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What Would Woody Do

from Avenue of the Saints by Dana and Susan Robinson

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St. Paul, Minnesota - October 1999

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What Would Woody Do

I am just a working man without a stock to trade
I drive my rig from town to town, at night I get to play
I've not been down Wall street nor Madison avenue
What would Woody do

I was born into this life without a guarantee
No silver spoon, no safety net, no insurance policy
My personal salvation lay in carrying a tune
What would Woody do

What would Woody do
What would Woody do
Write about it, talk about it, sing about it too
Hit the restless hobo trail under the skies of blue
What would Woody do

The days of hopping freight trains are all but past and gone
But there will always be a way to cross a distance that is long
All you need is gumption and a little howdy-do
What would Woody do

I'll bless the four directions with tobacco on the groun
I may be plenty lost right now, but tomorrow I'll be found
For the privilege of experience I wander fro and to

What would Woody do
What would Woody do
What would Woody do
Write about it, talk about it, sing about it too
Evidence was written on the soles of his shoes
What would Woody do

Now sprawl suburban wasteland now spans from shore to shore
The drone of advertisements tell us to consume more
While the inner city indigent stand waiting in a queue
What would Woody do

Turn off that old t.v. set, shut off the radio
Switch off that computer screen, just say it's time to go
To have a rare and wondrous live is something we can choose What would Woody do

What would Woody do
What would Woody do
Write about it, talk about it, sing about it too
How it feels behind the wheel with the lonesome ramblin' blues
What would Woody do

He'd say go find a thing that's wrong and put your finger on it
You don't have to be a poet to write a song about it
You're gonna get your point across if it's anywhere near true
What would Woody do

Tell me 'bout the things you know in an ordinary way
The dust and dirt and joy and hurt in every single day
Each and every person here has got a point of view
What would Woody do

What would Woody do
What would Woody do
Write about it, talk about it, sing about it too
How it feels to walk a mile in someone else's shoes
What would Woody do

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from Avenue of the Saints, released June 2, 2002

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Dana and Susan Robinson Cabot, Vermont

"From Cabot, Vermont – Americana-roots and folk duo, Dana and Susan Robinson combine vivid, songwriting with fiddle tunes, oldtime banjo, elegant melodies, and rich harmony singing."

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