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The Dodger Song
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Woody Guthrie
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альбомы: American Folk Songs
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I'm just a typical American boy From a typical American town I believe in God and Senator Dodd And an keepin' old Castro downAnd when it came my time to serve I knew better dead than red But when I got to my old draft board Buddy, this is what I saidSarge, I'm only eighteen, I got a ruptured spleen And I always carry a purse I got eyes like a bat, and my feet are flat My asthma's getting worseConsider my career, my sweetheart dear My poor old invalid aunt Besides, I ain't no fool, and I'm goin' to school And I'm workin' in a defense plantI've got a dislocated disc and a racked up back I'm allergic to flowers and bugs And when the bombshell hits, I get epileptic fits And I'm addicted to a thousand drugsI got the weakness woes, I can't touch my toes I can hardly reach my knees And if the enemy ever came close to me Well, I'd probably start to sneezeSarge, I'm only eighteen, I got a ruptured spleen And I always carry a purse I got eyes like a bat, and my feet are flat My asthma's getting worseConsider my career, my sweetheart dear My poor old invalid aunt Besides, I ain't no fool, I'm a goin' to school And I'm workin' in a defense plantI hate Chou En Lai, and I hope he dies But I think you gotta see That if someone's gotta go over there That someone isn't meSo, have a ball, Sarge, watch 'em fall Yeah, kill me a thousand or so And if you ever get a war without any gore Well, I'll be the first to goSarge, I'm only eighteen, I got a ruptured spleen And I always carry a purse I got eyes like a bat, and my feet are flat My asthma's getting worseConsider my career, my sweetheart dear I got to water my rubber tree plant Besides, I ain't no fool, I'm a goin' to school And I'm workin' in a defense plantSarge, I'm only eighteen, I got a ruptured spleen And I always carry a purse I got eyes like a bat, and my feet are flat My asthma's getting worseConsider my career, my sweetheart dear My poor old invalid aunt Besides, I ain't no fool, I'm a goin' to school And I'm workin' in a defense plant
Это интересно:Вуди Гатри родился 14 июля 1912 г. в маленьком городке Окима, штат Оклахома. После окончания школы перебивался случайными заработками, выполняя самую черную работу. Самостоятельно научился играть на гитаре и губной гармошке. От матери узнал много народных песен.В 1930-е Вуди колесит по всей Америке, исполняя свои песни о тяжёлом труде, странствиях, жизни полной лишении, социальной... продолжение
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