The banks of Marble - The Weavers - (Lyrics)

Album - Goodnight Irene 1949-1953 [Disc 1]
Track 8 of 32
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I've traveled 'round this country
from shore to shining shore
It really made me wonder
the things I heard and saw

I saw the weary farmer
plowing sod and loam
l heard the auction hammer
just a-knocking down his home

But the banks are made of marble
with a guard at every door
and the vaults are stuffed with silver
that the farmer sweated for

I've seen the weary miner
scrubbing coal dust from his back
I heard his children cryin'
he got no coal to heat the shack.

But the banks are made of marble
with a guard at every door
and the vaults are stuffed with silver
that the miner sweated for

I saw the seaman standing
Idly by the shore.
I heard the owner saying,
Got no work for you no more.

But the banks are made of marble,
With a guard at every door,
And the vaults are stuffed with silver,
That the seaman sweated for.

I've seen my brothers working
throughout this mighty land
l prayed we'd get together
and together make a stand

Then we' ll own those banks of marble
with a guard at every door
and we share those vaults of silver
that we have sweated for.

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[mrtyles]

this guy sounds exactly like pete seeger..

[LordFearsage]

@mrtyles Actually, Pete Seeger sings the first strophe.

[suescannon]

Sounds like the same kinds of problems happening on Wall Street and with the Banksters nowadays.

[allenshepard]

Actually is this from their 1963 concert. I believe so.

[Rosalie1942]

Things still haven`t changed.

[Molly2838]

Their first recording? I am impressed, so is the audience.

[marcyhead]

Yes, just the original four & their magic here on this track.

[biastg]

One of the finest protest songs ever written!

[Beemerboy324]

LOL...The banjo player for the Weavers WAS Pete Seeger!

[Razhumykin]

The line-up at the concert this comes from included all seven musicians who had been Weavers members at some point - Pete Seeger, Ronnie Gilbert, Lee Hayes, Fred Hillerman, Bernie Krause, Frank Hamilton and Erik Darling. However I think that this particular version of BoM has just the four original members performing.

[Razhumykin]

@musicmandon1 That album was a huge part of the soundtrack of my childhood - Wimoweh, Guantanamera, Rambling Boy, Come Away Melinda, Goodnight Irene and more besides, but BoM was always my favourite..

[jhandsfield]

The Banks of Marble was the first song recorded by the Weavers. All the Weavers were at this concert: Pete Seeger, Ronnie Gilbert, Fred Hellerman, Lee Hays, Erik Darling, Frank Hamilton, and Bernie Kraus.