Arlo Guthrie (born 10th July 1947, Brooklyn, New York ) is an American folk… Read Full Bio ↴Arlo Guthrie (born 10th July 1947, Brooklyn, New York ) is an American folk singer who is the son of folk singer and composer Woody Guthrie and his wife Marjorie Mazia Guthrie, a one-time professional dancer with the Martha Graham Company and founder of The Committee to Combat Huntington's Disease. He graduated from the Stockbridge School of Massachusetts in 1965, and briefly attended Rocky Mountain College.
His most famous work is Alice's Restaurant, a talking blues song that lasts eighteen minutes and twenty seconds (in its original recorded version; Guthrie has been known to spin the story out to forty-five minutes in concert). The song, a bitingly satirical protest against the Vietnam War draft, is based on a true incident. In the song, Guthrie was called up for a draft examination, and rejected as unfit for military service as a result of a criminal record consisting in its entirety of a single arrest, court appearance, fine and clean-up order for littering. In reality, Guthrie, though a carrier of the genetically inherited disease Huntington's chorea, was classified as fit (1A); however, his draft-lottery number did not come up.
His most famous work is Alice's Restaurant, a talking blues song that lasts eighteen minutes and twenty seconds (in its original recorded version; Guthrie has been known to spin the story out to forty-five minutes in concert). The song, a bitingly satirical protest against the Vietnam War draft, is based on a true incident. In the song, Guthrie was called up for a draft examination, and rejected as unfit for military service as a result of a criminal record consisting in its entirety of a single arrest, court appearance, fine and clean-up order for littering. In reality, Guthrie, though a carrier of the genetically inherited disease Huntington's chorea, was classified as fit (1A); however, his draft-lottery number did not come up.
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Arlo Guthrie Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Arlo Guthrie:
.The Motorcycle Song [Chorus] I don't want a pickle Just want to ride on my…
02. The City Of New Orleans Ridin' on the City of New Orleans Illinois Central, Monday m…
03-Wedding Song Words and music by Arlo Guthrie Poor Adam alone in Eden Tak…
05-St_ Louis Tickle (Instrumental)…
05. 1913 Massacre Take a trip with me in nineteen thirteen To Calumet, Michiga…
07 Ukulele Lady I saw the splendor of the moonlight On Honolulu Bay…
10. Days Are Short Days are short, and I ain't down The sun is on…
109. Coming into Los Angeles Coming in from London, from over the pole Flyin' in a…
11-Hobo's Lullaby o to sleep you weary hobo Let the towns drift slowly…
Alice You can get anything you want at Alice's restaurant You can…
Alice's Restaurant Massacre You can get anything you want at Alice's Restaurant You can…
Alice's Restaurant Massacree You can get anything you want at Alice's restaurant You can…
Alice's Restuarant Massacree You can get anything you want at Alice's restaurant You can…
Alices Restaurant You can get anything you want at Alice's restaurant You can…
All Over The World I was watching the news tonight And all over the world Peopl…
All This Stuff Takes Time words and music by Arlo Guthrie It ain't so much the…
All Work Together My mommy told me an' the teacher told me, too, There's…
Anytime Anytime you're feelin' lonely Anytime you're feelin' blue An…
Bling Blang You get a hammer and I'll get a nail And you…
Buffalo Gals As I was walking down the street Down the street, down…
Buffalo skinners Traditional, arranged By Arlo Guthrie Come all you old time…
Can't Help Falling In Love (Spoken: Arlo telling stories about playing with pete seeger…
Carry Me Over There's a tavern up on the roadside, I must be…
Children of Abraham Children of Abraham, what's your story? Killing each other f…
Chilling In The Evening Warm me from the wind and take my haand A song…
Circles Chorus: All my life's a circle Sunrise and sundown Moon roll…
City of New Orleans Ridin' on the City of New Orleans Illinois Central, Monday m…
City of New Orleans + Riding on the City of New Orleans, Illinois Central Monday…
City of New Orleans.flac Riding on the City of New Orleans Illinois Central Monday m…
Clean-O Oh mama oh mama, Come wash my face 3x 2x And make…
Coming In To Los Angeles Coming in from London, from over the pole Flyin' in a…
Connection Everything seems to be going in the wrong direction The doct…
Cooper's Lament Hey brothers, hear me call It ain't that I had to…
Cowboy Song This morning I woke up alone I spent the day time…
Creole Belle My Creole Belle I loved her well My darin' baby My Creole…
Darkest Hour It's the tenth of January And I still ain't had no…
Days Are Short Days are short, and I ain't down The sun is on…
Dead or Alive Well, the new sheriff wrote me a letter Yes, the new…
Deportee/Plane Wreck at Los Gatos The crops are all in and the peaches are rotting The…
Deportees The crops are all in and the peaches are rotting The…
Don't You Push Me Down Chorus: Don't you push me, push me, push me, Don't you push…
Doors of Heaven Words and music by Arlo Guthrie If all the doors were…
Drowning Man Words and music by Arlo Guthrie I remember when I met…
East Texas Red Down in the scrub oak timber of the Southeast Texas…
Eli Gonna sit right here and sing myself a tune That I…
Epilogue Words and music by Arlo Guthrie And for myself I have…
Evangelina I dream in the morning That she brings me water And I…
Every Hand in the Land Words and Music Arlo Guthrie Every hand in the land Shakes …
Face of Time This world is not my home Passing through me As clouds bef…
Farrell O'Gara Guthrie Arlo The Last Of The Brooklyn Cowboys Farewell O'Gar…
Fencepost Blues Words and music by Arlo Guthrie Sitting down on a country…
Gabriel Woke up this morning with my head in my hand Come…
Gabriel's Mother's Highway Ballad #16 Woke up this morning with my head in my hand Come…
Gabriel's Mother's Highway Blues Woke up this morning with my head in my hand Come…
Garden Song Inch by inch, row by row Gonna make this garden grow Gonna…
Gates of Eden Of war and peace the truth just twists, its curfew…
Give It All You Got By Steve and Carol Ide Let's not sit here, talk about…
Go Down Moses Traditional When Israel was in Egypt's Land, Let my peop…
Goodnight Irene Irene, goodnight Irene, goodnight Goodnight, Irene Goodnight…
Green Green Rocky Road When I go by Baltimore Need no carpet on my floor Come…
Grocery Blues I went down to the grocery store To get in I…
Guabi Guabi Adapted by Arlo Guthrie Guabi Guabi kuzwan le toum diome Iz…
Gypsy Davey Traditional, arranged and adapted by Arlo Guthrie It was la…
Gypsy Davy It was late last night when the boss came home Asking…
Gypsy Davy (intro) (live in concert "Nashville Sings Woody", 05. Feb. 2003, Ryman Auditorium, Nashvi Traditional, arranged and adapted by Arlo Guthrie It was la…
Hard Times I ain't got a nickel to call mine The government has…
Hard Travelin I've been havin' some hard travelin', I thought you know I'v…
Here We Are – Way out in the Country Here I am Won’t you take me in your arms tonight And…
Here We Are/Way Out in the Country Words and Music by Arlo Guthrie Here I am Won't you take…
Highway in the Wind Sail with me into the unknown void That has no end Swept…
Hobo o to sleep you weary hobo Let the towns drift slowly…
Hobo's Lullaby o to sleep you weary hobo Let the towns drift slowly…
How Can I Keep from Singing My life flows on in endless song Above earth's lamentation. …
I One night with you Is what I'm now prayin' for The things…
I Could Be Singing [Chorus:] I could be singing forever I guess you could say I…
I Ride an Old Paint I ride an old paint, I lead an old dan I'm…
I Want To Be Around Remember back when I was born High up in the sky Looking…
I'll Be With You Tonight words and music by Arlo Guthrie It's okay if you're all…
I'm Changing My Name To Chrysl By Tom Paxton Oh the price of gold is rising out…
I'm Going Home Like the tree that grows so tall Leaves turn gold and…
I've just seen a face I've just seen a face, I can't forget the time or…
If I Could Only Touch Your Life By Aaron Schroeder & David Grover Where are the dreams We d…
If You Would Just Drop By Words and music by Arlo Guthrie Friends I used to know…
Im Going Home Like the tree that grows so tall Leaves turn gold and…
In The Night Air Put your finger in the air, in the air. Put your…
In Times Like These In times like these when night surrounds me And I am…
Intro to Darkest Hour It's the tenth of January And I still ain't had no…
Intro to St. James Infirmary It was down by old Joe's barroom, on the corner…
Introduction Loose the bonds that tie me Let the world I live…
Jamaica Farewell Down the way where the nights are gay And the sun…
Jig Along Home Well, I went to the dance and the animals come, Jaybird…
John Looked Down [CHORUS:] Lying on the side of the road Feeling like he hear…
Last night I had the strangest dream Words and music by Ed McCurdy Last night I had the…
Last to Leave Lonely sunshine, days come easy, Spend my time alone at rest…
Last Train I want to hop on the last train in the…
Lay Down Little Doggies CHORUS: LAY DOWN, LITTLE DOGGIES, LAY DOWN WE'VE BOTH GOT TO…
Lightning Bar Blues [Chorus] I don't need no diamond ring I don't need no Cadi…
Little Beggar Man Traditional, adapted by Arlo Guthrie I am a little Begga…
Little Seed Take my little hoe, dig a hole in the ground Take…
Living In The Country You know the guitar came to Europe with the gypsies…
Living Like A Legend Coming down the highway, running like a wind Gonna beat the…
Lovesick Blues I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm in love with a girl, That's…
Major Blues There's sometimes I don't believe in nothing Sometimes I do …
Manzanillo Bay Words and music by Robb (Rabbitt) MacKay Some times when th…
Massachusetts Like a dream in the night As the snow settles white There's…
Me & My Goose Me and my goose Me and my pal We had some very…
Me and Bobby McGee Busted flat in Baton Rouge Waitin' for the train Feelin' nea…
Me and My Goose Me and my goose Me and my pal We had some very…
Meditation Loving in golden temples, my love Is flowing on heavenly sea…
Miss The Mississippi & You I'm growing tired of the big city lights Tired of the…
Moon Song words and music by Arlo Guthrie Beneath this balcony of s…
Mooses Come Walking Mooses come walking over the hill Mooses come walking, they…
Motorcycle [Chorus] I don't want a pickle Just want to ride on my…
Motorcycle song [Chorus] I don't want a pickle Just want to ride on my…
My Creole Belle My Creole Belle I loved her well My darin' baby My Creole Be…
My Dolly I put my dolly's dress on And she looks like this I…
My Front Pages I remember now the time you left You thought to say…
My Love My love, you're like the wind on the run I never…
My Old Friend My old friend every now and then Your face just comes…
Ninety Mile Wind Tonight is a night I'll walk in the wind And listen…
Nostalgia The whole country is getting weirder Ya know, the whole wide…
Now Hello again the mornin' dawn has burned away The midnight mi…
Ocean Crossing Words and music by Arlo Guthrie Looked into your eyes this…
Oh In The Morning Oh, in the morning Feel like the sun Coming up on daytime …
Oh Mom Mom's just a throw-back to the sixties generation All that j…
Oklahoma Hills Many a month has come and gone Since I've wandered from…
Oklahoma Nights Put the top down on this old Mustang Buy us a…
Old Time Religion Give me that old time religion Give me that old time…
On a Monday On a Monday I was arrested And on a Tuesday, I got locked…
One night One night with you Is what I'm now prayin' for The things…
Patriots Words and music by Arlo Guthrie Living now here but for…
Pause of Mr. Claus This next song we're going to dedicate to a great…
Percy Bad news, bad news, come to me where I sleep Turn,…
Power Of Love The power of love can make a blind man see Can…
Precious Friend Amazing grace, how sweet the sound That saved a wretch like…
Presidential Rag You said you didn't know That the cats with the bugs…
Pretty Boy Floyd If you'll gather 'round me, children, A story I will tell …
Prologue Words and music by Arlo Guthrie In the event of my…
Put Your Finger In The Air Put your finger in the air, in the air. Put your…
Race You Down the Mountain I'll race you down the moun-tain, I'll race you down the…
Ramblin By Woody Guthrie Ramblin' around your city Ramblin' around …
Red River Valley From this valley they say you are going We will miss…
Ridin' Down the Canyon When evening chores are over at the ranch house on…
Ring A-Around-A-Rosy Rag Had a friend, a friend I could trust He went into…
Ring-Around-A-Rosy-Rag Had a friend, a friend I could trust He went into…
Running Down the Road Words and music by Arlo Guthrie Running down the road Make …
Russian Girls Too many women growing up wrong Get an education, thinking t…
Sailing Down This Golden River Words and music by Pete Seeger Sailng down my golden river …
and many more tracks by Arlo Guthrie.
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LarryLongTroubadour
I listened to this album over and over - again and again - until the needle on the phonograph wore out back in my college days. A flawless collection of songs - woven together with intention like a warm quilt on a winter's night. Thank you Arlo for all that you do.
Spuzzy Largo
Arlo's masterpiece, as far as I am concerned. My high school girlfriend (1971) turned me on to this LP. I've owned it and listened to it ever since. (She's long-gone, however.)
Claymo
One of my first cats was named after this guy, and he was a pretty mean kitty to everyone except for me. I was just a baby at the time, and he mustve seen me as special somehow. I think he still protects me when times get tough. His spirit will always be there
Luigi 1955
still have it on vinyl and love it!
John Mitchell
Thanks for letting me hear music my 71 year old ears haven't heard. Always admired Arlo but thanks to comments for letting me know Hoyt and other great players were in the studio. All the best to you and Arlo. Anybody heard City of New Orleans?
John Cook
@Dave Miller re Steve Goodman, I heard that story of playing City of New Orleans for Arlo. I wonder how soon Arlo started to drink that beer very slowly. Peace
Dave Miller
Ah yes, tuning in to FM stations in the late 60s, the few that I could receive, were from colleges, no commercials...laid back DJs, heck back then I didn't have any means of recording anything...worrying about getting drafted...indeed, he 60s were the best and the worst of times.
John Mitchell
While listening to an underground music station in the late sixties, broadcast from a church basement in Pasadena California (KPPC) they had musicians stop by at night. I could swear I heard Arlo do a long live version of Alice's Restaurant. It was magical, time seemed to stop. I only wish I had taped it. Don't think I ever I heard it again. Ah! The sixties it was the best of times the worst of times. Thanks again for sharing.
Dave Miller
John - here's an interesting aside from Wikipedia - "While at the Quiet Knight bar in Chicago, [Steve] Goodman saw Arlo Guthrie, and asked to be allowed to play a song for him. Guthrie grudgingly agreed, on the condition that if Goodman bought him a beer, Guthrie would listen to him play for as long as it took to drink the beer.[2] Goodman played "City of New Orleans", which Guthrie liked enough that he asked to record it. The song was a hit for Guthrie on his 1972 album Hobo's Lullaby, reaching #4 on the Billboard Easy Listeningchart and #18 on the Hot 100 chart; it would prove to be Guthrie's only top-40 hit and one of only two he would have on the Hot 100 (the other was a severely shortened and rearranged version of his magnum opus "Alice's Restaurant", which hit #97)."
Paul Smith
Hello Arlo... good to hear you again, always underrated! All the best!