Pastures of plenty

Track

2:38

Pastures of plenty

1962

Ennio Morricone Arranger; Ennio Morricone Conductor; Peter Tevis Vocals; Woody Guthrie Composer; Woody Guthrie Lyrics;

All versions

using theme Pastures of Plenty

using theme Titoli Arrangements

Lyrics

It's a mighty hard row my poor hands have hoed My poor feet have traveled this hot dusty road Out of your dustbowl and westward we rolled Your deserts were hot and your mountains were cold

I've worked in your orchards of peaches and prunes Slept on the ground by the light of the moon On the edge of your cities you'll see us and then We come with the dust and we're gone with the wind

California, Arizona, I've worked on your crops Then northward up to Oregon to gather your hops Dig the beets from your ground, take the grapes from your vine To set on your table that light, sparkling wine

Green pastures of plenty from dry desert ground From the Grand Coulee Dam where the waters run down Every state in this Union the migrants have been We'll work in your fight and we'll fight till we win

It's always we ramble, that river and I All along your green valleys I'll work 'til I die Travel this road until death sets me free For your pastures of plenty must always be free.

By Woody Guthrie, ©TRO/Ludlow Music. The tune is an adaptation of the traditional Appalachian song

Commercial Albums
	Peter Tevis - Pastures of plenty (Vinyl-7" RCA PM45-3115 - Italy - 1962) +re-released
	The Ennio Morricone Chronicles (10CD BMG BVCM-37063 (74321-73717-2) - Japan - 2000)
	Morricone Pops (CD Cherry Red Él ACMEM244CD - United Kingdom - 2013)
	La voglia matta (Virtual Album Stardust Records - United States - 2013)
	The Ennio Morricone Pop Collection, Vol. 1 (Virtual Album Lumi Entertainment 718356777 - Italy - 2013)
	Peter Tevis - Un pugno di... West (CD-R Kunaki - Canada - 2020)
Albums with Other Performances
	Per un pugno di dollari - A Fistful of Dollars (Virtual Album Recording Arts 076119006752 - Italy - 2014)
	The Dollars Trilogy (4CD Recording Arts Retro Gold DEJ4 001 - Italy - 2015)
Other Albums
	Rare spaghetti Volume 4 (CD-R Bootleg)

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by Bob Hendrikx on 06/04/2021:
Notes on Peter Tevis: PASTURES OF PLENTY (1962)

2:37 – Pastures of Plenty Authors: Guthrie/Traditional Composer: Traditional Composer, Lyricist: Woody Guthrie (1912-1967) Composer of the musical bridge (1:36 to 1:48): Peter Tevis (1937-2006) Orchestrator, Conductor: Ennio Morricone (1928-2020) Choir: Coro di Franco Potenza (1922-2011) Vocals: Peter Tevis Originally released on vinyl single: Pastures of plenty / Notte infinita – RCA Italiana/Victor PM45-3115 – Italy – 1962 link Front: jpg A-side label: "Guthrie – E. Morricone e la sua Orch. – Coro di F. Potenza" jpg "Numero di catalogo PM45-3115 – Anno 1962" link About the B-side song (Notte infinita): link Released on 10-CD: The Ennio Morricone Chronicles – BMG BVCM-37063-72 – Japan – 2000 (CD 3, track 22) link / link The melody of "Pastures of Plenty" is based on a traditional folk song called "Pretty Polly". link Play "Pretty Polly", here sung by The Byrds (1968): mp3 The lyrics to "Pastures of Plenty" were written by Woody Guthrie in 1941. link Play the original Woody Guthrie version: mp3 "Pastures of Plenty" has since been recorded in many different arrangements. Ennio Morricone's orchestration, with vocals by Peter Tevis, originates from 1962. Play the song: mp3 In 1964 the same orchestration was used for the instrumental "Titoli" piece belonging to the soundtrack of the film PER UN PUGNO DI DOLLARI (aka A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS). See further: link