old Number 9, as she comes rolling by.----

500 Miles

If you miss the train I'm on, you will know that I am gone You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles, A hundred miles, a hundred miles, a hundred miles, a hundred miles, You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles.

Lord I'm one, Lord I'm two, Lord I'm three, Lord I'm four, Lord I'm 500 miles from my home. 500 miles, 500 miles, 500 miles, 500 miles Lord I'm five hundred miles from my home.

Not a shirt on my back, not a penny to my name Lord I can't go a-home this a-way This a-away, this a-way, this