OREGON TRAIL

I've been a-grubbin' on a little farm on the flat and windy plains
I've been a-listenin' to the hungry cattle bawl
I'm gonna pack my wife and kids, I'm gonna hit that western road
I'm gonna hit that Oregon Trail this comin' fall

*I'm gonna hit that Oregon Trail this comin' fall
Hit that Oregon Trail this comin' fall
Where the good rain falls aplenty and the crops and orchards grow
I'm gonna hit that Oregon Trail this comin' fall

Well, my land is dry and crackin' and my chicken they're a-cacklin'
Cuz the dirt and dust is gettin' in their craw
They've been layin' flint rock eggs, I had to bust them with a sledge
And I'm gonna hit that Oregon Trail this comin' fall

(*repeat)

Well, my hogs and pigs're squealin', they're rockin' and a-reelin'
Cuz there ain't no water to water in the drawer
I'm gonna grab one by his tail, I'm gonna take it down the western trail
And we'll hit that Oregon Trail this comin' fall

Now my good ol' horse is bony, yes he's dry and hungry too
You can see his ribs three quarters of a mile
Oh, the kids are funny as bags and the big horse end up black
And we'll hit that Oregon Trail this comin' fall

(*repeat)

Well, my wife gets sort of ailin' when that mean ol' dust is sailin'
And she wishes for the days beyond recall
If the work there's in the future in that North Pacific land
So we'll hit that Oregon Trail this comin' fall

(*repeat)

From: Woody Guthrie: Columbia River Collection (OMAGATOKI (Japan) SC-2113) & The Woody Guthrie Story (Dejavu (Italy) DVRECD 50) [The former is the Japanese edition of Rounder CD 1036.]

~Masato