The Workingman’s Hymn - Joshua Davis

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The Workingman’s Hymn Lyrics

Some people hungry for a green-backed bill
Some folks hunger for the top of the hill
Some people just trying to get a decent meal
But I know that we can can turn it around

Some people sleeping in a fine feather bed
Some folks are dreaming of the old homestead
Some just need a place to lay their head
But I know that we can can turn it around

I know that we can turn it around
If there's one thing that I found
There's a voice in the din singing a working man's hymn
I know that we can turn it around

River bottom up to home on high
End of the line or the endless sky
Jet setting or just getting by
I know that we can turn it around

I know that we can turn it around
If there's one thing that I found
There's a voice in the din singing a working man's hymn
I know that we can turn it around


From the Ninth Ward up to Pettycoat lane
One man's joy has been another man's pain
But the sun keeps shining through the driving rain
And I know that we can turn it around
I know that we can turn it around
If there's one thing that I found
There's a voice in the din singing a working man's hymn
I know that we can turn it around

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Davis's music is steeped in ragtime blues, sweet jazz, real country and cajun, and he blends these traditions with his love for gritty rock n' roll and old soul. The result is what Performing Songwriter Magazine calls, "Some of the liveliest and most rocking roots music around".

Joshua travels across the country playing at concert halls, old theatres, festivals, clubs, dives, classrooms and parks. He's released a number of albums, including his 2005 solo effort, "Fool Rooster", which earned the album of the year slot from "Progressive Torch and Twang", a cult favorite Americana show on WDBM, and his second solo record, Magnolia Belles. He's released four albums with roots-rocking quartet Steppin' In It, one album of jazz standards with Shout Sister Shout, and has appeared on too many albums to count.

Davis has appeared on NPR's nationally syndicated Mountain Stage and Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour as well as Public Television, Backstage Pass. He's played prestigious festivals like Telluride Bluegrass in Colorado and Suwannee Springfest in Florida, not to mention every festival Michigan, his home state, has to offer.

Joshua has recently teamed up with fair trade organization On the Ground for a life-changing journey to the Palestinian West Bank which culminated in a record about his travels. A Miracle of Birds is his most personal expression yet. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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