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Up On the Hill Where They Do the Boogie

John Hartford

Singer/Songwriter

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Up on the Hill Where They Do the Boogie

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[Verse 1]

Down in the city it's a pity what's there

All the kids in the gutter runnin' really bare

How much money do I have to get

To get me set where the jet set gets

[Verse 2]

Like up on the hill where they do do the boogie

Dodododododo the boogie

I wonder what they're doin' when they do do the boogie

And I wonder what I'm doin' here

Dodododododo

[Verse 3]

Down in the city if you ain't dead

You better watch that man, he gonna bust your head

Throw you over and leave you alone

He's a-twenty minutes late, he's gotta be back home

[Verse 4]

Way up on the hill where they do the boogie

Dodododododo the boogie

I wonder what they're doin' when they do do the boogie

And I wonder what I'm doin' here

Dodododododo

[Verse 5]

The rat's in the alley and a roach on the floor

A business man huntin' for a two bit whore

I thought I heard some housewife say

I gotta go up the hill for the PTA

[Verse 6]

Meets up on the hill where they do the boogie

Dodododododo the boogie

I wonder what they're doin' when they do the boogie

And I wonder what I'm doin' here

Dodododododo

[Verse 7]

A-some folks say that a hippie won't steal

But I caught three in my corn field

One had a flag and the other had a bomb

And the third ol' boy was a-gettin' on home

[Verse 8]

Way up on the hill where they do the boogie

Dodododododo the boogie

I wonder what they're doin' when they do the boogie

And I wonder what I'm doin' here

Dodododododo

[Verse 9]

Now all I know about is a-what I read

I see it comin' at me on a TV screen

Every time they boogie well it gives me a thrill

But they always seem to do it way up on the hill

[Verse 10]

Up on the hill where they do the boogie

I wonder what they're doin' when they do the boogie

And I wonder what I'm doin' here

Dodododododo

[Verse 11]

Dodododododo

Written by: John Hartford

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