Woody Guthrie - Vanzetti's Rock lyrics

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Woody Guthrie - Vanzetti's Rock lyrics

I'm standin' on the rock, Vanzetti Standin' on the rock, Vanzetti Standin' on the rock, Vanzetti Where men like you have stood I see the tourists, Vanzetti Around your Plymouth Rock Black gla**es, sun goggles, an' gla**es Smoked gla**es to block out the light I see 'em come here as you've seen 'em I see lots more than you saw I see 'em in fast running cars You seen 'em in wagons and carts I'm standin' on the rock, Vanzetti Standin' on the rock, Vanzetti Standin' on the rock, Vanzetti Where men like you have stood These tourists don't see you, Vanzetti The salesmen and gamblers' on tour Your footprints are dim an' your trail has sprung weeds An' their tourist map don't show you there The trade union workers, Vanzetti Will vacation here and will tour This rock, an' this town, an' Plymouth around When statues have souls like yours I'm standin' on the rock, Vanzetti Standin' on the rock, Vanzetti Standin' on the rock, Vanzetti Where men like you have stood Your picture is painted, Vanzetti Your words are carved 'round the frames Your songs an' your poems an' workin' folks' dreams Will flame with our greatest of names Your name I'll paint on my porters My streets, my mountains an' shops Your hopes that you hoped an' the dreams that you dreamt I'll see that your work never stops I'm standin' on the rock, Vanzetti Standin' on the rock, Vanzetti Standin' on the rock, Vanzetti Where men like you have stood Those talks for the workers, Vanzetti I'll chisel 'em down on the rock I'll tell every worker to fight like you fought Like the Pilgrims that docked on this rock I'll scatter your words on my waters To the ships an' the fishes an' gulls I'll cast your fish cart in metal so fine An' push it around this world I'm standin' on the rock, Vanzetti Standin' on the rock, Vanzetti Standin' on the rock, Vanzetti Where men like you have stood Standin' on the rock, Vanzetti Standin' on the rock, Vanzetti Standin' on the rock, Vanzetti Where men like you have stood