Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song The Absentee, artist - Crooked Still. Date of issue: 30.09.2009
Song language: English
The Absentee |
| «Someone is absent,» the shepherd said |
| As over my classbook he bent his head |
| «For several Sundays absent too |
| So tell me teacher what did you do?» |
| «I didn’t call as perhaps I should |
| I sent some cards but they did no good |
| I never heard and she never came |
| So I decided to drop her name» |
| He answered gravely, «The fault was mine |
| Hundred, no, there were ninety nine |
| One was lost and dark and cold |
| I sought that sheep that had left the fold |
| The path was stony and edged with thorns |
| My feet were wounded bruised and torn |
| I kept on searching not counting the cost |
| And overjoyed when I found the lost» |
| Thus spoke the shepherd in tender tones |
| «I looked and lo, I was all alone |
| But God, a vision, had sent to me |
| To show his will towards the absentee» |