Lyrics: Robert Hunter
Music: Bill Payne
Listed on ASCAP as a song with lyrics by Robert Hunter and music by Bill Payne. Thanks to John Prehn for pointing me to the recording of Bill Payne playing it on 16 May 2014. Some of the lyrics are hard to make out - here's a first shot - any help gratefully received.
I woke up [to feeling]
Grabbed my shoes and socks
Went out to meet the morning
Went out to take a walk
Sun came up like [glory]
Shining through the trees
Nothing [of the story]
And another time [to leave]
I saw speakers on the sidewalk
Without a sleep at night
Saw some little children
Flooding round the [rag?]
Saw a man on crutches
Another on his knees
Praying to the Lord above
Won't someone help me please
Walking in the world
I'm walking in the world
Walking, walking, hoping
Walking in the world
Walked to San Francisco
Back down to L.A.
I stopped by your town
As I ran on my way
Walked to New York City
With a stop in Abilene
Headed up to Nashville
And down to New Orleans
Maybe you believe me
That I can walk that far
What do you think I'm lying
Depends on earth you are
Walking in to [?]
Get some [?]
[?]
Back in heaven for my [?]
Walking in the world
I'm walking in the world
Walking, walking, hoping
Walking in the world
I got sent some money
Not too much it's true
But in the course of things
What good could it do
Could write a song about it
This might be the one
Set it to some music
Though it [?] it's been done
Put in on a record
Up the charts to climb
Would it make a difference
We may see in time
Hear it on the radio
Everywhere I go
But I just see those people
And some I even know
Walking in the world
I'm walking in the world
Walking, walking, hoping and
Walking in the world
I can't speak forever
Change a thing or two
It don't get to [?]
For another point of view
Someone got the money
But you still got to pay ? Oh it took the [?]
And gave them all away
We are America
Attempting to be free
We are America
As you can plainly see
Land of liberty
Land of hope and dreams
And of opportunity
Whatever that may be
Walking in the world
I'm walking in the world
Walking, walking, hoping
Walking in the world
Land of highest [?]
Walking out the chain
[?]
[?] in the rain
With the [?]
[?] painted trail
We are America
And may we never fail
You can see New Jersey
[?] oof that porch
Statue of Liberty
Carrying the torch
And I can't see the lantern
Federation reigns
Come down like a tiger
[?] through the rain
Walking in the world
I'm walking in the world
Walking, walking, hoping
Walking in the world
Everything is faded
Exactly what we are
Mississippi river
To the [?] by far
From the constitution
To immigration hall
From the revolution
To the [?]
I woke up this morning
Grabbed my shoes and socks
Went out to meet the morning
Went out to take a walk
Save up my glory
Sun in through the [blue?]
But that's another story
Another point of view
Walking in the world
I'm walking in the world
Walking, walking, hoping
Walking in the world
Walking in the world
I'm walking in the world
Walking, walking, hoping
Walking in the world
Walking
I've been walking
Walking, walking, walking
I've been walking