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Thread #169983   Message #4109941
Posted By: Joe Offer
12-Jun-21 - 10:02 PM
Thread Name: ADD: Walking down the Freedom Trail/Times I've Had
Subject: ADD: The Times I've Had (Spoelstra)
I generally like the antiwarsongs site, but I don't think their lyrics for this song match the Spoelstra recording very well- they're an exact transcription of the Ochs/Spoelstra recording, where Ochs sings lead. Here's my transcription of the Spoelstra recording.

THE TIMES I'VE HAD
(Mark Spoelstra)

Let me tell you 'bout the times I've had
They ain't so good and they ain't so bad
Let me tell you 'bout the times I've had
Travelin' up the road to Gilead
Let me tell you 'bout the places I've been
Let me tell you 'bout the folly of men
Mm, mm, oh, the times I've had.

Too many people try to lead the blind
Half of them don't know their own minds
Let me tell you when you see the light
You got to stand and shout when you know it's right.
    Let me tell you 'bout the places I've been,
    Let me tell you 'bout the folly of men,
    Mm, mm, oh, the times I've had.


Lots of people talk about a coming war
Some of them rich and some of them poor
They talk about it like a blackjack game
But win or lose you can't play again.
    Let me tell you 'bout the places I've been,
    Let me tell you 'bout the folly of men,
    Mm, mm, oh, the times I've had.

I was in Ohio in a little truck stop
When a soldier told me this peace has got to stop
He said, "Think about the economy
I ain't afraid to fight for my country."
    Let me tell you 'bout the places I've been,
    Let me tell you 'bout the folly of men,
    Mm, mm, oh, the times I've had.


Let me tell you 'bout the times I've had
They ain't so good and they ain't so bad
Let me tell you 'bout the times I've had
Travelin' up the road to Gilead
Let me tell you 'bout the places I've been
Let me tell you 'bout the folly of men
Mm, mm, oh, the times I've had.

It's folks that want to fight, that I'm talkin' about
They're leading the blind to a timeless drought
I don't want no drought on my land
When there's Peace and Love in my right hand.
    Let me tell you 'bout the places I've been,
    Let me tell you 'bout the folly of men,
    Mm, mm, oh, the times I've had.
    Mm, mm, oh, the times I've had.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epi-wItaW7g