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Lyr Req: Dead or Alive (Woody Guthrie)

23 Dec 96 - 10:54 PM (#870)
Subject: woody guthrie - song with dead or alive in it
From: carlah@bellatlantic.net

My Mother is looking for a song by Woody Guthrie, which has a lyrics snippet like this:

Well the new sheriff sent me a letter, Oh the new sheriffsent me a letter Dead or alive, its a hard road And he even sent me my picture Come up and see me, dead or alive

She is looking for : - the title to this song - a tape or record

Any help would be appreciated

Carla H

24 Dec 96 - 05:50 PM (#874)
Subject: RE: woody guthrie - song with dead or alive in it
From: Susan of Dt

Poor Lazarus. It's in the DT. You can search for any phrase in a song.

24 Dec 96 - 10:28 PM (#878)
Subject: Lyr Add: DEAD OR ALIVE (Woody Guthrie)
From: Nathan Sarvis

The title is "Dead or Alive." I have it in "The (Nearly) Complete Collection of Woody Guthrie Folksongs" published by Ludlow Music, 1963. The lyrics are as follows:

  Well, the new sheriff wrote me a letter 
  Well, the new sheriff wrote me a letter
  Come up and see me, dead or alive,
  Come up and see me, dead or alive.
  Chorus: Dead or alive, it's a hard road;
          Dead or alive, it's a hard road;
          Dead or alive.
  
  Additional verses continue pattern:
  Well he even sent my picture
  Well, he said he would pay expenses.
  Well, he said he would clothe and feed me,
  Well, I'm sorry I cant come, sheriff,
  I don't like your hard rock hotel;  I gotta go and see my sweet thing