Tom Paxton - Fare Thee Well, Cisco Lyrics






While walkin’ through the railroad yard
On a cold and a rainy night
I saw a string of old boxcars
As it pulled out of sight
I heard the whistle blowin’
Just as sad as anything
And it made me think of Cisco
And the songs he used to sing
Fare thee well, Cisco, fare thee well
Here for just a while
Gone a many a mile
Fare thee well, Cisco, fare thee well
He walked down every highway
In this great and mighty land
He sang the songs of what he saw
He sang for every man
He had no truck with nonsense
He sang 'em straight and plain
He got his greatest music
From the whistle of a train
Fare thee well, Cisco, fare thee well
Here for just a while
Gone a many a mile
Fare thee well, Cisco, fare thee well
Well, I dreamed that me and Cisco
We were standin’ in some town
The good clean air was in our lungs
And the sun was a-shining down
He said, “This land has lots of room
It stretches far and wide
There's a lonesome freight at six-o-eight
Let's grab that train and ride”
Fare thee well, Cisco, fare thee well
Here for just a while
Gone a many a mile
Fare thee well, Cisco, fare thee well
Well, he rambled 'round with Woody
Just to see what he could see
And when the fascist tide was high
He rambled out to sea
And everywhere he rambled
He made friends of many men
And Cisco's friends can tell us
We won't see his kind again
Fare thee well, Cisco, fare thee well
Here for just a while
Gone a many a mile
Fare thee well, Cisco, fare thee well
Fare thee well, Cisco, fare thee wel





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  1. A.... R....

    Gil left us way too soon. I became a fan in 1960, and have been one ever since.

  2. B.... S....

    3 of the greatest Tom, Woodie, and Cisco thank you so very much for uploading.

  3. R.... ....

    "Fare Thee Well, Cisco"

    While walkin’ through the railroad yard
    On a cold and a rainy night
    I saw a string of old boxcars
    As it pulled out of sight
    I heard the whistle blowin’
    Just as sad as anything
    And it made me think of Cisco
    And the songs he used to sing
    Fare thee well, Cisco, fare thee well
    Here for just a while
    Gone a many a mile
    Fare thee well, Cisco, fare thee well
    He walked down every highway
    In this great and mighty land
    He sang the songs of what he saw
    He sang for every man
    He had no truck with nonsense
    He sang 'em straight and plain
    He got his greatest music
    From the whistle of a train
    Fare thee well, Cisco, fare thee well
    Here for just a while
    Gone a many a mile
    Fare thee well, Cisco, fare thee well
    Well, I dreamed that me and Cisco
    We were standin’ in some town
    The good clean air was in our lungs
    And the sun was a-shining down
    He said, “This land has lots of room
    It stretches far and wide
    There's a lonesome freight at six-o-eight
    Let's grab that train and ride”
    Fare thee well, Cisco, fare thee well
    Here for just a while
    Gone a many a mile
    Fare thee well, Cisco, fare thee well
    Well, he rambled 'round with Woody
    Just to see what he could see
    And when the fascist tide was high
    He rambled out to sea
    And everywhere he rambled
    He made friends of many men
    And Cisco's friends can tell us
    We won't see his kind again
    Fare thee well, Cisco, fare thee well
    Here for just a while
    Gone a many a mile
    Fare thee well, Cisco, fare thee well
    Fare thee well, Cisco, fare thee well

  4. J.... E....

    Thank you for posting this. And thank you, Tom Paxton, for singing a song for one of our most forgotten artists.

  5. I.... B....

    Preciosa ! <3

  6. o.... ....

    Two great singers.

  7. C.... K....

    Love this song by Tom. Along with Woody Guthrie I think Tom Paxton and Woody are two of the best chroniclers of folk music there is around. Don't know of any other songs about Cisco and I think he was legendary too. What a voice he had. Thanks for this post.

  8. K.... J....

    Thank You Uploading

  9. z.... ....

    ...and Sonny and Leadbelly too :)

    z.... ....

    Sonny on this song..thats his harp ?

  10. F.... G....

    This is how I learned about Cisco. Thanks Tom and thanks for uploading. I haven't thought about old Cisco for decades.