LONG HARD JOURNEY HOME       (by Ed Volker)

Intro:  D   G  D    A  D  A

  D
I dreamed I saw Professor Longhair
G             D
Way up in the clouds
D
Smiling down on the carnival
  A
A smile so tender and proud

CHORUS:
        G                D
Sayin' "keep on playin', children
G                D
Keep on playin', children
G                D
Keep on playin', children
       A                 D
It's a long hard journey home
       A                 D
It's a long hard journey home"

[repeat INTRO]

I dreamed I saw Professor Longhair
In the heaven high above
Smiling down on the festival
A smile so full of love

[repeat CHORUS]
[intrumental VERSE & CHORUS]

I woke up from my dream
And that bird had flown
But every night in my heart
That bird is flying home

[repeat CHORUS]
[intrumental VERSE & CHORUS]

I dreamed I saw Professor Longhair
Way up in the clouds
Smiling down on this old earth
A smile so tender and proud

[repeat CHORUS]
D  C  B  A
[repeat CHORUS, repeat INTRO, end on D]