Ramblin’ Jack Elliott
Ramblin’ Jack Elliott
Ramblin’ Jack Elliott
Ramblin’ Jack Elliott
Ramblin’ Jack Elliott
Ramblin’ Jack Elliott
Ramblin’ Jack Elliott
Ramblin’ Jack Elliott
Ramblin’ Jack Elliott
Ramblin’ Jack Elliott
Ramblin’ Jack Elliott
A song written by Woody Guthrie for his son Arlo Guthrie. Since Woody died when Arlo was twenty and since Woody was in the hospital for most of Arlo’s life, he got to know Woody through Ramblin' Jack Elliot, learning his father’s songs and hearing stories about him.
[Spoken Intro]
Arlo, can ya hear me?! I'm out in Californie! I'm sittin' here in a re-cording studio with a lotta odd buzzards, funny people! We're gonna sing you a little song. See, I been hearin' about ya and I seen your picture on your latest album cover, and I just wanna say, I think you been burnin' the candle on both ends, kid, and it's about time you got a little sleep. You're only nineteen and you're startin' to look forty-eight! So we just wanna give you these little words of advice:
Goodnight, little Arlo, goodnight
Goodnight, little Arlo, goodnight
Sleep, sleep, sleepy, sleep tight, sleep tight
Goodnight, little Arlo, goodnight
You've played, little Arlo, all day
Your eyes are both sleepy, I see
Your sun's ridin' high and your moon's ridin' too
Goodnight, little Arlo, goodnight
Goodnight, little Arlo, goodnight
Goodnight, little Arlo, goodnight
Sleep, sleep, sleepy, sleep tight, sleep tight
Goodnight, little Arlo, goodnight
In Totsy we cruise the Belt Parkway
Drive all up and down the road
Past Brighton and Coney and old Sheepshead Bay
Find a puddle and drive on home
Goodnight, little Arlo, goodnight
Goodnight, little Arlo, goodnight
Sleep, sleep, sleepy, sleep tight, sleep tight
Goodnight, little Arlo, goodnight (Head down, puffy!)
Back home you were tucked into bed
It was then that I played serenade
And now as I listen to words that you said
I dig 'em and the chords that you play
Goodnight, little Arlo, goodnight
Goodnight, little Arlo, goodnight (Head down, Joady!)
Sleep, sleep, sleepy, sleep tight, sleep tight (Head down, Arlo!)
Goodnight, little Arlo, goodnight
Goodnight Little Arlo was written by Woody Guthrie.
Goodnight Little Arlo was produced by Bruce Langhorne.