Lyrics

[Verse 1] Well, the first days are the hardest days Don't you worry anymore 'Cause when life looks like Easy Street There is danger at your door Now think this through with me Let me know your mind Whoa-ho, what I want to know Is are you kind? It's a buck dancer's choice my friend Better take my advice You know all the rules by now And the fire from the ice Now will you come with me? Won't you come with me? Whoa-ho, what I want to know Will you come with me? [Bridge] Sister, well, I declare Have you seen the like? Their walls are built of cannon balls Their motto is "Don't tread on me" [Chorus] Come hear Uncle John's Band Playing to the tide Come with me or go alone He's come to take his children home [Verse 2] It's the same story the crow told me It's the only one he knows Like the morning sun you come And like the wind you go Ain't no time to hate Barely time to wait Whoa-ho, what I want to know Where does the time go? I live in a silver mine And I call it "Beggar's Tomb" I got me a violin And I beg you call the tune Anybody's choice I can hear your voice Whoa-ho, what I want to know How does the song go? [Chorus] Come hear Uncle John's Band By the riverside Got some things to talk about Here beside the rising tide Come hear Uncle John's Band Playing to the tide Come on along or go alone He's come to take his children home [Bridge] Whoa-ho, what I want to know How does the song go? [Chorus] Come hear Uncle John's Band By the riverside Got some things to talk about Here beside the rising tide Come hear Uncle John's Band Playing to the tide Come on along or go alone He's come to take his children home [Outro] Come hear Uncle John's Band By the riverside (Brother, ain't no time to hate) Got some things to talk about Here beside the rising tide (Sister, ain't no time to wait) Come hear Uncle John's Band Playing to the tide Come on along or go alone He's come to take his children home Oh-ho-ho, oh-ho-ho, oh-ho-ho