Woodstock-Country

I did not see, I do not know,
But Woodstock lives inside my soul
I was too young, I could not see
First-hand the peace and unity
Yet I live the moments every day
The songs they sang, the words they’d say

Jimmi’s patriotic throng
His own take on our country’s song
The Star-Spangled Banner was never as grand
As when his guitar cried over the land
It sang it’s rendition as proud as could be
Even Lady Liberty fell to her knees

Janice Joplin on Day two
Sang her heart out on Kozmic Blues
Then she graveled out Summertime
It took a little piece of her heart and mine
Her Ball and Chain couldn’t keep her down
She showed herself as the best around

Crosby, Still with Nash and Young
We’re scared shitless before they’d begun
But yes, they turned out none the less
And gave us Marrakech express

Jefferson Airplane hours delayed
Took the stage, they sang and played
White Rabbit and the likes thereof
Don’t You Want Somebody To Love

The Weight of the program was The Band
And CCR as proud as Mary can
Santana played at Yasgur’s Farm
His Evil Ways turned on the charm
Michael Shrieve’s drum solo, bad ass
Put the group in a different class
Combined with Santana, unmatched on guitar
Set them on a course to go far

The Who let them know who they are
With a crazy scene that was so bizarre
Fuck off, fuck off my stage Pete said
When Abbie Hoffman lost his head
And tried to crash their Woodstock set
But backed off when he heard Pete’s threat

Joan Baez, Canned Heat and still,
Ten Years After gave the crowd a thrill
Richie Havens in an orange robe
Performed for two hours
Folks around the globe
Murmured the praises of performers like he
And some that had not yet come to be

Richie remained a permanent part
Of Woodstock from the end to start
In 2013 on his final good night
His ashes were scattered o’er the festival site

Country Joe McDonald played
Twice on Woodstock‘s famous stage
Once in a solo that still resonates
With the audience and with performing greats
Gimme an F gimme a U gimme a C gimme a K
Country Joe became the hit of the day
Four hundred thousand sang along
With country Joe turning out the song
His own war anthem, he had in his bag
“I Feel Like I’m Fixin’ To Die Rag,”

Funky Sly And The Family Stone
Took a rainy stage, all alone
Just Everyday People to Take You Higher
The crowd danced to the music truly inspired
The downpour couldn’t dampen the mood
As a rain-soaked crowd became renewed

Joe Cocker jumped on the Beatles trend
And got by with a little help from his friends
Accompanied by his group, The Grease Band
Who got airlifted into the land
Where Woodstock history would be made
Let’s Go Get Stoned, they proudly played

I wasn’t there, I do not know
But Woodstock lives inside my soul
I think it knows how much I care
And if I could wish, I’d wish me there

Classic Rock