Gotta Get To Peekskill
Words by Woody Guthrie, Music by Dropkick Murphys
Contact Publisher - Woody Guthrie Publications, Inc.

Big boat, little boat, whistle and pound
Little wheel, big wheel, roll on the ground
I’ll have to ride like the bald eagle flies
I gotta get to Peekskill, break a leg or die

Break a leg or die, boys
Break a leg or die
Take a sled and slide, gals
Take a wing and fly
Walk in that gate when the daylight breaks
I gotta get to Peekskill, break a leg or die

Eight days ago those ‘Klookluxers’ (sic) come
Beatin’ folks around and drink a sip of blood
When Paul sings tomorrow
Those Goon Thugs will try
I gotta get to Peekskill, break a leg or die

Break a leg or die, boys
Break a leg or die
Take a sled and slide, gals
Take a wing and fly
Walk in that gate when the daylight breaks
I gotta get to Peekskill, break a leg or die

I’ll follow the new trail of blood on the ground
In through the gate, and mill with the crowd
I just got a feelin’ that blood’s gonna fly
I gotta get to Peekskill, break a leg or die

Break a leg or die, boys
Break a leg or die
Take a sled and slide, gals
Take a wing and fly
Walk in that gate when the daylight breaks
I’ve gotta get to Peekskill, break a leg or die

Break a leg or die, boys
Break a leg or die
Take a sled and slide, gals
Take a wing and fly
Walk in that gate when the daylight breaks
I’ve gotta get to Peekskill, break a leg or die


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