Streetsinger

from Moving Roots by Chris Simmance

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Streetsinger

In sunny Spain and cold England
There‘s a streetsinger
Timbuktu and Samarkand
A streetsinger
His music started long ago
It’s the oldest trade but one, you know

Streetsinger sing me a song
Of where you’ve been
And what you have done
Ways of the world, right and wrong
Oh, Streetsinger sing me a song

Guitar in hand, a drum on his back
The streetsinger
Money he earns, he throws in a sack
Streetsinger
From his looks you think he might be poor
His energy keeps the wolf from the door

In summer last year you saw this man
The streetsinger
Playing in the street in your holiday town
Streetsinger
Now winter’s come he’s wandered north
The new-born year will turn him south

Day-in, day-out he sings his songs
The streetsinger
Doesn’t take a break, he must go on
Streetsinger
He tours the towns from summer to spring
Doesn’t always need the money, he needs to sing

His cold, cold hands work in the snow
The streetsinger
Throw some money and away you go
To the streetsinger
You might wonder why he lives this way
As you pass him on a cold, cold day
You might not think and you might not care
He could be living anywhere

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from Moving Roots, released April 1, 2010

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Julia & Chris Simmance Aix En Provence, France

Dear Music-Friends,
We are happy to tell you, that we are out there again, on the streets of South of France !
Hopefully rather sooner than later we will also add some new recordings on our site here.
Greetings and till then,
Julia and Chris ... more

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