I Wonder What Would Happen to this World Harry Chapin

Oh well I wonder Yes I wonder What would happen What would happen to this world Well I wonder what would happen to this world Now if a man tried To take his time on Earth And prove before he

I Wonder What Would Happen to Him Harry Chapin

past behind I guess what gets me worried is you've erased him from your mind I wonder what happened to him Your past is a cayon I'm a stranger on the rim Looking down below To where it's misty

Changes Harry Chapin

Ten years ago I first heard him singing to a screaming crazy crowd now there's thirteen loyal people trying to sound that loud. And I wonder as I watch him now why his songs don't turn me on.

Fall In Love With Him Harry Chapin

It's just no good-- (Fall in love with him) You know that you should (Fall in love with him) I wish that you would (Fall in love with him) If only you could (Fall in love with him).

Manhood Harry Chapin

I was laughing horizontally In my loose and lusty youth I was feeling well self-satisfied Deliciously uncouth When she slipped out from my covers With a smile Saying, "You've got a lot to learn

The Mayor of Candor Lied Harry Chapin

The Mayor fought my courtship for he'd made other plans He saw her married to a better man than a boy with farmer's hands. I said -- I hate your father, it's so hard not to strike him.

Bummer Harry Chapin

They threw him back on the street, he robbed an A & P He didn't blink at the buddy that he shafted And just about the time they would have caught him too He had the damn good fortune to get drafted

The Day They Closed the Factory Down Harry Chapin

She said, "I watch him walk down Main Street A sweet one man parade. He'd tip his hat and just like that another score he'd made I'd watch the girls all watch him; moths drawn to the flame.

Salt And Pepper Harry Chapin

The old sailor sat at the window seat So he could watch as the ships went by And he drank from a glass that was always filled For the rest of us would buy.

Shooting Star Harry Chapin

He was crazy of course From the first she must have known it But still she went on with him And she never once had shown it And she took him off the street And she dried his tears of grieving She

Sniper Harry Chapin

I didn't really know him. He was kind of strange. Always sort of sat there. He never seemed to change. He reached the catwalk. He put done his burden. The four sided clock began to chime.

Everybody's Lonely Harry Chapin

All I got is time, Nothing else is mine. All I want is you and one more tomorrow. Nothing lasts to long, When I leave it's gone. So I send my mind ahead and hope to follow.

Corey's Coming Harry Chapin

Old John Joseph was a man with two first names They left him in the railroad yard when they took away the trains Only one run a week comes on roaring down that line So all he's got to worry 'bout is time

Burning Herself Harry Chapin

She was crazy (she was beautiful), I guess she had to be. I was angry (you were blind), because I could not see. I saw only what her cigarettes had done to her skin.

I Miss America Harry Chapin

By the time I was thirteen I started taking shape. At eighteen I was so beautiful That the strangers started to gape. They said "Enter the ultimate contest If you're as gorgeous as you seem."

Mr. Tanner Harry Chapin

He did not know how well he sang; It just made him whole. His friends kept working on him to try music out full time. A big debut and rave reviews, a great career to climb.

Cat's In The Cradle (LP Version) Harry Chapin

My child arrived just the other day He came to the world in the usual way But there were planes to catch, and bills to pay He learned to walk while I was away And he was talking 'fore I knew it, and

Country Dreams Harry Chapin

This phone's growing into my ear I made three hundred calls today, Though yours is the only voice that I wanna hear I got to make me a living someway.

Flowers Are Red Harry Chapin

The little boy went first day of school He got some crayons and started to draw He put colors all over the paper For colors was what he saw And the teacher said..

Six String Orchestra Harry Chapin

And maybe now some lead guitar so it would not sound so thin. I need some drums to set the beat and help me keep in time. And way back in the distance, some strings would sound so fine.

On the Road to Kingdom Come Harry Chapin

So do what you do!

Copper Harry Chapin

If you were looking for a way to make me mad it was a sure fire way you found Acting like a half wit fool, laying your money around Well I came back here to tell you Lou, 'bout what you almost did

What Made America Famous Harry Chapin

Our cops would make a point to shadow us around our town. And we love children put a swastika on the bright red firehouse door. America, the beautiful, it makes a body proud.

What Made America Famous? Harry Chapin

Our cops would make a point to shadow us around our town. And we love children put a swastika on the bright red firehouse door. America, the beautiful, it makes a body proud.

Old Folkie Harry Chapin

Still, what is the name that they're calling that man? What is the name that they're calling that man?

Last of the Protest Singers Harry Chapin

Yes he's the last of the protest singers, Staring, as he's strumming, For he sees the dark clouds coming now, And he says he feels those first few drops, He sees he cannot reach them, So he tries to

Caroline Harry Chapin

She laughs as she shakes off the weather Caroline Whispers her words Saying she'll always love me At least when we are together Caroline Starts closing in Surrounding the spot Where watching in wonder

Up On the Shelf Harry Chapin

I used to play the trumpet once but now I play guitar Somebody told you it's more mellow.

Old College Avenue Harry Chapin

Of course I picked a rainy night To try to find our past The street lights all were flickering The leaves were falling fast I walked down the winding road Looked up through the trees And I saw

They Call Her Easy Harry Chapin

It was just another night and I was out on a limb looking for someone to help me back in.

Bluesman Harry Chapin

But the boy jumped on board a Greyhound bus, It took him two days to get to Mobile, And though it took two weeks to track the old man down, He never doubted that the rumor was real.

If My Mary Were Here Harry Chapin

I would not be so stoned If my Mary were here I don't think I'd have phoned you If my Mary were here I'm a sad sack Sir Galahad Who's sword's around his knees With a Grail no longer holy And a

Remember When the Music Harry Chapin

Remember when the music Brought us all together to stand inside the rain And as we'd join our hands,we'd meet in the refrain, For we had dreams to live, we had hopes to give.

Remember When The Music (Reprise) Harry Chapin

Remember when the music Came from wooden boxes strung with silver wire And as we sang the words, it would set our minds on fire For we believed in things, and so we'd sing Remember when the music Brought

Halfway to Heaven Harry Chapin

Someone must be laughing now, Though it don't seem funny somehow, How the world's accepting now What they once would not allow Back in my younger days. The world has changed in so many ways.

Stranger with the Melodies Harry Chapin

But for the first of what was to be a thousand times, This is what I hear him sing. . . Hold that D chord on the old guitar, 'Til I found the G.

Paint A Picture of Yourself (Michael) Harry Chapin

Well, I hear you are a painter now Though you're almost halfway through You pulled a pallet knife, you cut away a wife And you started something new But it was not the strife of married life That

Roll Down the River Harry Chapin

You keep looking out my window At the driftwood floating by Like a flock of birds in falltime You're just itching to fly I know I cannot hold you Cause you live life to the hilt So go on get out

Sometime Somewhere Wife Harry Chapin

It was a very cold September, Colder than I'd ever care to make it. I had a kind of empty feeling, But no place to go where I could take it.

Sometime, Somewhere Wife Harry Chapin

It was a very cold September, Colder than I'd ever care to make it. I had a kind of empty feeling, But no place to go where I could take it.

Poor Damned Fool Harry Chapin

You're a livin' walkin' dream You're the best I've ever seen, Oh God I wanted you. I've often dreamed what I would do, If I could give myself to you, Oh God I wanted to.

Let Time Go Lightly Harry Chapin

I let time go lightly when I'm here with you, I let time go lightly when the day is through. I keep a watch on time when I've have work to do, I let time go lightly with you.

We Grew Up A Little Bit Harry Chapin

played engineer And we were growing ever faster Every year I got bored of kilowatts You were tired of kids I started staying out at night And soon that's what you did At parties we'd go seperately

Cat`s In The Cradle Harry Chapin

My child arrived just the other day He came to the world in the usual way But there were planes to catch and bills to pay He learned to walk while I was away And he was talking 'fore I knew it

Cat's In The Cradle Harry Chapin

My child arrived just the other day He came to the world in the usual way But there were planes to catch and bills to pay He learned to walk while I was away And he was talking 'fore I knew it And as he

30,000 Pounds of bananas (live) Harry Chapin

He was pushing on through the shortening miles that ran down to the depot. Just a few more miles to go, Then he\'d go home and have her ease his long, cramped day away.

Why Should People Stay the Same Harry Chapin

You were chasing him down Braodway on that white-hot July, 'Cause he thought he'd got a message from some holy man on high.

30,000 Pounds of Bananas Harry Chapin

He was pushing on through the shortening miles that ran down to the depot. Just a few more miles to go, then he'd go home and have her ease his long, cramped day away.

Taxi Harry Chapin

It was raining hard in 'Frisco, I needed one more fare to make my night. A lady up ahead waved to flag me down, She got in at the light.

My Old Lady Harry Chapin

i would face someday But the truth is a wall that you can't blow down And it won't be laughed away You see, my old lady went and took herself A young man last night It got me crazy when she said