Intro:   (x7) Verse: 1   Men walkin’ ’long the railroad tracks Goin’ someplace there’s no goin’ back Highway patrol choppers comin’ up over the ridge Hot soup on a campfire under the bridge Shelter line stretchin’ ’round the corner Welcome to the new world order Families sleepin’ in their cars in the Southwest No home no job no peace no rest The highway is alive tonight Where it’s headed everybody knows Sittin’ down here in the campfire light Awaitin’ on the ghost of Tom Joad Verse: 2 Lots of people out here east they say Leavin’ home most ev’ry day Beatin’ the hot old dusty way To the California line ’Cross the desert sands they roll getting out of that old dust bowl And they think they’re going to a sugar bowl Here’s what they find The police at the port of entry say "You’re number fourteen thousand for today." Oh if you ain’t got the do-re-mi boys If you ain’t got the do-re-mi Well you’d better go back to beautiful Texas Oklahoma Kansas Georgia Tennessee Verse: 3 California is a garden of Eden It’s a paradise to live in or see But believe it or not You won’t find it so hot If you ain’t got the do-re-mi   Verse: 4 Now Tom said "Mom wherever there’s a cop beatin’ a guy Wherever a hungry newborn baby cries Where there’s a fight against the blood and hatred in the air Look for me Tom I’ll be there Wherever there’s somebody fightin’ for a place to stand Or decent job or a helpin’ hand Wherever somebody’s strugglin’ to be free Look for me Ma you’ll see me." The highway is alive tonight Where it’s headed everybody knows Sittin’ down here in the campfire light Waitin’ on the ghost of old Tom Joad The highway is alive tonight Where it’s headed everybody knows Sittin’ down here in the campfire light Waitin’ on the ghost of old Tom Joad