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Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Tom Joad
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got out of that old McAlester pen
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'Twas there that he got his parole
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After four long years on a
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man killing charge
Tom Joad came a- walking down the road,
poor boy,
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Tom Joad came a- walking
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down the road.
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It was there that he
Verse 2
found
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him a truck driving man,
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It was there that he caught him a ride.
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He said, "I just got loose
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from McAlester pen
On a charge called homicide,
great God,
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A charge called homicide."
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Verse 3
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The truck rolled away
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in a big cloud of dust
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And Tommy turned his face towards home.
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He met Preacher Casey and they
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had a little drink
And he found out his family they was gone,
Tom Joad,
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He found out his family they was gone.
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He found his mother's
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old- fashioned shoes
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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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s."
Interlude 1
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Then Tom he walked to the
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neighboring farm,
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He found his family.
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They took Preacher Casey
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and they loaded in the car
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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The twelve of the Joads made
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a mighty heavy load
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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."
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They fed him spare ribs
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and coffee
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and soothing syrup
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And grandpa Joad, he died.
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We buried grandpa Joad
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on the Oklahoma road
And grandma on the California
side
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And grandma on the California side.
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We stood on a mountain and we
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looked to the West,
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It looked like the Promised Land.
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Was a big green valley with
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a river running through
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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The Joads rolled
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in to the Jungle Camp,
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It was there that they cooked them a stew
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And the hungry little kids
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in the Jungle Camp
Said, "We'd like to have some, too,
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Yes, we'd like to have some, too."
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A deputy sheriff fired
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loose at a man,
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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,
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Good boy, Preacher Casey dropped
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him in his tracks.
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Well, they handcuffed Casey
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and they took him to jail
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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:
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"Well, I preached for
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the Lord a mighty long time,
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I preached about the rich and the poor,
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But us workin' folks has
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got to stick together
Or we ain't got a chance anymore,
God knows,
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We ain't got a chance anymore."
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Interlude 3
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Verse 13
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Then the
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deputies come and Tom and Casey run
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To the place where
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the water run down
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And the vi gilante bug hit
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Ca sey with a club
And he laid Preacher Casey
on the ground
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And he laid Preacher Ca
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sey on the ground.
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Tom Joad he
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grabbed the deputy's club,
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He banged it down on his head
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When Tommy took flight in that
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dark and rainy night
Was a preacher and a deputy lying dead,
two men,
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A preacher and a deputy lying dead.
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Tommy went back to where his
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mama was asleep,
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He woke her up out of bed.
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He kissed goodbye to the
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mother that he loved
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
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So everywhere you look
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in the day or night
That's where I'm gonna be, Ma,
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That's where I'm gonna be.
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Wherever little
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kids are hungry and cry,
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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.
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