END OF THE LINE
(Testo e musica di Woody Guthrie)

Back in nineteen thirty-three,
Livin' in the dust was a-killing me.
Back in nineteen thirty-four,
That dusty road, it blew some more.

'Long come nineteen thirty-five,
Blowed my crops about nine miles high.
'Long about nineteen thirty-six,
Me and my woman in the devil of a fix.
Me and my woman in the devil of a fix.
Me and my woman in the devil of a fix.

'Long about nineteen thirty-nine
We fanned our tails to the Oregon line.
We fanned our tails to the Oregon line.
We fanned our tails to the Oregon line.

We got a-hold of a piece of land,
Fifteen miles from the Coulee Dam.
Fifteen miles from the Coulee Dam.
Fifteen miles from the Coulee Dam.

Now the Coulee Dam is a sight to see,
Makes this e-lec-a-tric-i-tee.
Makes this e-lec-a-tric-i-tee.
Makes this e-lec-a-tric-i-tee.

Well Oregon state is mighty fine,
If you're hooked on to the power line.
But there just ain't no country extra fine,
If you're just a mile from the end o' the line.

Now I'll milk my cows and turn my stone,
TilI them Big Grand Coulee comes along.
My eyes are crossed, my back's in a cramp,
Tryin' to read my Bible by my coal-oil lamp.
Tryin' to read my Bible by my coal-oil lamp.
Tryin' to read my Bible by my coal-oil lamp.

I guess I'll come to the end o' the line
I guess I'll come to the end o' the line
I guess I'll come to the end o' the line
I guess I'll come to the end o' the line

Ain't no country extra fine,
If you ain't a mile from the end o' the line.
Ain't no country extra fine,
If you ain't on to the power line.

I guess I'll come to the end o' the line
I guess I'll come to the end o' the line
I guess I'll come to the end o' the line
I guess I'll come to the end o' the line




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