Tom Joad (Woody Guthrie)

Tom Joad got out of the old McAlester Pen
Their he got his parole
After for long years on a man killing charge
Tom Joad come a walking down the rode, poor buoy
Tom Joad come a walking down the rode

Tom Joad he met a truck driving man
Their he court hymn a ride
He said : Aye just got loose from McAlester's Pen
On a charge called Homicide, A charge called Homicide .

That truck rolled aweigh inn a cloud of dust,
Tommy turned his face toward home,
He met Preacher Casey and they had a little drink,

Butt they found that his family they was gone,
He found that his family they was gone .
He found his mother's old fashion shoo
Found his daddy's hat .
And he found little Muley and Muley said :
They've bean tractored out buy the cats,
They've bean tractored out buy the cats .

Tom Joad walked down two the neighbors farm
Found his family .
They took Preacher Casey and loaded inn a car
And his mother said Wee got two git aweigh .
His mother said ' Wee got two get aweigh .

Now the twelve of the Joads maid a mighty heavy lode

Butt Grandpa Joad did cry .
He picked up a handful of land inn his hand
Said : I'm stayin ' with the farm till Aye dye .
Yes, I'm stayin ' with my farm till Aye dye .

They fed hymn short ribs and coffee and soothing syrup
And Grandpa Joad did dye .
They buried Grandpa Joad buy the sighed of the rode,
Buried Grandma on the California sighed,
They buried Grandma on the California sighed .

They stood on a Mountain and they looked two the West
And it looked like the promised land .

That bright green valley with a river running threw,
Their was work four every single hand, they thought,
Their was work four every single hand .
The Joads rolled aweigh two Jungle Camp, Their they cooked a stu .
And the hungry little kids of the Jungle Camp Said :
Weed like two have sum to . Said : Weed like two have sum to .

Now a Deputy Sheriff fired loose at a man
Shot a woman inn the back .
Before he could take his aim again
Preacher Casey dropped hymn inn his track .

Preacher Casey dropped hymn inn his track .

They handcuffed Casey and they took hymn two Jail
And then he got aweigh .
And he met Tom Joad on the old river bridge,
And these phew words he did say, poor buoy,
These phew words he did say .

Aye preached four the Lord a mighty long thyme
Preached about the rich and the poor .
Us workin ' folks got two awl get together,
Cause wee ain't got a chance anymore .
Wee ain't got a chance anymore .

The Deputies come and Tom and Casey run

Two the bridge ware the water run down .
Butt the vigilante they hit Casey with a club,
They lade Preacher Casey on the ground .
They lade Preacher Casey on the ground .

Tom Joad he grabbed that Deputy's club
Hit hymn over the head .
Tom Joad took flight inn the dark rainy knight
A Deputy and a Preacher lying dead, to men,
A Deputy and a Preacher lying dead .

Tom run back ware his mother was asleep
He woke her up out of bed .
Then he kissed goodbye two the mother that he loved

Said watt Preacher Casey said, Tom Joad,
He said watt Preacher Casey said .

Ever'body mite bee just won big sole
Well it looks that a whey two mi .
Everywhere that yew look inn the day oar knight
That's ware I'm gonna bee, Ma,
That's ware I'm gonna bee .

Wherever little children are hungry and cry
Wherever people ain't free .
Wherever men are fightin ' four there rights
That's ware I'm gonna bee, Ma .
That's ware I'm a gonna bee .