letra de man of the earth - the teacups
each day as i go through the old shantytown
where the sheds and allotments all stand
i see an old man on his land, with a fork or a spade in his hand
and he’s there in all weather, in sunshine and rain
and i hesitate as i walk past, is he happy or sad with his task?
oh i haven’t the time for to ask
a man of the earth, a man of the soil
in his lonely allotment, he labors and toils
and he’s not much to do since he turned 65
so he took to his garden to keep him alive
and i think it’s his joy and his pride
50 years in the iron works broke his will
and his back and his shoulders are round
there was no other work in the town
so they had him both fettered and bound
then all of a sudden, he turned 65
and the bosses said, “thank you, my man”
and they stuck a gold watch in his hand
and behind him the door quickly slammed
a man of the earth, a man of the soil
in his lonely allotment, he labors and toils
and he’s not much to do since he turned 65
so he took to his garden to keep him alive
and i think it’s his joy and his pride
each sat-rday evening he’s down at the pub
and he sits by himself at the bar
slowly sipping the solitary jar, oh a pension won’t go very far
so he sells a few things to his neighbors and friends
some things from his garden he grows
but he’s got to watch out how he goes
or they’ll stop all his pension he knows
a man of the earth, a man of the soil
in his lonely allotment, he labors and toils
and he’s not much to do since he turned 65
so he took to his garden to keep him alive
and i think it’s his joy and his pride
each day as i go through the old shantytown
where the sheds and allotments all stand
i see an old man on his land, with a fork or a spade in his hand
but i cannot linger, no i must be gone
for i work at the iron works too
i started there 5 years ago, only 45 more to go
a man of the earth, a man of the soil
in his lonely allotment, he labors and toils
and he’s not much to do since he turned 65
so he took to his garden to keep him alive
and i think it’s his joy and his pride [x2]
i think it’s his joy and his pride [x2]
letras aleatórias
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- uncle green › letra de you - uncle green
- jay knapp › letra de blood - jay knapp
- lucci ltf › letra de futurs signataires - lucci (ltf)
- mac tyer › letra de chez moi - mac tyer
- mayol › letra de bou-dou-ba-da-bouh ! - mayol
- say lou lou › letra de better in the dark (andrea remix) - say lou lou
- zach farlow › letra de low - zach farlow