LOVE OF THE COMMON PEOPLE

Live 29 Oct 2006 version

One! Two!

Living on free food tickets
Water in the milk from the hole in the roof
Where the rain came through
What can you do? Hmm hmm

Tears from your little sister
Crying 'cause she don't have a dress without a patch
For the party to go
But she'll know she'll get by

'Cause she live in the love of the common people
Smile from the heart of the family man
Daddy gonna buy you a dream to cling to
Mama's gonna love you just as much as she can, as she can

It's a good thing you don't have a bus fare
It would fall through the hole in your pocket
And you'd lose it in the snow on the ground
Gonna be walking to town to find a job

Trying to keep your hands warm
When a hole in your shoe lets the snow come through
And chills you to the bone
And you better go home where it's warm

Living in the love of the common people
Smiles from the heart of the family man
Daddy's gonna buy you a dream to cling to
Mama's gonna love you just as much as she can, as she can

(Hoo-hoo, hoo-hoo, hoo-hoo)

Living in the love of the common people
Smiles from the heart of the family man
Daddy gonna buy you a dream to cling to
Mama's gonna love you just as much as she can, as she can

Living on a dream ain't easy
The closer the knit the tighter the fit
The chills stay away
You take 'em in stride for the family pride

You know that faith is your foundation
With a whole lotta love and a warm conversation
But you don't forget to pray
Making you strong where you belong

Living in the love of the common people
Smiles from the heart of the family man
Daddy's gonna buy you a dream to cling to
Mama's gonna love you just as much as she can

Living in the love of the common people
Smiles from the heart of the family man
Daddy's gonna buy you a dream to cling to
Mama's gonna love you just as much as she can

Living in the love of the common people
Smiles from the heart of the family man
Daddy's gonna buy you a dream to cling to
Mama's gonna love you just as much as she can, as she can

(Yeah-yeah yeah-yeah yeah-yeah)
(Woah-woah woah-woah woah-woah)
(Yeah-yeah-hey, yeah-yeah-hey!)
(Hoo-hoo, hoo-hoo, hoo-hoo, hoo-hoo)
(Hoo-hoo, hoo-hoo, hoo-hoo, hoo-hoo)

Curtis King!

Info

The above lyrics are for the live 29 Oct 2006 performance of LOVE OF THE COMMON PEOPLE at Oslo Spektrum in Oslo, Norway, during The Seeger Sessions Tour.

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