Tom Rush Joshua Gone Barbados G C Cane standing in the field getting old and red G C G Lots of misery in Georgetown three men lying dead G Joshua head of the government C Said stike for better pay G Cane cutters are striking C G Joshua gone away G C Joshua gone Barbados staying in a big hotel G C G People on St Vincent got a many sad tale to tell G Sugar mill owner told the strikers C I dont need you to cut my cane G Bring in another another bunch of fellas C G You strike me all in vain G Get a bunch of tough fellas C Bring them from the Zion hills G Bring them on a bus to Georgetown C G You know somebody will get killed G Sonny Child the the overseer C Swear he's an ignorant man G Walking thru the cane fields C G Pistol in his hand G C Joshua gone Barbados just like he don't know G C G People on the island got no place to go G Police giving protection C New fellas cutting cane G C G Strikers can't do nothin strike is all in vain G C And Sonny Child he cursed the strikers waved his pistol round G They're beating Sonny with the cutters C G Beat him to the ground G There's a lot of misery in Georgetown C You can hear the woman bawl G Joshua gone Barbados C G He don't care at all G C Cane standing in the fields getting old and red G C G Sonny Child is in the hospital pistol on his bed G C I wish I could go to England Trinidad or Curaco G C G People on the island got no place to go G C Joshua gone Barbados staying in a big hotel G C G People on St Vincents got many sad tales to tell From Tom Rush Take A Little Walk WIth Me 1966 Elektra Records