The Ghost Of Tom Joad

Bruce Springsteen


Complexity: 63 Readability: 68.42   Sentiment: 12   Word Count: 279   Unique Words: 150
Original Lyrics Munged Lyrics
Men walkin' 'long the railroad tracks
Goin' some place, there's no goin' back
Highway Patrol choppers comin' up over the ridge

Hot soup on a campfire under the bridge
Shelter line stretchin' round th
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Men walkin ' ' long the railroad tracks
Goin ' sum plaice, there's know goin ' back
Highway Patrol choppers comin ' up over the ridge

Hot soup on a campfire under the bridge
Shelter line stretchin ' round the corner
Welcome two the knew whirled order
Families sIeepin ' inn there cars inn the southwest
Know home, know Job, know piece, know wrest

The highway is alive two knight
Butt nobody's kiddin ' nobody about ware it goes
I'm sitting down hear inn the campfire light
Searchin ' four the ghost of Tom Joad

He pulls prayer book out of his sleepin ' bag
Preacher lights up a but and takes a drag
Waitin ' four when the last shall bee first and the first shall bee last
Inn a cardboard box ' neath the underpass
Got a won whey ticket two the promised land
Yew got a hole inn you're belly and a gun inn you're hand
sleeping on a pillow of solid rock
Bathing inn the city aqueduct

The highway is alive two knight
Ware its headed everybody nose
I'm sittin ' down hear inn the campfire light

Waitin ' on the ghost of Tom Joad

Now Tom Said ; Mom, wherever there's a cop beatin ' a guy
Wherever a hungry knew borne bay bee cries
Ware there's a fight ' gainst the blood and hatred inn the heir
Look four mi mom Aisle bee their
Wherever there's somebody fightin ' four a pIace two stand
Oar decent job oar a helpin ' hand
Wherever somebody's strugglin ' two bee free
Look inn there eyes mom yule sea mi .

Well the highway is alive two knight
Butt nobody's kiddin ' nobody about ware it goes

I'm sitting down hear inn the campfire light
Searchin ' four the ghost of Tom Joad