Artist: Carolyn Hester
Lyrics of Artist: Carolyn Hester
Lyrics of Artist: Carolyn Hester
[Lyric] Sing Hallelujah (Carolyn Hester)
[Intro] You wanna show 'em that? (What?) George is a foot-tapper and He brought a little piece of stuff That sort of matches Some folk art to go on (Did you make that?) Huh? (Did you make that?) No, I didn't do that I have to sing "Sing Hallelujah" okay [Refrain] Sing hallelujah, sing hallelujah, come on Sing hallelujah [Verse 1] I know I got a...Learn MorepopCarolyn Hester[Lyric] High Flying Bird (Carolyn Hester)
[Verse 1] There's a high flyin' bird Way up in the sky And I wonder does he look down As he flies on by He's ridin' on the air So easy in the sky [Chorus] But Lord, look at me here I'm rooted like a tree here I've got the sit down, I can't cry Oh Lord, I'm gonna die blues [Verse 2] Now, the sun comes along Oh Lord, it lights up the day And when...Learn MorepopCarolyn Hester[Lyric] Outward Bound (Carolyn Hester)
[Verse 1] Outward bound, upon a ship that sails the ocean Outward bound, has no crew but me and you All alone, when just a moment ago the shore Was filled with people that we knew [Chorus] So farewell, adieu, so long, vaya con Dios May you find what you are lookin' for Remember when the wine was better than ever again We could not ask, we could...Learn MorepopCarolyn Hester[Lyric] Summertime At Town Hall version (Carolyn Hester)
[Intro] Here's a song I first heard Pete Seeger do And I haven't been able to do without it since then [Chorus] Summertime and the livin' is easy Fish are jumpin', and the cotton is high Oh, your daddy's rich, and your mother's good-lookin' So hush, little baby, don't you cry [Verse] One of these mornin's You will rise up singin' Then you'll...Learn MorepopCarolyn Hester[Lyric] Three Young Men (Carolyn Hester)
[Verse 1] Three young men are sleeping now The word has gone from town to town One in the South and two in the North A generation is left bowed down [Refrain] So now, now, now [Verse 2] Three young men came down the highway The law struck silent but louder still The sounds of Ghandi inspiring them To conquer Goliath but not to kill [Refrain] So...Learn MorepopCarolyn Hester[Lyric] The Weaving Song (Carolyn Hester)
[Verse 1] Choose the right color And push the right tread Throw through the shuttle And peg down the thread Work is all laid Before your start To make your own pallet Of bright hue or dark [Chorus] The loom of life is moving The weaving is all your own [Verse 2] Choose the right color And push the right tread Throw through the shuttle And peg...Learn MorepopCarolyn Hester[Lyric] Captain My Captain (Carolyn Hester)
[Intro] Yesterday was Lincoln's birthday And, uh, we wanna do a poem This poem was by Walt Whitman It concerned the loss of Lincoln, the death of Lincoln And you can't help but, uh, think about the fact that The last 18 months of so has seen the loss of many of this stature The poem is "Captain, My Captain" and One thinks about loss of...Learn MorepopCarolyn Hester[Lyric] Come On Back (Carolyn Hester)
[Verse 1] You left me this mornin' Said you were goin' far away Told me I'd never see you again But won't you please can't you come on back Come on back to stay? [Verse 2] You don't know I've been cryin' You wouldn't care anyway You ain't worth what I've been goin' through But won't you please can't you come on back Come on back to...Learn MorecountryCarolyn Hester[Lyric] Carry It On (Carolyn Hester)
[Intro] And I wanna talk another moment about Mississippi Uh, when I was there I happened to be travellin' with Alex Stotkin and Gil Turner And I wanna do a song of his He got us all to singin' it And, uh, want you to do it, if you would Think you know it See you do it, let's see [Chorus] Carry it on, carry it on Carry it on, carry it on (Come...Learn MorepopCarolyn Hester[Lyric] Ain’t That Rain At Town Hall version (Carolyn Hester)
[Intro] Here's a song about a farmer I really like this man He, uh, plants crop And he prays for rain And the rains come And the crop flourishes But, uh, it's still rainin', you know And he just really Don't want to go out there [Verse 1] Clouds bring darkness now I can hardly see Can't pick cotton now Life seems mean to me [Chorus] Well, it...Learn MorepopCarolyn Hester[Lyric] Thats My Song At Town Hall version (Carolyn Hester)
[Intro] This is all his idea We're just gonna do this song that's haunting us right now We've already done it once for you [Verse 1] It's been a long life Done a whole lotta of workin' Had a hard time But I'm always learnin' Been a good life But there's still that yearnin' [Refrain] That's my song, mm-hmm That's my song [Verse 2] It makes me...Learn MorepopCarolyn Hester[Lyric] Come On In (Carolyn Hester)
[Chorus] Come on in You know you're welcome here Come on in It's been a long, hard year [Verse 1] Now, I know I waited around Couldn't run around town, let them put me down I knew if I waited I'd would win So come on in [Chorus] Come on in Heard your footsteps on my stair Come on in I'd have known 'em anywhere [Verse 2] Over there in the corner...Learn MorecountryCarolyn Hester