- Cats In The Cradle
A child arrived just the other day,
He came to the world in the usual way.
But there were planes to catch and bills to pay,
He learned to walk while I was away,
And he was talking 'fore I knew it.
And as he grew he'd say, "I'm gonna be like you dad,
You know I'm gonna be like you."
- Sixteen Tons
В СССР песня «16 тонн» была также достаточно популярна в исполнении негритянского (не политкорректно, зато по-человечески и правильно) ансамбля «The Platters», но когда народу лень переводить текст песни, он сам горазд на многое! Неисчислимое число пародий, как правило, упомянули вес бомбы в «шестнадцать тонн», которую несут некоторые пилоты, чтобы сбросить в той или иной стране. Были версии с американцами, собирающимися бомбить СССР, русскими, собирающимися бомбить Америку, и также русскими, собирающимися
- The Battle Of New Orleans
In 1814 we took a little trip
Along with Colonel Jackson down the mighty Mississip.
We took a little bacon and we took a little beans
And we caught the bloody British in the town of New Orleans.
[Chorus:]
We fired our guns and the British kept a'comin.
There wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago.
- The Legend Of John Henry's Hammer
Johnny Henry's pappy woke him up one midnight
He said "Before the sheriff comes I wanna tell you," Said "Listen boy
Learn to hoist a jack and learn to lay a track learn to pick and shovel too
And take that hammer, It'll do anything you tell it to."
John Henry's mammy had about a dozen babies
John Henry's pappy broke jail about a dozen times
The babies all got sick and when the doctor wanted money