Tom Joad, Pt. 2

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The Joads rolled away to the jungle camp
 There they cooked a stew
 And the hungry, little kids of the jungle camp
 Said, "We'd like to have some, too"
 Said, "We'd like to have some, too"
 Now a deputy sheriff fired loose at a man
 Shot a woman in the back
 Before he could take his aim again
 Preacher Casey dropped him in his track, poor boy
 Preacher Casey dropped him in his track
 They handcuffed Casey and they took him in jail
 And then he got away
 And he met Tom Joad on the old river bridge
 And these few words he did say, poor boy
 These few words he did say
 "I preached for the Lord a mighty long time
 Preached about the rich and the poor
 Us, workin' folkses, all get together
 'Cause we ain't got a chance anymore
 We ain't got a chance anymore"
 Now, the deputies come and Tom and Casey run
 To the bridge where the water run down
 But the vigilante thugs hit Casey with a club
 They laid Preacher Casey on the ground, poor Casey
 They laid Preacher Casey on the ground
 Tom Joad, he grabbed that deputy's club
 Hit him over the head
 Tom Joad took flight in the dark, rainy night
 And a deputy and a preacher lyin' dead, two men
 A deputy and a preacher lyin' dead
 Tom run back where his mother was asleep
 He woke her up out of bed
 An' he kissed goodbye to the mother that he loved
 Said what Preacher Casey said, Tom Joad
 He said what Preacher Casey said
 "Ever'body might be just one big soul
 Well, it looks that a-way to me
 Everywhere that you look, in the day or night
 That's where I'm a-gonna be, Ma
 That's where I'm a-gonna be"
 "Wherever little children are hungry and cry
 Wherever people ain't free
 Wherever men are fightin' for their rights
 That's where I'm a-gonna be, Ma
 That's where I'm a-gonna be"
 

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Duration
03:26
Key
7
Tempo
125 BPM

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