It was christmastime in washington
  the democrats rehearsed
  gettin' into gear for four more years
  of things not gettin' worse
  
  the republicans drank whiskey neat
  and they thanked their lucky stars
  they said "he can not seek another term
  they'll be no more f.d.r.s"
  
  i sat home in tennessee
  just starin' at the screen
  an uneasy feelin' in my chest
  just wonderin' what it means
  
  so come back woody guthrie
  come back to us now
  tear your eyes from paradise
  and rise again somehow
  if you run into jesus
  maybe he can help us out
  come back woody guthrie
  to us now
  
  i followed in your footsteps once
  back in my travelin' days
  somewhere i failed to find your trail
  now i'm stumblin' through the haze
  
  there's killers on the highway now
  and a man can't get around
  so i just sold my soul for wheels that roll
  now i'm stuck here in this town
  
  so come back woody guthrie
  come back to us now
  tear your eyes from paradise
  and rise again somehow
  if you run into jesus
  maybe he can help us out
  come back woody guthrie
  to us now
  
  see there's foxes in the henhouse
  and there's cows out in the corn
  the unions have been busted
  and their proud red banners torn
  
  but if you listen to the radio
  they'll tell you all is well
  but you and me and cisco know
  it's goin' straight to hell
  
  so come back emma goldman
  rise up old joe hill
  the barricades are goin' up
  they cannot break our will
  come back to us malcolm x
  and martin luther king
  we're marchin' into selma
  while the bells of freedom ring
  
  and come back woody guthrie
  come back to us now
  tear your eyes from paradise
  and rise again somehow