Song title: Vigilante man
( Woodie Guthrie) by Woodie Guthrie
Vigilante man
Rainy night down in the engine house
Sleepin’ just as still as a mouse
A man came along and chase us out in the rain
Well was that a vigilante man?
Stormy days, we pass the time away
Sleeping in some good warm place
A cop come along we give him a little race
Say was that a vigilante man?
Well tell me why does a vigilante man
Tell me why does a vigilante man
Carry that sawed off shotgun in his hands
To shoot his brothers and sisters down that no good vigilante man
Well I ramble around from town to town
Yeah I ramble around from town to town
Yeah and they run us around like a wild herd of cattle lord
is that your vigilante man?
Well tell me why does a vigilante man
Tell me why does a vigilante man
Carry that club in his hands
Would he beat an innocent man down that no good vigilante man Notes:
Recorded for the Woodie Guthrie tribute.
Published on the following official releases:
- FOLKWAYS : A VISION SHARED (Album VVAA,1988)
Very few performances of this songs are known (to me, at least!):
- 19/05/1988 Madison Square Garden, New York,NY ,USA during the Tunnel of Love Tour
- 22/05/1988 Madison Square Garden, New York,NY ,USA during the Tunnel of Love Tour
- 23/05/1988 Madison Square Garden, New York,NY ,USA during the Tunnel of Love Tour
- 21/06/1988 Villa Park, Birmingham ,GB during the Tunnel of Love Tour
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First known live performance: 19/05/1988 Madison Square Garden, New York,NY ,USA
Last known live performance: 21/06/1988 Villa Park, Birmingham ,GB
Song 'history':
Recorded during the TUNNEL OF LOVE studio sessions, but then not used for the album.
Just 4 shots during the Tunnel of Love tour
Data from the www.brucespringsteen.it database