Biography:
John Cowan Hartford (December 30, 1937– June 4, 2001) was an American country and bluegrass composer and musician known for his mastery of the fiddle and banjo, as well as for his witty lyrics, unique vocal style, and extensive knowledge of Mississippi River lore. Hartford performed with a variety of ensembles throughout his career, and is perhaps best known for his solo performances where he would interchange the guitar, banjo, and fiddle from song to song.
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- Back In The Goodle Days
- Blue Ridge Cabin Home
- Bring Your Clothes Back Home
- Delta Queen Waltz
- Dixie Truckers Home
- Gentle On My Mind
- Goodbye Waltz
- Got No Place To Go
- Got No Place To Gp
- Gum Tree Canoe
- Howard Hughes Blues
- I Wonder Where You Are Tonight
- Immanuel Cant
- In Plain View Of The Town
- In Tall Buildings
- Ive Heard That Tearstained Monologue You Do
- Kentucky Pool
- Little Piece Of My Heart
- Lorena
- Men All Want To Be Hobos
- My Tears Dont Show
- New Love Warms My Heart
- No End Of Love
- No Expectations
- Owl Feather
- Queen Of Rock Roll
- Shes Still Gonna Break Your Heart
- Slumberin On The Cumberland
- Steam Powered Aereo Plane
- The Annual Waltz
- Therell Never Be Another You
- This Eve Of Parting
- Up On The Hill Where They Do The Boogie
- Waltz Of The Golden Rule
- Where The Old Red River Flows
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Down in the city it's a pity what's there.
All the kids in the gutter runnin' really bare
How much money do I have to get
To get me set where the jet set gets
Chorus:
G D
Up on the hill where they do the boogie
A D
(dododododododo, the boogie)
G D
I wonder what they're doin' when they dodo the boogie
A D
And I wonder what I'm doin' here
Down in the city if a-you ain't dead
You better watch that man, he gonna bust your head
Throw you over and leave you aloone
He's a-twenty minutes late, He's gotta be back home
(Chorus)
The rat's in the alley and a roach on the floor
A businessman huntin' for a two-bit whore
I thought I heard some housewife say
I gotta go up the hill for the PTA
(Chorus)
A-Some folks say that a hippie won't steal
But I caught three in my corn field
One had a flag and the other had a bomb
And the third ol' boy was a-gettin' on home
(Chorus)
Now all I know about is a-what I read
A-see it comin' at me on the TV screen
Every time they boogie well it gives me a thrill
But they always seem to do it way up on the hill
(Chorus)
dodododododododododododododododododododdo do dodod dodo
Down in the city it's a pity what's there.
All the kids in the gutter runnin' really bare
How much money do I have to get
To get me set where the jet set gets
Chorus:
G D
Up on the hill where they do the boogie
A D
(dododododododo, the boogie)
G D
I wonder what they're doin' when they dodo the boogie
A D
And I wonder what I'm doin' here
Down in the city if a-you ain't dead
You better watch that man, he gonna bust your head
Throw you over and leave you aloone
He's a-twenty minutes late, He's gotta be back home
(Chorus)
The rat's in the alley and a roach on the floor
A businessman huntin' for a two-bit whore
I thought I heard some housewife say
I gotta go up the hill for the PTA
(Chorus)
A-Some folks say that a hippie won't steal
But I caught three in my corn field
One had a flag and the other had a bomb
And the third ol' boy was a-gettin' on home
(Chorus)
Now all I know about is a-what I read
A-see it comin' at me on the TV screen
Every time they boogie well it gives me a thrill
But they always seem to do it way up on the hill
(Chorus)
dodododododododododododododododododododdo do dodod dodo
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