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The Whole World 'Round Lyrics
I heard my neighbor's rooster crow
Early in the day
I heard his axe beyond the hill
And now I'm bound away
For some men love the city life
Some men crave the town
But I'll be bound for the lonesome woods
Where I can settle down
[Chorus]
Fiddle and a bow and the fire light's glow
You can hear that lonesome sound
I'll leave behind my troublin' mind
And go the whole world 'round
The red squirrel leaves when the gray squirrel comes
The eagle nests alone
A hundred miles from a wagon track
Is where I'll build my home
[Chorus]
I've seen the old man whittlin' wood
I've seen the streets of town
I'll pack my goods for the Arkansas woods
And there I'll settle down
[Chorus: x2]
Early in the day
I heard his axe beyond the hill
And now I'm bound away
Some men crave the town
But I'll be bound for the lonesome woods
Where I can settle down
Fiddle and a bow and the fire light's glow
You can hear that lonesome sound
I'll leave behind my troublin' mind
And go the whole world 'round
The eagle nests alone
A hundred miles from a wagon track
Is where I'll build my home
I've seen the streets of town
I'll pack my goods for the Arkansas woods
And there I'll settle down
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The melody for these lyrics is an adaptation of the classic Shady Grove. Like many of Dust Bowl balladeer Woody Guthrie's well-known songs, this take on Shady Grove is utterly convincing. If you check out any of the versions of Shady Grove on the Net, then listen to Go the Whole World Round, you will see what I mean.
The melody for these lyrics is an adaptation of the classic Shady Grove. Like many of Dust Bowl balladeer Woody Guthrie's well-known songs, this take on Shady Grove is utterly convincing. If you check out any of the versions of Shady Grove on the Net, then listen to Go the Whole World Round, you will see what I mean.