It was christmastime in washington

The democrats rehearsed

Gettin' into gear for four more years

Of things not gettin' worse



The republicans drank whiskey neat

And they thanked their lucky stars

They said "he can not seek another term

They'll be no more f.d.r.s"



I sat home in tennessee

Just starin' at the screen

An uneasy feelin' in my chest

Just wonderin' what it means



So come back woody guthrie

Come back to us now

Tear your eyes from paradise

And rise again somehow

If you run into jesus

Maybe he can help us out

Come back woody guthrie

To us now



I followed in your footsteps once

Back in my travelin' days

Somewhere I failed to find your trail

Now I'm stumblin' through the haze



There's killers on the highway now

And a man can't get around

So I just sold my soul for wheels that roll

Now I'm stuck here in this town



So come back woody guthrie

Come back to us now

Tear your eyes from paradise

And rise again somehow

If you run into jesus

Maybe he can help us out

Come back woody guthrie

To us now



See there's foxes in the henhouse

And there's cows out in the corn

The unions have been busted

And their proud red banners torn



But if you listen to the radio

They'll tell you all is well

But you and me and cisco know

It's goin' straight to hell



So come back emma goldman

Rise up old joe hill

The barricades are goin' up

They cannot break our will

Come back to us malcolm x

And martin luther king

We're marchin' into selma

While the bells of freedom ring



And come back woody guthrie

Come back to us now

Tear your eyes from paradise

And rise again somehow