Intro: (2x) verse 1 He's the man with the banjo And the twelve string guitar And he's singin' us a song To tell us who we are When you look in his eyes You know that somebody's in there verse 2 Yeah he knows where we're going And where we been And how the fog is gettin' thicker Where the future should begin When you look at his life You know that he's really been there Still what is that name that they're callin' that man What is that name that they're callin' that man You know... He's always the old folkie They say he's always bleedin' But whenever somebody's needin' him He's the one who cares He's always the old folkie Whenever somethin's burnin' Or a lesson needs some learnin' Or a tide that needs some turnin' To some better world somewhere Yeah the old folkie's there... Instrumental verse 3 Yeah for forty years now he's been pushin' on Carryin' the dream 'cause Woody's long gone He's the last voice singing that bound for glory song And if you've never seen him you might take a look He's the man that put the meanin' in the music book Yeah the world may be tired but Pete's still goin' strong Still what is that name that they're callin' that man What is that name that they're callin' that man You know... He's always the old folkie They say he's always bleedin' But whenever somebody's needin' him He's the one who cares He's always the old folkie Whenever somethin's burnin' Or a lesson needs some learnin' Or a tide that needs some turnin' To some better world somewhere Yeah the old folkie's there... Instrumental (4x's) Still what is that name that they're callin' that man Still what is that name that they're callin' that man You know... He's always the old folkie Singin' for some hopeless cause Shoutin' down the mountain top The wind is his only applause He's always the old folkie We don't know what we're missin' 'Cause nobody ever listens 'Cept the lovers as they're kissin' Aw he's singin' for them somewhere Yeah the old folkie's there The old folkie's there... Outro