Biography:
The Kingston Trio is an American folk group that helped launch the folk revival of the 1960s and continued to thrive despite the emergence of rock and roll.
The Kingston Trio was formed in 1957 in the Palo Alto, California area by original lineup of Dave Guard (1934–1991), Bob Shane (1934–2020), and Nick Reynolds (1933–2008), who were just out of college. Greatly influenced by The Weavers, the calypso sounds of Harry Belafonte, and other semi-popular folk artists such as the Gateway Singers and the Tarriers
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- Tom Dooley
- A Worried Man
- Across The Wide Missouri
- Adios Farewell
- Ah Woe Ah Me
- Ali Ali Oxen Free
- All My Sorrows
- All Through The Night
- Alle Oxen Free
- Angels We Have Heard On High
- Anne Boleyn
- Bad Mans Blunder
- Ballad Of The Quiet Fighter
- Ballad Of The Thresher
- Banua
- Big Ball In Town
- Billy Goat Hill
- Bimini
- Blackleg Miner
- Blow The Candle Out
- Blow Ye Winds
- Blowin In The Wind
- Blue Eyed Gal
- Bonny Hielan Laddie
- Born At The Right Time
- Bottle Of Wine
- Buddy Better Get On Down The Line
- Catch The Wind
- Children Of The Morning
- Chilly Winds
- Coast Of California
- Colorado Trail
- Coming From The Mountains
- Coplas
- Coventry Carol
- Darcy Farrow
- Darlin Corey
- Desert Pete
- Dogies Lament
- Dont Cry Katie
- Dont You Weep Mary
- Early In The Morning
- Eddiestone Light
- El Matador
- En El Agua
- Everglades
- Farewell Adelita
- Forever And A Day
- Friendly Beasts
- Genny Glenn
- Getaway John
- Glorious Kingdom
- Go Tell Roger
- God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
- Goober Peas
- Good King Wenceslas
- Good News
- Greenback Dollar
- Hangman
- Hard Aint It Hard
- Hard Travelin
- Haul Away
- Here We Come Acaroling
- Homeward Bound
- If I Had A Ship
- If I Were Free
- It Takes A Worried Man
- It Was A Very Good Year
- Jackson
- Jamaica Farewell
- Jane Jane Jane
- January Summer
- Jasmine
- Jesse James
- Lei Pakalana
- Lemon Tree
- Little Maggie
- Little Play Soldiers
- Long Black Rifle
- Long Black Veil
- Love Comes A Trickling Down
- Mark Twain
- Marys Boy Child
- May The Light Of Love
- Molly Dee
- Mta
- Much Better View Of The Moon
- My Ramblin Boy
- New York Girls
- Oh Joe Hannah
- Oh Miss Mary
- Oh Yes Oh
- Oleanna
- One More Round
- One More Town
- Poor Ellen Smith
- Poverty Hill
- Raspberries Strawberries
- Razors In The Air
- Real Old Style
- Reason To Believe
- Reuben James
- Rider
- River
- River Run Down
- Road Song
- Road To Freedom
- Rollin Stone
- Round About The Mountain
- Run Joe
- Run Molly Run
- Run The Ridges
- Running Out Of Tomorrows
- Sail Away
- San Miguel
- Santy Anno
- Saro Jane
- Scotch And Soda
- Seasons In The Sun
- Silent Night
- Sing Out
- Sloop John B
- Some Fool Made A Soldier Of Me
- Somerset Gloucestershire Wassail
- South Wind
- Take Her Out Of Pity
- That Song About The River
- The Ballad Of The Shape Of Things
- The Escape Of Old John Webb
- The First Time
- The M T A Song
- The Merry Little Munuet
- The Mountains Omourne
- The New Frontier
- The Other Side Of This Life
- The Reverend Mr Black
- The Seine
- The Summers Long
- The Tattooed Lady
- The Unfortunate Miss Bailey
- The Wanderer
- The White Snows Of Winter
- The Wines Of Madeira
- This Land Is Your Land
- Those Brown Eyes
- Those Who Are Wise
- Three Jolly Coachmen
- Tijuana Jail
- To Be Redeemed
- To Morrow
- To Try For The Sun
- Try To Remermber
- Two
- We Wish You A Merry Christmas
- Weeping Willow
- When I Was Young
- Where Have All The Flowers Gone
- Whistling Gypsy
- Whos Gonna Hold Her Hand
- With You My Johnny
- Yellow Bird
- You Dont Knock
- Youre Gonna Miss Me
- Zombie Jamboree
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E H7 E
Well, early one evening I was rollin' around. I was feelin' kind of mean. I shot a deputy down.
E H7 E
Strollin' on home and I went to bed. Well, I laid me pistol up under my head.
A
He strolled along home (I took my time)
E
and he went to bed (Thought I'd sleep some)
H7
Laid his pistol (Big twenty-two)
E
up under his head (I keep it handy)
[Verse]
E H7 E
Well, early in the morning 'bout the break of day, I figured it was time to make a getaway.
E H7 E
Steppin' right along but I was steppin' too slow. Got surrounded by a sheriff down in Mexico.
A
He was steppin' right along (Were a-high footin' it)
E
but he was steppin' too slow (It was a sultry day)
H7
Got surrounded by a sheriff (Boxed in)
E
in Mexico. (I didn't even have a chance to see the country.)
[Verse]
E H7 E
When I was arrested, I didn't have a dime. The sheriff says, "Son, you're ridin' free this time.
E H7 E
Where you're goin' you won't need a cent 'cause the great state of Texas gonna pay your rent.
A
'Cause where you're goin' (I think he means jail)
E
you won't need a cent (Well, he knows I'm broke)
H7
'Cause the great state of Texas (Yippee!)
E
gonna pay your rent. (I'm mighty grateful, fellas)
[Verse]
E H7 E
Well, I didn't have a key and I didn't have a file. Natur'lly I stayed around until my trial.
E H7 E
The judge was an old man; ninety-three and I didn't like the way the jury looked at me.
A
The judge was an old man (Too old)
E
Ninety-three (Entirely too old)
H7 E
I didn't like the way the jury looked at me. (I think they were suspicious.)
[Verse]
E H7 E
The judge and the jury, they did agree. They all said murder in the first degree.
E
The judge said, "Son, I don't know whether to hang you or not, but this here killin' of
N.C.
deputy sheriffs has just naturally got to stop!" ("You've got a point there, judge!")
E F
[Verse]
F C7 F
It was a most unsatisfactory trial. They gave me ninety-nine years on the hard rock pile.
F C7 F
Ninety and nine on the hard rock ground. All I ever did was shoot a deputy down.
Bb
Ninety and nine (It could have been life.)
F
on the hard rock pile (They might-a hung me)
C7 F F Bb F Bb F
And all he ever did was shoot a deputy down
(This whole thing has sure been a lesson to me. Bang! You're dead!)
[Verse]
E H7 E
Well, early one evening I was rollin' around. I was feelin' kind of mean. I shot a deputy down.
E H7 E
Strollin' on home and I went to bed. Well, I laid me pistol up under my head.
A
He strolled along home (I took my time)
E
and he went to bed (Thought I'd sleep some)
H7
Laid his pistol (Big twenty-two)
E
up under his head (I keep it handy)
[Verse]
E H7 E
Well, early in the morning 'bout the break of day, I figured it was time to make a getaway.
E H7 E
Steppin' right along but I was steppin' too slow. Got surrounded by a sheriff down in Mexico.
A
He was steppin' right along (Were a-high footin' it)
E
but he was steppin' too slow (It was a sultry day)
H7
Got surrounded by a sheriff (Boxed in)
E
in Mexico. (I didn't even have a chance to see the country.)
[Verse]
E H7 E
When I was arrested, I didn't have a dime. The sheriff says, "Son, you're ridin' free this time.
E H7 E
Where you're goin' you won't need a cent 'cause the great state of Texas gonna pay your rent.
A
'Cause where you're goin' (I think he means jail)
E
you won't need a cent (Well, he knows I'm broke)
H7
'Cause the great state of Texas (Yippee!)
E
gonna pay your rent. (I'm mighty grateful, fellas)
[Verse]
E H7 E
Well, I didn't have a key and I didn't have a file. Natur'lly I stayed around until my trial.
E H7 E
The judge was an old man; ninety-three and I didn't like the way the jury looked at me.
A
The judge was an old man (Too old)
E
Ninety-three (Entirely too old)
H7 E
I didn't like the way the jury looked at me. (I think they were suspicious.)
[Verse]
E H7 E
The judge and the jury, they did agree. They all said murder in the first degree.
E
The judge said, "Son, I don't know whether to hang you or not, but this here killin' of
N.C.
deputy sheriffs has just naturally got to stop!" ("You've got a point there, judge!")
E F
[Verse]
F C7 F
It was a most unsatisfactory trial. They gave me ninety-nine years on the hard rock pile.
F C7 F
Ninety and nine on the hard rock ground. All I ever did was shoot a deputy down.
Bb
Ninety and nine (It could have been life.)
F
on the hard rock pile (They might-a hung me)
C7 F F Bb F Bb F
And all he ever did was shoot a deputy down
(This whole thing has sure been a lesson to me. Bang! You're dead!)
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