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Peter, Paul & Mary — 500 Miles
Album: The Very Best Of Peter, Paul And Mary
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Released: 1963
Length: 2:45
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If you miss the train I'm on, you will know that I am gone
You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles
A hundred miles, a hundred miles
A hundred miles, a hundred miles
You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles

Lord, I'm one, Lord, I'm two, Lord, I'm three, Lord, I'm four
Lord, I'm five hundred miles from my home
Five hundred miles, five hundred miles
Five hundred miles, five hundred miles
Lord, I'm five hundred miles from my home

Not a shirt on my back, not a penny to my name
Lord, I can't go a-home this a-way
This a-away, this a-way, this a-way, this a-way
Lord, I can't go a-home this a-way

If you miss the train I'm on, you will know that I am gone
You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles
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1962, as part of the folk music movement.
Posted 4 months ago by Stefen    [ Reply ]
Sad but beautiful. 
Posted 6 months ago by Pjesnik    [ Reply ]
That voice.
Posted 9 months ago by stephen2    [ Reply ]
Yes! Thanks. Even though they were a fabrication, basically a boy band, they’re legendary. 
Imagine my surprise a few years ago when my little sister sends me a picture of her and Mary Travers, and a few other people, just sitting around shooting the breeze. WTF? apparently they were somewhat friends way back then.

unrelated, but related, I remember clearly the many times my mom looked at me and said that she was going drinking with Boozoo and Leona. Turns out that was Boozoo Chavis, the man that invented zydeco. Again, WTF?
Posted 10 months ago by Steely_D    [ Reply ]
 dwlangham wrote:
I have a crush on Mary Travers circa 1965. 


I wanted to have "long hair" like hers when I was little.
Got my wish. Had it down to my hips in the mid 70's
Posted 10 months ago by Aud    [ Reply ]
Thank you for this; wonder how many people are singing along...
Posted 1 year ago by jmkate    [ Reply ]
William, more Peter, Paul and Mary songs, please.
Posted 1 year ago by Aud    [ Reply ]
 thewiseking wrote:

No act turned more people OFF to Folk than these hacks



Tell us more!
Posted 1 year ago by markmonk478    [ Reply ]
 lccouch wrote:

Wow! Just brought back memories of elementary school music class when our teacher had us singing folk and pop songs of the era!



Yeah, this and Puff, the Magic Dragon -- right?
Posted 1 year ago by TallCreative1    [ Reply ]
 Wonderloaf wrote:
 oooooh, she's "topless"......woooo hooo
 
not really... oh I see.  No yamaka.
Posted 1 year ago by devilturtle    [ Reply ]
Oh my...they do one helluva cover of this.

Oh to be able to harmonize with two other voices. 
Posted 1 year ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
Bad Astronaut's cover of this is a pop-punk masterpiece
Posted 1 year ago by MJdub    [ Reply ]
%00 miles? Must have very big ears.
Nice song though.
Posted 1 year ago by garyevans    [ Reply ]
I have a crush on Mary Travers circa 1965. 
Posted 1 year ago by dwlangham    [ Reply ]
I haven't heard this for many years. I loved her voice then and it still sounds great! Nice harmony too!
Posted 1 year ago by sunward    [ Reply ]
Always a beauty - as a child and now nearly 60yrs later.
Posted 2 years ago by Johnny-smooth    [ Reply ]
 thewiseking wrote:

No act turned more people OFF to Folk than these hacks



It could be all those PBS fund drives, too.
Posted 2 years ago by everettwa    [ Reply ]
No act turned more people OFF to Folk than these hacks
Posted 2 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
oooooh, she's "topless"......woooo hooo

Posted 2 years ago by Wonderloaf    [ Reply ]
 lccouch wrote:

Wow! Just brought back memories of elementary school music class when our teacher had us singing folk and pop songs of the era!


We must be the same age. I haven't heard this song in well over 40 years and I still know all the lyrics. 

On a somewhat related note, it makes me want graham crackers.
Posted 2 years ago by scrubbrush    [ Reply ]
Universe-wide this track should always be played some and especially these COVID-19 days …. Are we seeing the end of our age ??
Posted 3 years ago by Matt_Maurer    [ Reply ]
Fascinating to hear this song and see that it came out in 1963, only one year after the Beatles and in the same year of the Stones preparing to take over the world with rock-and-roll music. You can imagine Peter, Paul, and Mary standing on stage perfectly still in their church clothes, harmonizing  ageless laments of folk music while Helter Skelter and Sympathy For The Devil were were coming down the pipe. There is an earnestness to 500 Miles that nevertheless still works on some level, thank goodness.
Posted 3 years ago by tinypriest    [ Reply ]
1st Class. 100/10 from me 🌎
Posted 3 years ago by Matt_Maurer    [ Reply ]
Made me sad to hear as a kid, melancholy to hear now. 
Posted 4 years ago by rezadent    [ Reply ]
Wow! Just brought back memories of elementary school music class when our teacher had us singing folk and pop songs of the era!
Posted 4 years ago by lccouch    [ Reply ]
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Posted 4 years ago by norbertZ    [ Reply ]