Beggar s Song
Water to my lips I beg of you ; Food and shelter and I'll sing to you ; For a long time I've not spoken ; My crown of thorns is aching ; My violin is broken ; My heart of stone is sinking ; Brother, can you spare a dime ; for a lonesome beggar out of rhymes ; it's cold out and my time's at hand ; I've lived a stranger in a strange land ; Spare me, warm my bones and tear these ragged clothes ; I've roamed this wasteland since when god only knows ; Some compassion's all I'm needing ; I'm scorned and bruised and hated ; On bended knee I'm pleading ; My tired eyes are faded ; Brother, can you spare a dime ; for a lonesome beggar out of rhymes ; it's cold out and my time's at hand ; I've lived a stranger in a strange land; 