Vigilante Man lyrics

Song information

Artist: Ry Cooder
Album: Into The Purple Valley

Lyrics

(Woody guthrie)
(E) - (a) - (b7) capo on 1

(E) have you seen that (a) vigilante (e) man ?
(A) have you (e) seen that (a) vigilante (e) man ?
(A) have you (e) seen that (a) vigilante (e) man ?
I've been hearin' his (b7) name all over the (e) land

Rainy nights down in the engine house
Sleepin' just as still as a mouse
A man came along and he chased us out in the rain
Was that a vigilante man ?

Well, I rambled around from town to town
Now, I rambled around from town to town
And they herded us around like a wild herd of cattle
Was that the vigilante man ?

Well, why does a vigilante man ?
Tell me why does a vigilante man ?
Carry that sawed-off shot-gun in his hand ?
Would he shoot his brother and sister down ?

Have you seen that vigilante man ?
Have you seen that vigilante man ?
Have you seen that vigilante man ?
I've been hearin' his name all over the land