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Thread #102943 Message #3286945
Posted By: Rog Peek
08-Jan-12 - 07:02 AM
Thread Name: Songs for/about Phil Ochs
Subject: Lyr Add: FAREWELL TROUBADOUR (Gary Kanter)
FAREWELL TROUBADOUR (Phil Ochs) (Gary Kanter)
I remember New York City I remember sitting pretty I remember listening to you I recall the words you sang Followed the bell you rang I remember wanting to sing too.
Chorus Farewell Troubadour You sang to stop a war You ain't marching anymore They're power was your glory
I can still hear your guitar Don't feel you're very far Away from all of the things You helped us to see and be Peaceful soldier of the fight Against the wrongs and for the rights Anybody wishing to be free
Chorus A friend to those who were afraid Strength to those who were betrayed And in our hearts and deeds You're always gonna' live Life can be so hard at times For a poet lost in his rhymes Somehow feels he's got no more to give
Chorus
Notes: This song appears on the album "Goodbye, Dr. Laura" (Gary Kanter 884502872750) 2010. There is a live version on utube.