Dead Or Alive Lyrics - Arlo Guthrie

words and music by Woody Guthrie 

Well, the new sheriff wrote me a letter 

Yes, the new sheriff wrote me a letter 

Come up and see me, dead or alive 

Come up and see me, dead or alive 

CHORUS 1: 

Dead or alive, if s a hard road 

It's a hard road, dead or alive 

Well, he even sent me my picture 

Yes, he even sent me my picture 

How do I look, boys, dead or alive? 

How do I look, boys, dead or alive? (Chorus I) 

Well, he said he would pay expenses 

Yes, he said he would pay expenses 

Dead or alive, no thanks! 

New sheriff, I'm a poor boy 

CHORUS 2: 

If s a hard road, dead or alive 

Dead or alive, if s a hard road 

Well, he said he would feed and do the me 

Yes, he said he would feed and do the me 

Dead or alive, no thanks! 

New sheriff, I'm a poor boy (Chorus 2) 

Well, I'm sorry but I can't come, sheriff 

Yes, I'm sorry but I can't come, sheriff 

Dead or alive, no thanks! 

New sheriff, I'm a poor boy (Chorus 2) 

I don't like your hard rock hotel 

I don't like your hard rock hotel 

Dead or alive, new sheriff 

No thanks, I'm a poor boy (Chorus 2) 

I gotta go down and see my little sweet thing f 

Gonna go down and see my little sweet thing 

Dead or alive, yes, Lord! 

No thanks, new sheriff (Chorus 2)