View Full Version : ANYONE KNOW THE ORIGINAL LYRICS?
Jon Hall
Jan-15-2005, 8:07am
Does anyone know the original lyrics to "Deportee"? I've heard different versions but want to learn Woody's.
Thanks,
J. Mark Lane
Jan-17-2005, 8:18am
Those are the only lyrics I've ever heard. Are there others?
Mark
Martin Jonas
Jan-17-2005, 8:32am
The thing about that song is that the melody is not by Woody. Woody wrote those words and performed them with a different tune; in fact barely a tune at all -- his original was more chanted than sung. I'm not sure whether in the process of writing the now-familiar tune, Martin Hoffman also tweaked some of the lyrics to make them fit better.
More here (http://www.geocities.com/Nashville/3448/deportee.html).
Martin
earthsave
Jan-17-2005, 9:43am
Judy Collins does a nice version on the Tribute Concert CD.
J. Mark Lane
Jan-17-2005, 10:03am
I always liked Arlo's version.
Mark
handpicked
Jan-17-2005, 11:38am
Nanci Griffith does it on her "Other Voices, Too" cd.