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John Hartford — In Tall Buildings
Album: Me Oh My How The Time Does Fly
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Lyrics:

Someday my baby, when I am a man,
and others have taught me
the best that they can
they'll sell me a suit
they'll cut off my hair
and send me to work in tall buildings

So it's goodbye to the sunshine
goodbye to the dew
goodbye to the flowers
and goodbye to you
I'm off to the subway
I must not be late
I'm going to work in tall buildings

When I'm retired
My life is my own
I made all the payments
it's time to go home
and wonder what happened
betwixt and between
when I went to work in tall buildings

So it's goodbye to the sunshine
goodbye to the dew
goodbye to the flowers
and goodbye to you
I'm off to the subway
I must not be late
I'm going to work in tall buildings

So it's goodbye to the sunshine
goodbye to the dew
goodbye to the flowers
and goodbye to you
I'm off to the subway
I must not be late
I'm going to work in tall buildings
Posted 3 weeks ago by Sofa_King    [ Reply ]
PSD button, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you.

John was probably my favorite artist back in the day.  Such a great talent, great mind and even better sense of humor.

I still miss his so! 
Posted 12 years ago by GawgaBoy    [ Reply ]
Mr Bojangles
Posted 12 years ago by martinc    [ Reply ]
Mot wrote:
When did we switch to country?
Easily my least favorite genre, but this is quality stuff. Lyrics are strong, too.
Posted 20 years ago by redeyespy    [ Reply ]
Posted 20 years ago by caseymon    [ Reply ]
When did we switch to country?
Posted 20 years ago by Mot    [ Reply ]
For the encore at a recent Bela Fleck show in Orlando, the rest of the band left the stage and Bela played a set of Johnny Hartford's songs on John's Banjo. A lot of the crowd didn't get it, but there were tears shed here and there. We have a great debt to those who have gone before.
Posted 20 years ago by Businessgypsy    [ Reply ]
The first couple of measures reminds me of the song Mr. Bojangles.
Posted 20 years ago by Leslie    [ Reply ]
Big thumbs up on the John Hartford
Posted 21 years ago by DownHomeGirl    [ Reply ]
this is some real fine old tyme music
Posted 21 years ago by barndweller    [ Reply ]
It's time to invest in a whole bunch of John Hartford's work - he was the diminutive, powerful "second fiddle" to Glen Campbell, but his light burned so brightly, it was impossible to ignore, and he carved out his own niche in the world of country and country-rock music. Damn, it's too bad he couldn't have lived to be a couple hundred years old. His music is timeless; his body should have been, too...
Posted 21 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
Sad, but true.
Posted 21 years ago by indigo_xia    [ Reply ]
Now THAT'S John Hartford. He fares much better here than in that funny little cover of Stevie Wonder. Ahhh.
Posted 21 years ago by Buzzardcheater    [ Reply ]
such a sad song...makes me wish for a return to hunting & gathering
Posted 21 years ago by toastee    [ Reply ]
Outstanding.
Posted 21 years ago by dadofsammy    [ Reply ]
One of my all-time favorite lyrics. I used to always have the hand-written lyrics from the cd booklet blownup and prominently displayed in my cubicle before I started working from home.
Posted 21 years ago by Hairfarmer    [ Reply ]
I've never heard this before... it is quite nice
Posted 21 years ago by mrmonkey    [ Reply ]
Beat to the punch again! Keep it up gang! YEAH!
Posted 21 years ago by Hairfarmer    [ Reply ]