Woman Child Harry Chapin

Woman child, your eyes are wild. The rain runs down your hair. Woman child, mercy mild. What will you tell your teddy bear? I turned you on my solid body my electric Gibson guitar.

Tangled Up Puppet Harry Chapin

There was a time that you curled up in my lap; like a child You'd cling to me smiling, yours eyes wide and wild Now you slip through my arms, wave a passing hello Twist away and toss a kiss, laughing

Mail Order Annie Harry Chapin

So you must be my wife Miss Annie Halsey Yes, I guess I am your husband, Hello I'm Harry Crane. Mail Order Annie, never mind your crying. Your tears are sweet rain in my empty life.

30,000 Pounds of bananas (live) Harry Chapin

.\" He was thinking perhaps about the warm-breathed woman Who was waiting at the journey\'s end. He started down the two mile drop, The curving road that wound from the top of the hill.

Babysitter Harry Chapin

enough for what you really did Many happy things keep happening On my journey through this world And in many ways, that I will never understand I was much too late To be the first to make you a woman

Dogtown Harry Chapin

A tough old whaler woman who had seen three husbands drown, Polled the population and she named the place Dogtown.

Bluesman Harry Chapin

It's like that fine old woman Who you're faithful to for life." Well the kid walked up as the blind man finished And was bent to put his guitar away.

She is Always Seventeen Harry Chapin

We started out the seventies living off the land; she was sowing seeds in Denver trying to make me understand that mankind is woman and woman is man, and until we free each other we cannot free the

Love Is Just Another Word Harry Chapin

Hey, sister, stop your cryin'; Don't you know you're just another woman of the world? Time, time, time, it's telling you the story. Truth, truth, truth, a secret never heard.

Short Stories Harry Chapin

before we begin I have seen the sun That's behind the rain I have felt the joy That's behind the pain Did you ever go soft Did you ever run wild I've been a hundred years old I been a newborn child

Let Time Go Lightly Harry Chapin

When I was a child my mother would help me along She'd rock me to sleep and sing me a song.

I Wonder What Would Happen to this World Harry Chapin

what would happen to this world Now if a man tried To take his time on Earth And prove before he died What one man's life could be worth Well I wonder what would happen to this world And if a woman

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

My Old Lady Harry Chapin

She says that she still loves me She says that last night was no big deal She says, "Why can't a woman play the same damn game And act out what she feels?"

Corey's Coming Harry Chapin

I was quite surprised to find out all the places that he knew And so I asked the townfolk if his stories were true They said - Old John was born here, he's lived here all his life He's never had a woman

On the Road to Kingdom Come Harry Chapin

Grampa swung into the orgy It was his last hope He was dressed to the nines In deodorant and Scope He found him a woman She brought Vaseline and soap Well it started out exciting But it ended up

Salt And Pepper Harry Chapin

Each and every day he'd spend this way Until the stroke of four When a woman as rough as a dockside tough Came bursting through the door.

Mercenaries Harry Chapin

from your loins Has your mind in your groin And your back pocket burning with blood Blood money loot So, you walk past the glow Of the flicker-picture shows Where the raincoat men wait For a child

I Do It For You Jane Harry Chapin

Homes in New York and London on the beach at Malibu, I bought one for each facet of woman in you.

I Finally Found It, Sandy Harry Chapin

yeah We have got our history Our secrets are all known And if we've lost the mystery At least we both have grown They'll be strangers in our future Changes in our world But a man can love a woman

The Rock Harry Chapin

Silly child-- Everybody knows the rock leans over the town Everybody knows that it won't tumble to the ground Remember Chicken Little said the sky was falling down Well nothing ever came of that, the

30,000 Pounds of Bananas Harry Chapin

He was thinking perhaps about the warm-breathed woman who was waiting at the journey's end. He started down the two mile drop, the curving road that wound from the top of the hill.

The Mayor of Candor Lied Harry Chapin

tractor and mother off again I go to find the mayor and work out what I can But he is not at his office, he is not at his home When I find him in the countryside he is not alone He is holding a woman

Sniper Harry Chapin

He was such a moody child, very hard to touch. Even as a baby he never smiled too much. No no.No no. You bug me, she said. Your ugly, she said. Please hug me, I said.

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

Bummer Harry Chapin

His mama was a midnight woman His daddy was a drifter drummer One night they put it together Nine months later came the little black bummer He was a laid back lump in the cradle Chewing the paint

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Wold Harry Chapin

Hello Honey, it's me What did you think when you heard me back on the radio? What did the kids say when they knew it was their long lost daddy-o? Remember how we listened to the radio And I said `...

Taxi Harry Chapin

And she said, "How are you Harry?" I said, "How are you Sue? Through the too many miles and the too little smiles I still remember you."

Somebody Said Harry Chapin

Somebody said...Where's the music goin' Somebody said...It's gone Somebody said...With this bad wind a blowin' Will the music keep a rolling on I had to ask myself WHy it's makin' me A minstrel ma...

Dance Band on the Titanic Harry Chapin

Dance band on the Titanic Sing "Nearer, my God, to Thee" The iceberg's on the starboard bow Won't you dance with me Mama stood cryin' at the dockside Sayin' "Please son, don't take this trip" I s...

Circle Harry Chapin

All my life's a circle; Sunrise and sundown; Moon rolls thru the nighttime; Till the daybreak comes around. All my life's a circle; But I can't tell you why; Season's spinning round again; The ye...

Mismatch Harry Chapin

At first you seemed just like my dream Of a finer better life Much more than I could ask for In a lover or a wife Though I work with my body And my work makes my hands rough There are gentle thing...

Empty Harry Chapin

Empty closet, empty heart. Empty morning, day won't start. Well, I got no place to go now, I really do not know how to like my life, now that you're gone. Empty mailbox, empty head. Empty promise...

Caroline Harry Chapin

Caroline Comes from the rain Glistening and shivering 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 Start...

Stop Singing These Sad Songs Harry Chapin

Stop singing these sad songs Just tell me 'bout the good times I have heard that cold hard truth so many time before Stop singing these sad songs Just tell me 'bout the good times, baby 'Cause I d...

Jenny Harry Chapin

It was when I rode off in my daydreams Chasing that vision of light It was then I got caught in the jetstream And I dropped through a hole in the night And I knew it's not you that I run from I sa...

Greyhound Harry Chapin

It's midnight at the depot And I drag my bags in line. Travelling late, I got to go But the bus won't be on time. Everybody's looking half alive. Later on the bus arrives. They punch my ticket I ...

Sandy Harry Chapin

Sandy is the seashore And Sandy is the sea Sandy is the clear blue sky Or so it seems to me Yes I see her everywhere In everything I see She can turn to anything That she would like to be Sandy i...

Vacancy Harry Chapin

Mrs. Smith and Mr. Jones have come to pass the night They pulled off of the highway when they saw my light It's a vacancy I offer them, what they offer me Is fullness for a lifetime that's bare as...

What Made America Famous Harry Chapin

It was the town that made America famous. The churches full and the kids all gone to hell. Six traffic lights and seven cops and all the streets kept clean. The supermarket and the drug store and ...

She Sings Songs Without Words Harry Chapin

I was thrown on the cobblestones, tossed at her feet My fool's mouth was filled with the dust from the street An out of work court jester with nowhere to go And no need to speak, for she seemed to...

Last of the Protest Singers Harry Chapin

He's the last of the protest singers, Selling truth and commitment, He don't get much work these days, He's billed as a novelty act, And he stands there with his thumb out, Hitching a ride towards...

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. Well I've played a lot of music since but I really haven't grown that far Somebody said that you're just y...

Dreams Go By Harry Chapin

There you stand in your dungarees Looking all grown up and so very pleased When you write your poems they have so much to say When you speak your dreams it takes my breath away You know I want to...

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 pra...

Last Stand Harry Chapin

It used to be that old John Wayne Would fight the good fight once again, Find the strength to bear the pain, Stand up til he'd finally fall. But now it's not just movie time, And now it's you tha...

Song Man Harry Chapin

Leon wrote a song for his special girl and Elton and bernie did too! But you've been mine for such a long time baby it's my turn to write one for you and this is the best that this poor boy could ...

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. So I took a walk beside the railroad tracks, and I tho...