Joan Baez

(D. Fritts, D. Penn)
I was born a poor poor man
All my life I had hard workin hands
But I sang a song as I carried my load
Cuz I had a dream about rainbow, rainbow road
Then one day my chance came along
A man heard me singin and playing these old songs
He bought me fine clothes, paid the money I owed
Started me on my way down rainbow, rainbow road
Then one night a man wiht a knife
Pushed me till I had to take his life
Fast as fallin all my friends were gone
That old judge traded me a sentence for a song
Just livin with that ball n chain
Had to wear a number for theyd ever call my name
Like a dream Im growing old
But we still sing about rainbow, rainbow read
[ Rainbow Road Lyrics ]