Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Joan Baez
Canonical path: /baez-joan/rainbow-road
Related lyric paths: 6
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Rainbow Road
Read Rainbow Road lyrics by Joan Baez on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Rainbow Road
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I Was Born a Poor Poor Man
All My Life I Had Hard Workin' Hands
But I Sang a Song As I Carried My Load
Cuz I Had a Dream About Rainbow, Rainbow Road
Then One Day My Chance Came Along
A Man Heard Me Singin' and Playing These Old Songs
He Bought Me Fine Clothes, Paid the Money I Owed
Started Me On My Way Down Rainbow, Rainbow Road
Then One Night a Man Wiht a Knife
Pushed Me Till I Had to Take His Life
Fast As Fallin' All My Friends Were Gone
That Old Judge Traded Me a Sentence For a Song
Just Livin' With That Ball 'n Chain
Had to Wear a Number 'for They'd Ever Call My Name
Like a Dream I'm Growing Old
But We Still Sing About Rainbow, Rainbow Read
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Joan Baez performs "Rainbow Road", and this lyric page sits inside the Joan Baez catalog on LyroVerse.
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Yes. The related section below points to East Virginia and Esquinazo Del Guerrillero with a short reason for opening each page next.
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