![Old Folkie - Harry Chapin](https://cdn.muztext.com/i/3284751074693925347.jpg)
Date of issue: 17.09.2007
Record label: Elektra, Rhino
Song language: English
Old Folkie |
He’s the man with the banjo and the 12-string guitar |
And he’s singing us the songs that tell us who we are |
When you look in his eyes you know that somebody’s in there |
Yeah, he knows where we’re going and where we been |
And how the fog is gettin' thicker where the future should begin |
When you look at his life you know that he’s really been there |
Still, what is the name that they’re calling that man? |
What is the name that they’re calling that man? |
You know, it’s always the «Old Folkie» |
They say he’s always bleedin' |
But whenever somebody’s needing him |
He’s the one who cares |
It’s always the «Old Folkie» |
Whenever somethin’s burning |
Or a lesson needs some learning |
Or a tide that needs some turning |
To a better world somewhere |
Yeah, the «Old Folkie’s» there |
Yeah, for forty years now he’s been pushin' on |
Carrying the dream 'cause Woody’s long gone |
He’s the last voice singing that «Bound for Glory» song |
And if you never seen him you might take a look |
He’s the man who put the meaning in the music book |
Yeah, the world may be tired but Pete’s still going strong |
Still, what is the name that they’re calling that man? |
What is the name that they’re calling that man? |
You know, it’s always the «Old Folkie» |
They say he’s always bleedin' |
But whenever somebody’s needing him |
He’s the one who cares |
It’s always the «Old Folkie:' |
Whenever somethin’s burning |
Or a lesson needs some learning |
Or a tide that needs some turning |
To a better world somewhere, Yeah, the «Old Folkie’s» there |
What is the name that they’re calling that man? |
What is the name that they’re calling that man? |
You know, it’s always the «Old Folkie» |
Singing for some hopeless cause |
Shouting at the mountain top |
The wind is his only applause |
It’s always the «Old Folkie» |
We don’t know what we’re missing |
'Cause nobody ever listens |
'Cept the lovers as they’re kissin' |
Oh, he’s singing for them somewhere |
Yeah, the «Old Folkie’s» there. |
The"Old Folkie’s" there |
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