If You Don't Look Around - The Kingston Trio

They told me doncha go down to that city.

Don’t you go down to that city, I say.

For there’s trouble there for sure and it’s no concern of yours and it’s all I have to hear them people say.

If you don’t look around, you won’t see my a-goin', see me a-goin'that way.

If you don’t look around, you’ll have no way of knowin'.

I don’t think you even

know what I say.

And I saw children just walkin''long and singin’when a voice from behind me rang through.

Then I saw an ugly man with a mad dog in his hand.

He said, «Stand right there.

I’ll turn him loose on you.»

So don’t tell me there ain’t no time for singin''cause I don’t need no empty

words from you.

If they’re sayin’who ain’t free then they’re sayin’it right to me.

So, go back home.

I’ll wake you when we’re through.