Andy Irvine - Never Tire Of The Road

Never Tire Of The Road (Andy Irvine/Woody Guthrie)

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I was just a small time country boy when I left that dusty town,
Route 66 to the Westward when I hopped an old freight down.
California, here I come!
By the side door pulling and my sunburnt thumb,
They called us okees, low down bums,
The police on us frowned.

Never tire of the Road..
Never tire of the rolling wheels
Never tire of the ways of the world
Way out yonder is calling me.
And the dark road leads me onward, and the highway that's my code,
And that lonesome voice that I heard in my head said, "Never tire of the road".

California to the New York islands, me and my guitar,
And we played in manys a hobo jungle, manys a skid row bar.
Standing out in the wind and the rain,
And that lonesome whistle is a sweet refrain,
When you're waiting for some old freight train that carries an empty car.

Never tire of the Road...
Never tire of the rolling wheels, Never tire of the ways of the world, way out yonder is calling me.
And the dark road leads me onward, and the highway is my code,
And that lonesome voice that I heard in my head said,
"Never tire of the road".

I shipped on board of a liberty ship to sail the ocean blue,
We were carrying guns, TnT, D-Day soldiers too.
All of the men on board agreed, they'd assist old Jimmy Ronald and me,
And our song rang out across the sea, you Fascists bound to lose.
All of you fascists bound to lose, all of you fascists bound to loses, all of you fascists bound to lose,
You're bound to lose, you fascists bound to lose.

Never tire of the Road!
Never tire of the rolling wheels, Never tire of the ways of the world, way out yonder is calling me.
And the dark road leads me onward, and the highway is my code,
And that lonesome voice that I heard in my head said,
"Never tire of the road".

Never let them fool you or take you by suprise,
The dirty smell of the politician, the man with the greed in his eyes.
One big union, that's our plan!
And the IWW is your only man,
The flames of discontent we'll fan for the cause that never dies.

Never tire of the Road!
Never tire of the rolling wheels, Never tire of the ways of the world, way out yonder is calling me.
And the dark road leads me onward, and the highway is my code,
And that lonesome voice that I heard in my head said,
"Never tire of the road".

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[Jennervision]

Hi, Your lyrics are wrong. "By the side door pulling" Should be: "By the side door pullman" " they'd assist old Jimmy Ronald and me" Should read: "with Cisco, Jimmy Longey and me" I suspect you copied these lyrics directly from a thread at mudcat cafe. Next time you post lyrics, how about listening to the song first. Cheers

[TheVillageRake]

@Jennervision Appreciate the correction, but not your tone. Idiot.

[mhastie5927]

Great song. Great spirit. @jennervision: You might want to check Andy's website before you correct others. The lyrics posted here were evidently copied and pasted from his site and are the ones you called into question. It sounds as though Andy may have changed a word or 2 in this performance but he does not say "by the side door pullman." It is "by the side door pulling" as in grabbing the handle of a freight train door and pulling oneself in as it is moving, as hobos did.

[nannerbj]

Great musician and a lovely man

[astrolog7000]

sounds Cajun with that harmonica rhythm

[trialprice]

anyone got way out younder

mighty music

[PogueMahoneX]

Fantastic - Thanks fo uploading !!!!!