Alternate Title: 
Get Through This World
First Line: 
Well I’m gonna get through this world

Artist & Tune

Reference

Genre: 
composed folk US
Culture: 
Jewish

About the Song

Well I’m gonna get through this world
The best I can, if I can
And I’m gonna get through this world
And I think I can.
Well I'm gonna work in this world
The best I can, if I can
And I’m gonna work in this world
And I think I can

I’m gonna get through this world
The best I can, if I can
I'm gonna work in this world
The best I can, if I can
I’m gonna get through this world
The best I can.

Well I’m gonna walk in this world
The best I can, if I can
And I’m gonna walk in this world
And I think I can.
I am gonna talk in this world
The best I can, if I can
And I’m gonna talk in this world
And I think I can. And I think I can.

Well, I’m gonna clean up this world
The best I can, if I can
And I’m gonna clean up this world
And I think I can.
I'm gonna leave this world behind
The best I can, if I can
I'm gonna leave this world behind
And I think I can. And I think I can.

I’m gonna clean up this world
The best I can, if I can
I'm gonna leave this world behind
The best I can, if I can
I’m gonna get through this world
The best I can.

Words by Woody Guthrie, 1945, Music by Lisa Gutkin (The Klezmatics), 2003
© Copyright Woody Guthrie Publications, Inc. & Quarktet Music (BMI)

This song appears on the album "Wonder Wheel" in which the Klezmatics have written new melodies to Woody Guthrie lyrics.

“The Klezmatics are wonderful… ‘Gonna get Through This World’ is a piece of GENIUS.”
– Pete Seeger