Why, Oh Why? - Woody Guthrie

Why can’t a dish break a hammer?

Why oh why oh why?

'Cause a hammer’s a hard head

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Why, oh why, oh why oh, why?

Why, oh why, oh why?

Because because because because

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Why can’t a bird eat an elephant?

Why, oh why, oh why?

'Cause an elephant’s got a pretty hard skin

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Why can’t a mouse eat a streetcar?

Why, oh why, oh why?

'Cause a mouse’s stomach could never get big enough to hold a streetcar

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Why does a horn make music?

Why, oh why, oh why?

Because the horn-blower blows it

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Why does a cow drink water?

Tell me why 'n' why?

Because the cow gets thirsty just like you or me or anybody else

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Why don’t you answer my questions?

Why, oh why, oh why?

'Cause I don’t know the answers

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What make the landlord take money?

Why, oh why, oh why?

I don’t know that one myself

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Why’s there no pennies for ice cream

Why, oh why, oh why?

You put all the pennies in the telephone

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Why can’t a rabbit chase an eagle?

Tell me why, oh why?

'Cause the last rabbit that took out and chased after an eagle didn’t come

Out so good and that’s why rabbits don’t chase after eagles that’s all I

Know about rabbits and eagles?

Because because because

Why ain’t my grandpa my grandma?

Why, oh why, oh why?

Same reason your dad’s not your mommy

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Why couldn’t the wind blow backwards?

Why, oh why, oh why?

'Cause it might backfire and hurt somebody and if it

Hurt somebody it’d keep on hurting them

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