Root Hog And Die - Woody Guthrie

Root hog and die, friend, root hog and die

Gotta get to Boston, root hog and die

Sacco and Vanzetti die at sundown tonight

So I’ve got to get to Boston, root hog and die

Train wheel can roll me, cushions can ride

Ships on the oceans, planes in the skies

Storms they can come, Lord, flood waters rise

But I’ve got to get to Boston, or two men’ll die

Root hog and die, friend, root hog and die

Gotta get to Boston, root hog and die

Sacco and Vanzetti die at sundown tonight

So I’ve got to get to Boston, root hog and die

Nicola Sacco, a shoe factory hand

Bartolomo Vanzetti, a trade union man

Judge Webster Thayer swore they’ll die

But I’ve got to get to Boston, 'fore sundown tonight

Root hog and die, friend, root hog and die

Gotta get to Boston, root hog and die

Sacco and Vanzetti die at sundown tonight

So I’ve got to get to Boston, root hog and die

I might walk around, an' I might roll or fly

Walkin' down this road shoulder, tears in my eyes

They never done a wrong in their lives

But Judge Webster Thayer says they must die

Root hog and die, friend, root hog and die

Gotta get to Boston, root hog and die

Sacco and Vanzetti die at sundown tonight

So I’ve got to get to Boston, root hog and die

Well, some come to Boston to see all the sights

Some come to Boston to drink and to fight

Sacco and Vanzetti told the workers «Organize!»

So Judge Webster Thayer says they must die

Root hog and die, friend, root hog and die

Gotta get to Boston, root hog and die

Sacco and Vanzetti die at sundown tonight

So I’ve got to get to Boston, root hog and die

Oh, Mr. Wagon Driver, please let me ride

That’s a nice-pacin' team that you got here all right

Did you ever hear such a thing in your life?

Judge Webster Thayer killin' two men tonight

Root hog and die, friend, root hog and die

Gotta get to Boston, root hog and die

Sacco and Vanzetti die at sundown tonight

So I’ve got to get to Boston, root hog and die

Hey, Mr. Engineer, lemme ride your train

Throw in your coal an' steam up your steam

If I can’t ride the shack, please lemme ride the blind

Got to get to Boston 'fore sundown tonight

Root hog and die, friend, root hog and die

Gotta get to Boston, root hog and die

Sacco and Vanzetti die at sundown tonight

So I’ve got to get to Boston, root hog and die