Lend A Hand

Intro: Verse: Blackbird sitting on an open gate Cattle out walking the plains West wind blowing in waist-high wheat Sideways in the rain Bloodhound spent, can't get no trail Ain't no sign of man Wanna get ourselves on the straight and the narrow Gonna need a better plan Roll your sleeves up Hold back the dam Fill these bags with sand Every young boy, woman And every man Has got to lend a hand Verse: It ain't no old wives tale, it ain't no fable Payback is coming around The hourglass is sitting there on the table Filled on both sides now The work is potluck, grab a hatchet Wear any glove that fits You can't take a punch, well you might as well quit Won't matter how hard you hit Roll your sleeves up Shovel the land Rise up and learn how to stand Now, you're a toothless woman Or a one armed man You too got to lend a hand Solo: Bridge: We're losing daylight, you got to be swift You ain't got brains that you can lift Be an optimist and see the glass half full You don't got to like what you've got in it Verse: When your father gets home he's gonna turn on the lights We're up to our throats in knifes His eyes will flash and his teeth will grind He'll say, "You're on your own, look alive!" Suppose I quit you, my wayward tribe Whatever would you do? Now take me to Hades, or take me to Memphis Just don't take me for one of you Roll your sleeves up The fat lady sang Grab your buckets and cans Come over the border Your papers in order You too got to lend a hand Roll your sleeves up Hold back the dam Fill these bags with sand Every young boy, woman And every tired old man You too got to lend a hand