Old Judge Thayer chords by Woody Guthrie
Verse 1
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Old Judge Thayer,
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take your shackle off of me;
Old Judge Thayer, take your
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shackle off of me.
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Turn your key and set me free,
Old Judge Thayer,
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take your shackle off of me.
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The monkey unlocked the courthouse door,
An' the elephant oiled the
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hardwood floor;
In did jump the kangaroo,
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An' in did hop the rabbits, too.
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Next in come the two baboons,
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Next in rolled a dusty storm,
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Next in waddled the polar bear
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To keep the judge and jury warm.
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Ever'body knows
Verse 2
the mockingbird
Wrote down ever' word
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he heard;
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The lawyers all were foxy- sly,
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With a foxy nose an' a foxy eye.
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Verse 3
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The 'possum used the
big stiff broom,
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Then he polished the new spitoon;
Up did smile the crocodile,
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Said, "Here comes the jury
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down the aisle."
Verse 4
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Old momma catfish asked the trout,
&QuotWhat's this trial
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here all about?"
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Little baby suckerfish upped and said,
&QuotThe Judge has caught him
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a couple of Reds."
Verse 5
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Well, the rattlesnake asked the bumble bee,
&QuotWho's this Sacco an' Vanzetti?"
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&QuotAre they the men," asked the momma quail,
&QuotThat shot the clerks at
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the Slater Mill?"
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The mosquito sung out
Verse 6
with his wings,
Said, "I was there an' seen
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the whole durn thing;
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Saw the robbers fire their guns,
But I didn't see these men,
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neither one."
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Verse 7
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Well, the big- eyed owl looked around,
&QuotThey said that
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Sacco's cap was found
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Down on Pearl Street, on the ground,
Where the payroll guards both got shot
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down."
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&QuotThat cap don't fit on Sacco's head,"
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The big black crow flapped up and said,
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&QuotThey tried that cap on Sacco here,
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And it fell down around both his ears."
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Well, the camel asked the old giraffe,
Verse 9
&QuotDid these two fellas
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duck the draft,
By runnin' down below
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the Mexican line?
To keep from fightin' on
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the rich man's side?"
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The lumber duck did rattle his bill,
Verse 10
&QuotAll the ducks and geese
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are flyin' still
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Down toward Mexico's warm sun
To try to dodge the rich man's
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gun."
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Verse 11
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Up did waddle a lucey goose,
&QuotI think these men
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ought to be turned loose.
But Old Judge Thayer
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, he swore to his friends
These men'll get a chair or
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the noose."
Verse 12
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When the guilty verdict came,
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An' seven years in jail they'd laid,
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When these two men there did die,
The animals met on the earth
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and sky.
Verse 13
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&QuotSee what fear and greed can do,
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See how it killed these sons so true.
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Us varmints has got to get together, too,
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Before Judge Thayer kills me and you."
Old Judge Thayer
Woody Guthrie
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