10 of Woody Guthrie's Songs/Ship in the Sky

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10 of Woody Guthrie's Songs
by Woody Guthrie

Ship in the Sky

14515310 of Woody Guthrie's Songs — Ship in the SkyWoody Guthrie

SHIP IN THE SKY

Words & Music: W.W. Woody Guthrie

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A curley headed kid with a sunshiny smile
Heard the roar of a plane as it sailed through the sky
To her playmates she said with a bright twinkling eye
My daddy rides that ship in the sky!

⁠⁠My daddy rides that ship in the sky
⁠My daddy rides that ship in the sky
⁠Mama's not afraid so neither am I
⁠My daddy rides that ship in the sky

⁠⁠A pug nose kid then kicked up his heel
⁠Said may daddy works in the iron and the steel
⁠If you're not afraid well neither am I
⁠My daddy keeps your daddy up there so high

⁠⁠My daddy keeps your daddy up there so high
⁠My daddy keeps your daddy up there so high
⁠If you're not afraid then neither am I
⁠'Cause my daddy keeps your daddy up there so high

A freckle face girl pinched her toe in the sand
Says my daddy works at the place where they land
So you tell your mama don't be afraid
"Cause my dad'll bring your daddy back home again

HOW'S ALL YOUR FOLKS?

LIKE TO
HEAR FROM YOU

I'M NOT LOST

I LIVE
IN THAT (illegible text)

HOW DO I GET OUT OF HERE TO THE CITY LIMITS?