Dead or Alive Lyrics

The song Dead or Alive is performed by Woody Guthrie in the album named American Folk Legend in the year 2005 .



Well, the new sher'ff wrote me a letter
Yes, the new sher'ff wrote me a letter
Come up and see me dead or alive
Come up and see me dead or alive
Dead or alive it's a hard road; it's a hard road dead or alive

Well, he even sent me my picture
Yes, he even sent me my picture
How do I look, boys, dead or alive?
How do I look, boys, dead or alive?
Dead or alive it's a hard road; it's a hard road dead or alive

Well, he said he would pay expenses
Yes, he said he would pay expenses
Dead or alive, no thank!
New sheriff, I'm a poor boy
Dead or alive it's a hard road; it's a hard road dead or alive

Well, he said he would feed and clothe me
Yes, mhe said he would feed and clothe me
Dead or alive, no thanks!
New sheriff, I'm a poor boy
Dead or alive it's a hard road; it's a hard road dead or alive

Well, I'm sorry I can't come, sheriff
Yes, I'm sorry but I can't come, sheriff
Dead or alive, no thanks!
New sheriff, I'm a poor boy
Dead or alive it's a hard road; it's a hard road dead or alive

I don't like your hard-rock hotel
I don't like your hard-rock hotel
Dead or alive, new sheriff
No thanks, I'm a poor boy
Dead or alive it's a hard road; it's a hard road dead or alive

I gotta go down and see my little sweet thing
Gonna go down and see my little sweet thing
Dead or alive, yes, Lord!
No thanks, new sheriff
Dead or alive it's a hard road; it's a hard road dead or alive



Woody Guthrie - American Folk Legend

Dec 2005

  1. Pastures of Plenty
  2. So Long (It's Been Good to Know Yuh)
  3. Hard, Ain't It Hard
  4. Car Song
  5. Ramblin' Round
  6. Ship in the Sky
  7. Sinking of the Reuben James
  8. Do-Re-Mi
  9. Jesus Christ
  10. When the Curfew Blows (Curfew Blow)
  11. 1913 Massacre
  12. Talking Fishing Blues
  13. Pretty Boy Floyd
  14. Grand Coulee Dam
  15. Hard Travelin'
  16. Wreck of the Old '97
  17. Sally Goodin'
  18. Farmer-Labor Train
  19. I Ain't Got No Home in This World Anymore
  20. Whoopee Ti Yi Yo, Get Along Little Dogies
  21. Jesse James
  22. Going Down the Road Feeling Bad
  23. When That Great Ship Went Down
  24. Billy the Kid
  25. Buffalo Gals
  26. Dead or Alive (Poor Lazarus)
  27. Slipknot (Hangknot, Skipknot)
  28. New York Town
  29. This Land Is Your Land
  30. Buffalo Skinners
  31. Mule Skinner Blues
  32. Jarama Valley
  33. New Found Land
  34. Talking Columbia
  35. Talking Sailor
  36. Cowboy Waltz
  37. Go Tell Aunt Rhody
  38. Chisholm Trail
  39. Ranger's Command
  40. Stackolee
  41. Danville Girl
  42. Better World A-Comin'

Dead or Alive