Why, Oh Why?

Song Why, Oh Why?
Artist Woody Guthrie
Album This Land is Your Land: The Asch Recordings, Vol. 1

Lyrics

[00:19.23] Why can't a dish break a hammer?
[00:22.26] Why, oh why, oh why?!
[00:25.45] 'Cause a hammer's a hard head
[00:28.42] Goodbye goodbye goodbye
[00:31.92] Why, oh why, oh why oh, why?
[00:35.07] Why, oh why, oh why?
[00:38.30] Because because because because
[00:41.32] Goodbye goodbye goodbye
[00:44.72] Why can't a bird eat an elephant?
[00:47.93] Why, oh why, oh why?
[00:51.10] 'Cause an elephant's got a pretty hard skin
[00:54.12] Goodby goodbye goodbye
[00:57.46] Why can't a mouse eat a streetcar?
[01:00.69] Why, oh why, oh why?
[01:03.88] 'Cause a mouse's stomach could never get big enough to hold a streetcar
[01:07.62] Goodbye goodbye goodbye
[01:11.87] Why does a horn make music?
[01:14.98] Why, oh why, oh why?
[01:18.10] Because the horn-blower blows it
[01:21.10] Goodbye goodbye goodbye
[01:24.61] Why does a cow drink water?
[01:27.74] Tell me why n why?
[01:30.93] Because the cow gets thirsty just like you or me or anybody else
[01:35.00] Goodye goodbye goodbye
[01:38.72] Why, oh why, oh why oh, why?
[01:41.85] Why, oh why, oh why?
[01:45.06] Because because because because
[01:48.00] Goodbye goodbye goodbye
[01:51.64] Why don't you answer my questions?
[01:54.51] Why, oh why, oh why?
[01:57.91] 'Cause I don't know the answers
[02:00.86] Goodby goodbye goodbye
[02:04.37] What make the landlord take money?
[02:07.33] Why, oh why, oh why?
[02:10.46] I don't know that one myself
[02:13.48] Goodbye goodbye goodbye
[02:16.78] Why's there no pennies for ice cream?
[02:20.00] Why, oh why, oh why?
[02:23.05] You put all the pennies in the telephone
[02:26.00] Goodbye goodbye goodbye
[02:30.35] Why can't a rabbit chase an eagle?
[02:33.36] Tell me why oh why?
[02:36.50] 'Cause the last rabbit that took out and chased after an eagle didn't come
[02:39.10] out so good and that's why rabbits don't chase after eagles that's all I know about rabbits and eagles?
[02:43.76] Because because because
[02:47.42] Why ain't my grandpa my grandma?
[02:50.56] Why, oh why, oh why?
[02:53.40] Same reason your dad's not your mommy
[02:56.47] Goodbye goodbye goodbye
[02:59.99] Why couldn't the wind blow backwards?
[03:03.13] Why, oh why, oh why?
[03:06.33] 'Cause it might backfire and hurt somebody and if it hurt somebody it'd keep on hurting them
[03:11.43] Goodbye goodbye goodbye goodbye
[03:14.96] Why, oh why, oh why?
[03:16.60] Why, oh why, oh why?
[03:20.92] Because Because Because Because Goodbye Goodbye Goodbye