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There But For Fortune Lyrics By Joan Baez

    show me the prison
    show me the jail
    show me the prisoner whose life has gone stale
    and i’ll show you young man
    with so many reasons why
    there but for fortune go you or i

    show me the alley
    show me the train
    show me the hobo who sleeps out in the rain
    and i’ll show you young man
    with so many reasons why
    there but for fortune go you or i

    show me the whiskey stains on the floor
    show me the drunkard as he stumbles out the door
    and i’ll show you young man
    with so many reasons why
    there but for fortune go you or i

    show me the country where the bombs had to fall
    show me the ruins of the buildings once so tall
    and i’ll show you young man
    with so many reasons why
    there but for fortune go you and i
    you and i

    Artist: Joan Baez

    Year: 1965

    Decade: 60s

    Language: en

    Word Count: 66