Pete Seeger - At 89 Album Lyrics
Pete Seeger - At 89 Lyrics
- Nameless Banjo Riff
- False From True
- Now We Sit Us Down
- Petes Greeting
- Visions Of Children
- Wonderful Friends
- The Water Is Wide
- Pete Talks About Clearwater
- Its A Long Haul
- Throw Away That Shad Net (How Are We Gonna Save Tomorrow?)
- Song of the Worlds Last Whale
- The First Settlers
- The D Minor Flourish/Cindy
- Petes Intro To If It Cant Be Reduced
- If It Cant Be Reduced
- Spring Fever
- Pete Speaks About World War II
- When I Was Most Beautiful
- Bach At Treblinka
- We Will Love Or We Will Perish
- The Story Of Tzena Tzena Tzena
- Tzena Tzena Tzena
- One Percent Phosphorous Banjo Riff
- Pete Speaks About Involvement
- Or Else! (One-a These Days)
- Waist Deep In The Big Muddy
- Little Fat Baby
- Arrange And Re-Arrange
- Alleluya
- Petes Extroduction
- If This World Survives
- How Soon?
False From True
When I look in the mirror and
See I'm no longer young
Then I got to start the job
Of separating false from true
And then I know
I know I need the love of you
When I found tarnish on some
Of my brightest dreams
When some folks I trusted turned out
Not quite what they seemed
Then I got to start the job
Of separating false from true
Then once more I know
I know I need the love of you
No song I can sing will make
Governor Wallace change his mind
No song I can sing will take
The gun from a hate-filled man
But I promise you, and you
Brothers and sisters of evry skin
I'll sing your story while
I've breath within
We got to keep on keeping on
Even when the sun goes down
We got to live, live
Live until another day comes 'round
Meanwhile, better start over
Separating false from true
And more and more
I know I need the love of you
Now We Sit Us Down
Now we sit us down
Ye winds and waters
Come and gather 'round.
We've had some good eating
Now we sit us down
So let's start the meeting
Come and gather 'round.
Mighty full agenda
Now we sit us down
It's a real mind bender!
Come and gather 'round.
But if we all choose our words well
Now we sit us down
We'll avoid the too-long-talker's hell
Come and gather 'round.
Visions Of Children
When we consider all the many dangers
Visions of children asking us to save them.
Building their gardens, all through the world.
[Spoken segment by Pete]
[repeat verse]
Wonderful Friends
When I think of the ways that I've grown
I know I couldn't a' made it alone
I owe a lot to the sharing, caring, daring
Wonderful friends that I've known.
I owe a lot to the sharing, caring, daring
Wonderful friends that I've known
Here we are all in one place, all gathered together,
We've helped each other down this road whatever the weather.
We have no need for pots of gold, for friends are a treasure.
So hold hands, and sing it again
[Chorus]
Many years ago when I was feeling discouraged
I found that singing with my friends would fill me with courage
It's a rough and rocky road we're on, so when we get worried
With old friends, we'll sing it again
[Chorus]
It looks like we might sing all night, but looks are deceiving
That old clock upon the wall says, soon I've got to be leaving
And though we go our separate ways, there's no need for grieving
Just hold hands, and sing it again
[Chorus 2x]
The Water Is Wide
And neither have I wings to fly,
Give me a boat that can carry two,
And both shall row, my love and I.
A ship there was, and she sails the sea,
She's loaded deep as deep can be,
But not so deep as the love I'm in,
And I know not how, I sink or swim.
I leaned my back up against some young oak,
Thinking he was a trusty tree,
But first he bended and then he broke,
And thus did my false love to me.
I put my hand into some soft bush,
Thinking the sweetest flower to find.
I pricked my finger to the bone,
And left the sweetest flower alone.
Oh, love is handsome, love is fine,
Gay as a jewel, when first it is new,
But love grows old, and waxes cold,
And fades away, like summer dew.
The seagulls wheel, they turn and dive,
The mountain stands beside the sea.
This world we know turns round and round,
And all for them - and you and me.
Copyright: Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing, AUDIAM, INC
Its A Long Haul
I was walking along (I was walking along),
And I spied a little child (I spied a little child),
Just a-singing a song (just a-singing a song)
About haulin' together (about haulin' together),
Keepin' in time (keepin' in time).
Hauling on a halyard (hauling on a halyard),
Making up a rhyme (making up a rhyme).
It's a long haul (it's a long haul)
It's a high haul (it's a high haul)
It's a job for the many (it's a job for the many)
Not just for the few (not just for the few)
It's a job for everybody (it's a job for everybody)
That's me and you (that's me and you)
It's a long haul (it's a long haul)
It's a high haul (it's a high haul)
It's a hard haul (it's a hard haul).
Throw Away That Shad Net (How Are We Gonna Save Tomorrow?)
Get rid of hook and line
There's no more Hudson fishing
Not for a long, long time
The poison's in the riverbed
No matter whose the crime
But how are we gonna save tomorrow?
One thousand honest workers need
That paycheck every week
Way up in Fort Edward where the PCBs did leak
And the GE Corporation knows the
Profit's it must seek
But how are we gonna save tomorrow?
PCB was a clever thing
'way back in twenty-nine
Transformers and capacitors got turned
Out on the line
Nobody suspected what they'd do
To us in time
And now we got to worry 'bout tomorrow
Well, the purpose of technology is
To take a different turn
We'll test each new thing carefully
That's one thing we have learned
We need a clean world for all to share
And all to work and earn
Then, maybe, we can save tomorrow
Well, the experts knew about it
So why not you and me
Who controls the information in this
Land of the free?
The laws didn't seem to help in stopping PCB
So how are we gonna save tomorrow?
The longest journey taken needs a
First step to begin
This cleanup's gonna take a while
But now we must begin
Clearwater says to lend a hand
A claw, a paw, a fin
'Cause now we got to work to save tomorrow
Here's to the lowly blue crab
Because he has no fat
And so he's got no PCB
(hardly) we can say, hooray for that
So I'll not quit my crabbing
You can stick that in your hat
Somehow, we're gonna save tomorrow
Here's to the canary we took
Down in the mine
Here's to the Hudson stripers
May their warning be in time
Here's to all the young folks singing
"This land is yours and mine"
That's how we're gonna save tomorrow
Oh, the glory's on the river
And the struggle's on the shore
Next year is 1976 let's start a little war
Anyone who thinks we're quitting better
Take just one think more
And that's how we're gonna save tomorrow
So don't throw away that shad net
Don't junk that hook and line
We're gonna make some changes
We're gonna start in time
Clearwater sings to all of us
"This land is yours and mine"
And that's how we're gonna save tomorrow
And that's how we're gonna save tomorrow
Song of the Worlds Last Whale
Of the world's last whale
As I rocked in the moonlight
And reefed the sail,
It'll happen to you
Also without fail,
If it happens to me
Sang the world's last whale.
It was down off Bermuda
Early last spring,
Near an underwater mountain
Where the humpbacks sing,
I lowered a microphone
A quarter mile down,
Switched on the recorder
And let the tape spin around.
I didn't just hear grunting,
I didn't just hear squeaks,
I didn't just hear bellows,
I didn't just hear shrieks.
It was the musical singing
And the passionate wail
That came from the heart
Of the world's last whale.
Down in the Antarctic
The harpoons wait,
But it's up on the land
They decide my fate.
In London town
They'll be telling the tale
If it's life or death
For the world's last whale.
So here's a little test
To see how you feel,
Here's a little test
For this Age Of The Automobile.
If we can save
Our singers in the sea,
Perhaps there's a chance
To save you and me.
I heard the song
Of the world's last whale
As I rocked in the moonlight
And reefed the sail,
It'll happen to you
Also without fail,
If it happens to me
Sang the world's last whale.
Thanks to saintseiya23 for adding these lyrics
The D Minor Flourish/Cindy
Petes Intro To If It Cant Be Reduced
Rebuilt, refurbished, refinished, resold
Recycled or composted
Then it should be restricted, redesigned
Or removed from production
Hooray for the city of Berkeley
Hooray for the city of Berkeley
Hooray for the city of Berkeley
And its zero waste commission
Hooray for the city of Berkeley
That beautiful city of Berkeley
Hooray for the city of Berkeley
And its zero waste commission
If it can't be reduced, reused, repaired
Rebuilt, refurbished, refinished, resold
Recycled or composted
Then it should be restricted, redesigned
Or removed from production, here we go
Hooray for the city of Berkeley
Hooray for the city of Berkeley
Hooray for the city of Berkeley
And its zero waste commission
Hooray for the city of Berkeley
That beautiful city of Berkeley
Hooray for the city of Berkeley
And its zero waste commission
Copyright: Lyrics © T.R.O. INC.
If It Cant Be Reduced
If it can't be reduced - IF IT CAN'T BE REDUCED
Reused, repaired - REUSED REPAIRED
Rebuilt, refurbished, refinished, resold, recycled or composted - OR COMPOSTED
Then it should be - THEN IT SHOULD BE
Restricted, redesigned - RESTRICTED, REDESIGNED
Or removed - REMOVED!
From production - FROM PRODUCTION
HOORAY FOR THE CITY OF BERKELEY
HOORAY FOR THE CITY OF BERKELEY
HOORAY FOR THE CITY OF BERKELEY
AND ITS ZERO WASTE COMMISSION
HOORAY FOR THE CITY OF BERKELEY
HOORAY FOR THE CITY OF BERKELEY
HOORAY FOR THE CITY OF BERKELEY
AND ITS ZERO WASTE COMMISSION
[repeat first verse]
HOORAY FOR THE CITY OF BERKELEY
HOORAY FOR THE CITY OF BERKELEY
HOORAY FOR THE CITY OF BERKELEY
AND ITS ZERO WASTE COMMISSION
HOORAY FOR THE CITY OF BERKELEY
HOORAY FOR THE CITY OF BERKELEY
HOORAY FOR THE CITY OF BERKELEY
AND ITS ZERO WASTE COMMISSION
Pete Speaks About World War II
When I Was Most Beautiful
Cities were falling
And from unexpected places
Blue sky was seen
When I was most beautiful
People around me were killed
And for paint and powder I lost the chance
When I was most beautiful
Nobody gave me kind gifts.
Men knew only to salute
And went away.
When I was most beautiful
My country lost the war
I paraded the main street
With my blouse sleeves rolled high
When I was most beautiful
Jazz overflowed the radio;
I broke the prohibition against smoking;
Sweet music of another land!
When I was most beautiful
I was most unhappy
I was quite absurd
I was quite lonely
That's why I decided to live long
Like Monsieur Rouault,
Who was a
Very old man,
When he painted such terribly beautiful pictures,
You see...?
Bach At Treblinka
Johann Sebastian Bach
Your statues stand
But you
Chained in your own score
Were dragged to Treblinka
Where murder and music
Go hand-in-hand.
We Will Love Or We Will Perish
We will love or we will perish.
We will learn the rainbow to cherish.
Dare to struggle, dare to danger,
Dare to touch the hand of a stranger.
Dare to struggle, dare to danger,
Dare to touch the soul of a stranger.
Copyright: Lyrics © THE BICYCLE MUSIC COMPANY
The Story Of Tzena Tzena Tzena
Can't you hear the music playing
In the city square
Tzena, Tzena, Tzena, Tzena
Come where all our friends will find us
With the dancers there
Tzena, Tzena join the celebration
There'll be people there from every nation
Dawn will find us laughing in the sunlight
Dancing in the city square
Tzena, Tzena, come and dance the Hora
One, two, three, four
All the boys will envy me for
Tzena, Tzena, when the band is playing
My heart's saying
Tzena, Tzena, Tzena
Tzena, Tzena, Tzena, Tzena
Can't you hear the music playing
In the city square
Tzena, Tzena, Tzena, Tzena
Come where all our friends will find us
With the dancers there
Tzena, Tzena, Tzena, Tzena
Can't you hear the music playing
In the city square
Tzena, Tzena, Tzena, Tzena
Come where all our friends will find us
With the dancers there
Tzena, Tzena
Can't you hear the music playing
In the city square
Tzena, Tzena
Come where all our friends will find us
With the dancers there
Can't you hear the music playing
In the city square
Tzena, Tzena, Tzena, Tzena
Come where all our friends will find us
With the dancers there
Tzena, Tzena join the celebration
There'll be people there from every nation
Dawn will find us laughing in the sunlight
Dancing in the city square
Tzena, Tzena, come and dance the Hora
One, two, three, four
All the boys will envy me for
Tzena, Tzena, when the band is playing
My heart's saying
Tzena, Tzena, Tzena
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Tzena Tzena Tzena
Zeina, zeina, zeina, zeina,
Dabkeh nihdbek nurkus hora
Bleilet twa adna.
Yalla ma'ana, rudu ma'ana
Rudu ma'ana, rudu ma'ana
Ghrannu ya ah-bab.
Zeina, zeina, dabkeh nihdbek yalla.
Nurkus hora ya as-ha-a-a-ab.
Yalla ma'ana, yalla rudu ma'ana
Ah-lan bikom ya as-hab!
Zeina, zeina, zeina, zeina . . .
[Literal translation of Arabic version:]
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful
We dance the Dabkeh, we dance the hora
One night we have a get-together
Come on, let's go, let's go, come on
Repeat with us, sing with us, oh beloved
Beautiful, beautiful, let us dance the dabkeh, dance the hora, oh friends.
Come on with us, repeat with us.
Welcome, oh friends.
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful . . .
[Tsenna, Tsenna, Tsenna, Tsenna (Hebrew version):]
Tsenna, Tsenna, Tsenna, Tsenna
Habanot urenna Khaverim, ba'im la'ir.
Alna, alna, alna, alna, Alna titkhabenna,
Umizor yakhdav nashir.
Tsenna, tsenna, Habanot urenna, Khaverim, ba'im la'ir.
Alna, alna, Alna titkhabenna, Umizor yakhdav nashir.
Tsenna, Tsenna, Tsenna . . .
[Literal translation of Hebrew version:]
Come out, come out, girls
See friends in the village
Don't be, don't be shy
Let's sing and dance,
All of us together!
Come out, come out, come out . . .
[Tzena, Tzena, Tzena, Tzena (English version):]
Tzena, Tzena, Tzena, Tzena,
Can't you hear the music playing
In the city square?
Tzena, Tzena, Tzena, Tzena,
Come where all our friends will find us
With the dancers there.
Tzena, Tzena! Join the celebration.
There'll be people there from every nation.
Dawn will find us laughing in the sunlight,
Dancing in the city square.
Tzena, Tzena, (CLAP), Come and dance the hora.
Dance the dabkeh. All of us will dance together.
Tzena, Tzena, (CLAP), When the band is playing,
My heart's saying, "Tzena, Tzena, Tzena!"
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Or Else! (One-a These Days)
One-a these days (ONE-A THESE DAYS)
One-a these days, one-a these days oR ELSE!
Our school will get the money
It needs for smaller classes
And the Navy will hold a bake
Sale to build a battleship
And Johnny will get the money
He needs for that operation
And the Air Force will hold a
Raffle to buy a bomber
And every vote will be
Counted in every election
And the winners will always keep
All of their promises
And around the world we'll
Learn each other's languages
And the very first thing we'll
Learn is how to listen
(spoken) "Who knows the word for
'hello' in some other language?"
(spoken responses of "hello"
In several languages)
God only knows what the future will be
God only knows what the future will be
But God gave us brains
He meant us to use 'em
Waist Deep In The Big Muddy
I was a member of a good platoon.
We were on maneuvers in-a Louisiana,
One night by the light of the moon.
The captain told us to ford a river,
That's how it all begun.
We were -- knee deep in the Big Muddy,
But the big fool said to push on.
The Sergeant said, "Sir, are you sure,
This is the best way back to the base?"
"Sergeant, go on! I forded this river
'Bout a mile above this place.
It'll be a little soggy but just keep slogging.
We'll soon be on dry ground."
We were, waist deep in the Big Muddy
And the big fool said to push on.
The Sergeant said, "Sir, with all this equipment
No man will be able to swim."
"Sergeant, don't be a Nervous Nellie,"
The Captain said to him.
"All we need is a little determination;
Men, follow me, I'll lead on."
We were, neck deep in the Big Muddy
And the big fool said to push on.
All at once, the moon clouded over,
We heard a gurgling cry.
A few seconds later, the captain's helmet
Was all that floated by.
The Sergeant said, "Turn around men!
I'm in charge from now on."
And we just made it out of the Big Muddy
With the captain dead and gone.
We stripped and dived and found his body
Stuck in the old quicksand.
I guess he didn't know that the water was deeper
Than the place he'd once before been.
Another stream had joined the Big Muddy
'Bout a half mile from where we'd gone.
We were lucky to escape from the Big Muddy
When the big fool said to push on.
Well, I'm not going to point any moral,
I'll leave that for yourself
Maybe you're still walking, you're still talking
You'd like to keep your health.
But every time I read the papers
That old feeling comes on;
We're, waist deep in the Big Muddy
And the big fool says to push on.
Waist deep in the Big Muddy
And the big fool says to push on.
Waist deep in the Big Muddy
And the big fool says to push on.
Waist deep! Neck deep! Soon even a
Tall man'll be over his head, we're
Waist deep in the Big Muddy!
And the big fool says to push on!
Copyright: Lyrics © T.R.O. INC.
Little Fat Baby
Someday, you'll be able to talk
No more diapers, you will wear pants
You'll be able to sing and dance
And then, oh then, oh then, oh then
I'll wish I had that little fat baby
In my arms again
Someday, you're going to be fully grown
Someday, you will be leaving this home
No more clamoring up the stair
No more clothes strewn everywhere
And then, oh then, oh then, oh then
I'll wish I had that tough teenager
In my arms again
Someday, you'll have a child of your own
Someday, you'll know the things that I've known
And grandmother will help you through
As your child grows like all children do
And then, oh then, oh then, oh then
You'll wish you had your little fat baby
In your arms again
Someday, we will be saying so long
Someday, it'll be time for me to move on
No more discussions over a glass of beer
No more generation gaps appear
And then, oh then, oh then, oh then
You'll wish you had your dear sweet papa
In your arms again
Someday, you'll be able to walk
Someday, you'll be able to talk
No more will you poop in your pants
You'll be able to sing and dance
And then, oh then, oh then, oh then
I'll wish I had that little fat baby
In my arms again
Copyright: Lyrics © THE BICYCLE MUSIC COMPANY
Arrange And Re-Arrange
I say a little prayer for the world
I hope all the little children live a long
Long time
Yes, every little boy and little girl
I hope they learn to laugh at the way
Some precious old words do seem to change
'Cause that's what life is all about:
To arrange and re-arrange and re-arrange
Oh-wee, oh-wye
To re-arrange and re-arrange and re-arrange
Oh-wee, oh-wye
To re-arrange and re-arrange and re-arrange
Early in the mornin' I'm a-carrying the sap
And I say a little prayer for the maple
Like old Mama Quad, on the northwest slope
I'll protect her 'long as I am able
She gives me more sap year after year
Than any single other tree
So bring on the pancakes!
Here's to Mama Quad!
May she live for another century
Sometimes I wake in the middle of the night
And rub my achin' old eyes
Is that a voice from inside-a my head
Or does it come down from the skies?
"There's a time to laugh but
There's a time to weep
And a time to make a big change"
Wake-up you-bum-the-time has-come
To arrange and re-arrange and re-arrange
Maybe the biggest change will come
When we don't have to change much at all
When maniacs holler, "GROW, GROW, GROW!"
We can chose to stay small
The key word may be "little"
We only have to change a little bit
So eat a little food, drink a little drink
And only have to (sigh)
Alleluya
Alleluja, Alleluja, Alleluja, Alleluja, Alleluja.
Alleluja, Alleluja, Alleluja, Alleluja.
If This World Survives
And every other day I think it might,
In good part it will be
Because of the great souls in our community.
There are a lot of them.
I've seen them walk
In lonely thousands down the city streets,
Or stand in vigils in the rain,
Or turn the handle of a print machine,
Or empty their purses as the plate comes by.
Or gaze into the camera's eye,
And answer the question: "Will the world survive?"
And they have said,
"We'll try. We'll try."
Genre(s): Folk
Length: 48:28
Released: September 30th, 2008
Year: 2008