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The Hobo Song
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John Prine
жанры: country
альбомы: Bruised Orange
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There was a time, when lonely men would wander Through this land rolling aimlessly along So many times, I've heard of their sad story Written in the words of dead men's songsDown through the years, many men have yearned for freedom Some found it only on the open road So many tears of blood have fell around us 'Cause you can't always do what you are toldPlease tell me, where have all the hobos gone to? I see no fire burning down by the rusty railroad track Could it be that, time has gone and left them? Tied up in life's eternal traveling sackLast Sunday night, I wrote a letter to my loved one I signed my name and knew I'd stayed away too long There was a time when my heart was free to wander And I remember as I sing this 'Hobo Song'
Это интересно:Prine is the son of William Prine and Verna Hamm. Prine himself started playing guitar at age 14, taught by his brother, David. He was a postman for five years and served in the Army before beginning his musical career in Chicago.In the late 1960s, while Prine was still delivering mail in Maywood, Illinois, he began to sing at open-mic evenings at the Fifth Peg on Armitage Avenue. Prine was initially a spectator, reluctant to perform, but eventually did so in response to a "You think you can do better?" comment made to him by another performer. Chicago Sun-Times movie critic Roger Ebert heard him there and wrote the first review Prine ever received, calling him a great songwriter.... продолжение
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