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Old Coat
381
Singer/Songwriter
Old Coat was released on January 15, 1963 by Warner Records as a part of the album Moving
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AlbumMoving
Release DateJanuary 15, 1963
LabelWarner Records
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM103

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Peter, Paul & Mary
Peter, Paul & Mary
Performer
Mary Travers
Mary Travers
Vocals
Noel Paul Stookey
Noel Paul Stookey
Guitar
Peter Yarrow
Peter Yarrow
Guitar
Milton Okun
Milton Okun
Conductor
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Elena Mezzetti
Elena Mezzetti
Songwriter
Mary Travers
Mary Travers
Songwriter
Noel Paul Stookey
Noel Paul Stookey
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Albert Grossman
Albert Grossman
Producer
Bill Schwartau
Bill Schwartau
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

Take off your old coat, and roll up your sleeves
Life is a hard road to travel, I believe
I look to the east, I look through the west
A youth asking fate to be rewardin'
But fortune is a blind god flying through the clouds
And forgettin' me on this side of Jordan
Take off your old coat, and roll up your sleeves
Life is a hard road to travel, I believe
Silver spoons to some mouths, golden spoons to others
Dare a man to change the given order
Though they smile and tell us, "All of us are brothers"
Never was it true this side of Jordan
Take off your old coat, and roll up your sleeves
Life is a hard road to travel, I believe
Like some ragged owlet with its wings expanded
Nailed to some garden gate or boardin'
Thus will I by some men all my life be branded
Never hurted none this side of Jordan
Take off your old coat, and roll up your sleeves
Life is a hard road to travel, I believe
Written by: Elaina Mezzetti, Mary Travers, Paul Stookey
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