Harry Chapin Lyrics

30 It was just after dark when the truck started down The…
30000 Lbs. Of Bananas It was just after dark when the truck started down The…
30000 Pounds It was just after dark when the truck started down The…
30000 Pounds Of Bananas Intro It was just after dark when the truck started down The…
A Better Place It was an early mornin' bar room And the place just…
A Better Place to Be It was an early morning bar room And the place just…
A Quiet Little Love Affair When I met America, I didn't know her name But it…
And the Baby Never Cries Well, I've sung out one more evening, And I'm wrung out,…
Anthem She wasn't very pretty, She wasn't very smart, But everythin…
Any Old Kind of Day Turning on my pillow, thinking kind of strange. The color is…
Babysitter When I rearrange the pieces of the puzzle of my…
Barefoot Boy Oh, barefoot boy, once he came unto a land of forests, and…
Basic Protest Song CHORUS: So your 13 and there's a silent scream out there, A…



Better Place To Be It was an early morning bar room, And the place just…
Bluesman The kid heard the word up in Brooklyn. It was his…
Bummer His mama was a midnight woman His daddy was a drifter…
Burning Herself She was crazy (she was beautiful), I guess she had to…
Calluses I could tell you that I get asked a lot…
Caroline Caroline Comes from the rain Glistening and shivering She la…
Cat My child arrived just the other day He came to the…
Changes I was cramped into a coffee house pew Two dollar Coke…
Circle All my life's a circle; Sunrise and sundown; Moon rolls thro…
Copper If you were looking for a way to make me…
Corey Old John Joseph was a man with two first names They…
Corey's Coming Old John Joseph was a man with two first names They…
Could You Put Your Light On Please Could you put your light on please It's kind of dark…
Could You Put Your Light on, Please She moved so well 'cause she was a dancer, She went…
Country Dreams This phone's growing into my ear I made three hundred calls…
Dance Band on the Titanic Dance band on the Titanic Sing "Nearer, my God, to Thee" The…
Dancin' Boy When your daddy plays guitar, You dance without a smile. Kid…
Dirt Gets Under the Fingernails Now he was a man who worked with his hands Only…
Dirty Old Man In the sixties I wrote about four hundred songs Before anyb…
Dogtown Up in Massachusetts There's a little spit of land. The men…
Dreams Go By There you stand in your dungarees Looking all grown up and…
Empty Empty closet, empty heart. Empty morning, day won't start. W…
Everybody's Lonely All I got is time, Nothing else is mine. All I…
Fall in Love With Him It's just no good (Fall in love with him) You know that…
Flowers Are Red The little boy went first day of school He got some…
Get On With It Harry: "And the excitement continues to build! Eat your hear…
God Babe You've Been Good for Me Oh God Babe, you've been good for me Good when I…
Greyhound It's midnight at the depot And I drag my bags in…
Halfway To Heaven There's no tick tock on your electric clock But still your…
I Do It for You I first heard you sing in the Empire Room Your husky…
I Don't Want to Be President Just after I was born, my father said to everyone That…
I Finally Found It Sandy A new day is beginning I can feel it in my…
I Miss America By the time I was thirteen I started taking shape. At eighte…
I Wanna Learn A Love Song I come fresh from the street Fast on my feet, kinda…
I Want To Learn A Love Song I come fresh from the street, fast on my feet, Kinda…
I Wonder What Happened to Him I'm the green young gentleman And you're the lady with the…
I Wonder What Would Happen To This World Oh well, I wonder, yes, I wonder What would happen What woul…
If My Mary Were Here I would not be so stoned If my Mary were here I…
If You Want To Feel Oh God they got you gun shy You know your skin's…
It Seems You Only Love Me When It Rains Just after I screamed at you, "What the hell is…
Jenny It was when I rode off in my daydreams Chasing that…
Last of the Protest Singers He's the last of the protest singers, Selling truth and comm…
Last Stand It used to be that old John Wayne Would fight the…
Laugh Man Did you ever hear the one about... Oh, God I love…
Legends Of The Lost And Found We are the lovers We are bound to one another By a…
Let Time Go Lightly I let time go lightly when I'm here with you, I…
Love Is Just Another Word Time, time, time, it's telling you the story. Truth, truth, …
Mail Order Annie At first I did not think it could be you. But…
Manhood I was laughing horizontally In my loose and lusty youth I wa…
Mercenaries It's a slow motion night In the hot city lights Past time…
Mismatch At first you seemed just like my dream Of a finer…
Mr Tanner Mister Tanner was a cleaner from a town in the…
My Old Lady She wore an S.E.G. when she came back home Like the…
Northwest 222 I'm a strummin' fool out in the sticks For the glory…
November Rain When November rains It rides the cool wind You need somebody…
Odd Job Man I give part time help I'm the odd job man I can't…
Old College Avenue Of course I picked a rainy night To try to find…
Old Folkie He's the man with the banjo and the 12-string guitar And…
On the Road to Kingdom Come The Smoke Witch says, "Wahoo!" And the Wise Man says, "Me…
One Light in a Dark Valley One light in a dark valley And the mist is falling…
Paint a Picture of Yourself Well, I hear you are a painter now Though you're almost…
Poor Damn Fool You're a livin' walkin' dream You're the best I've ever…
Poor Damned Fool You're a livin' walkin' dream You're the best I've ever…
Pretzel Man He's the little pretzel man He's got his twisted pretzel han…
Remember When The Music Remember when the music Came from wooden boxes strung with…
Rock The rock is gonna fall on us, he woke with…
Roll Down the River You keep looking out my window at the driftwood floating…
Salt & Pepper The old sailor sat at the window seat So he could…
Same Sad Singer They just told me take a pause Here between the takes…
Sandy Sandy is the seashore And Sandy is the sea Sandy is a…
Saturday Morning Saturday morning, And it's growing light I look out my wind…
Sequel So here she's actin' happy inside her handsome home And me,…
She Is Always Seventeen She has no fear of failure, she's not bent with…
She Sings Songs Without Words I was thrown on the cobblestones, tossed at her feet My…
Shooting Star He was crazy of course From the first she must…
Short Stories Have you ever been up Have you ever been down Have you…
Silly Little Girl I was packed up in my knapsack my guitar case slung…
Six String Orchestra The very day I purchased it I christened my guitar As my…
Sniper It is an early Monday morning. The sun is becoming bright…
Somebody Said Somebody said...Where's the music goin' Somebody said...It's…
Someone Keeps Callin' My Name My name is Jenny and I am four fingers old Mostly…
Sometime Somewhere Wife It was a very cold September, Colder than I'd ever care…
Song For Myself It's a song for myself just a song for myself You don't…
Song Man Leon wrote a song for his special girl And Elton and…
Sounds Like America to Me Well I don't know about inflation Who makes what inflate E…
Star Tripper I have made a little music in some corners of…
Stop Singing These Sad Songs Stop singing these sad songs Just tell me 'bout the good…
Story Of A Life I can see myself it's a golden sunrise Young boy open…
Stranger With The Melodies It was my first night in that rooming house In the…
Sunday Morning Sunshine I came into town with a knapsack on my shoulder And…
Tangled Up Puppet I'm a tangled up puppet, Spinning round in knots, And the mo…
Taxi It was raining hard in 'Frisco I needed one more fare…
The Day They Closed the Factory She said,"I watch him walk down Main Street A sweet one…
The Mayor of Candor Lied In the little town of Candor in the last year…
The Parade's Still Passing By I got the news today That you refused to play 'Cause you…
The Rock The rock is gonna fall on us, he woke with…
The Shortest Story I am born today The Sun burns a promise In my eye Mama…
There Only was One Choice There's a kid out on my corner, hear him strumming…
There's A Lot Of Lonely People Tonight There's a lot of lonely people tonight Trying to make it…
There's Alot Of Lonely People Tonight There's a lot of lonely people tonight Trying to make it…
They Call Her Easy It was just another night And I was out on a…
Up on the Shelf I used to play the trumpet once but now I…
Vacancy Mrs. Smith and Mr. Jones have come to pass the…
W Hello Honey, it's me What did you think when you heard…
W.O.L.D Hello Honey, it's me What did you think when you heard…
W.O.L.D. Hello Honey, it's me What did you think when you heard…
We Grew Up a Little Bit We got married early And just a little bit late Baby came…
We Were There The old lady on the park bench In the park with…
What Made America Famous? It was the town that made America famous. The churches…
Why Do Little Girls Why did the little girls grow crooked While the little boys…
Why Should People Stay the Same You were chasing him down Braodway on that white-hot July, '…
Winter Song When the summer fled past my window And autumn's chill was…
WOLD Hello honey, it's me What did you think when you heard…
Woman Child Dripping streetlights Darkened buildings Wandering Head hung…
Word Wizard Now won't you listen to the word wizard, Watch him open…
W·O·L·D Hello Honey, it's me What did you think when you heard…
You Are the Only Song I've sung it all tonight Almost every story that I know And…
You Own the Only Light You Own The Only Light Words and Music by Harry Chapin I…