Key: Eb major
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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'Twas there that he got his parole
Tom Joad came a- walking down the road,
poor boy,
Verse 2
found
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It was there that he caught him a ride.
On a charge called homicide,
great God,
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Verse 3
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And Tommy turned his face towards home.
And he found out his family they was gone,
Tom Joad,
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He found out his family they was gone.
Verse 4
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He found his daddy's hat
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He found little Muley and little Muley said,
"They've been tractored out by the cats,
Tom,
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They've been tractored out by the cat
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Interlude 1
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Verse 5
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neighboring farm,
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They took Preacher Casey
And his mama said, "We got to get away,
Tom."
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His mama said, "We got to get away".
Verse 6
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And grandpa Joad, he cried.
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He picked up a handful of land in his hand,
He said, "I'm sticking with my
farm until I die."
He said, "I'm sticking
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with my farm until I die."
Verse 7
and coffee
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And grandpa Joad, he died.
And grandma on the California
side
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And grandma on the California side.
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looked to the West,
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It looked like the Promised Land.
And there was work for every single hand,
we thought,
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Work for every single hand.
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Interlude 2
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Verse 9
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It was there that they cooked them a stew
Said, "We'd like to have some, too,
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Yes, we'd like to have some, too."
Verse 10
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He shot a woman in the back,
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But before he could take his aim again
It was Preacher Casey dropped
him in his tracks,
Verse 11
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And then he got away.
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He met Tom Joad by the old river bridge
And these few words he did say,
Preacher Casey,
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These few words he did say:
Verse 12
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I preached about the rich and the poor,
Or we ain't got a chance anymore,
God knows,
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Interlude 3
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Verse 13
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Then the
And he laid Preacher Casey
on the ground
Verse 14
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He banged it down on his head
Was a preacher and a deputy lying dead,
two men,
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A preacher and a deputy lying dead.
Verse 15
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mama was asleep,
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He woke her up out of bed.
And he said what Preacher Casey said,
Tom Joad,
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He said what Preacher Casey said.
Verse 16
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Everybody might be just one big soul
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It looks that- a way to me
That's where I'm gonna be, Ma,
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That's where I'm gonna be.
Verse 17
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Wherever people ain't free,
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Wherever men are fighting
for their rights
That's where I'm gonna be, Ma,
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That's where I'm gonna be.
Outro 1
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