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Autobiographical tune - says it all, I suppose.
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Folk Singer – by David McCord, 2008
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Never was a rock star But, y’know, I’ve sung my share
Never was a world trav’ler But, y’know, I’ve been somewhere
Never was a bhodisatva But I think I’m quite aware
Never was a real hippy But I like to grow my hair
Never was a good liar But sometimes I hid the truth
Never was a prize fighter Trapped within my youth
Never was an explorer But I’ve had a look around
Never was a great preacher But I’ll tell you what I’ve found…
CHORUS 1:
I’m just a folk singer pullin’ words out of a song
I’m just a tune slinger tellin’ stories all day long
And I ain’t no virtuoso sometimes I get it wrong
But I’m just a folk singer And I hope you’ll sing along
Never was a hit maker Never got those lucky breaks
Never been a big winner I just ain’t got what it takes
Never been an A student But I’m tryin’ to be
Worthy of a Saint Francis, and I guess that’ just not me
CHORUS 2:
I’m just a folk singer pullin’ words out of a song
I’m just a tune slinger tellin’ stories all NIGHT long
And I ain’t no virtuoso sometimes I get it wrong
But I’m just a folk singer And I hope you’ll sing along
Never been a good dancer I can hardly keep a beat
Never been a bad loser Got no desire to compete
Never been a real quitter But I never finish anything
Guess I’m just a fence sitter I just want to play ‘n’ sing
CHORUS 3:
I’m just a folk singer pullin’ words out of a song
I’m just a tune slinger tellin’ stories SHORT AND LONG
And I ain’t no virtuoso sometimes I get it wrong
But I’m just a folk singer And I hope you’ll sing along
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Never was a rock star But, y’know, I’ve sung my share
Never was a world trav’ler But, y’know, I’ve been somewhere
Never was a bhodisatva But I think I’m quite aware
Never was a real hippy But I like to grow my hair
Never was a good liar But sometimes I hid the truth
Never was a prize fighter Trapped within my youth
Never was an explorer But I’ve had a look around
Never was a great preacher But I’ll tell you what I’ve found…
CHORUS 1:
I’m just a folk singer pullin’ words out of a song
I’m just a tune slinger tellin’ stories all day long
And I ain’t no virtuoso sometimes I get it wrong
But I’m just a folk singer And I hope you’ll sing along
Never was a hit maker Never got those lucky breaks
Never been a big winner I just ain’t got what it takes
Never been an A student But I’m tryin’ to be
Worthy of a Saint Francis, and I guess that’ just not me
CHORUS 2:
I’m just a folk singer pullin’ words out of a song
I’m just a tune slinger tellin’ stories all NIGHT long
And I ain’t no virtuoso sometimes I get it wrong
But I’m just a folk singer And I hope you’ll sing along
Never been a good dancer I can hardly keep a beat
Never been a bad loser Got no desire to compete
Never been a real quitter But I never finish anything
Guess I’m just a fence sitter I just want to play ‘n’ sing
CHORUS 3:
I’m just a folk singer pullin’ words out of a song
I’m just a tune slinger tellin’ stories SHORT AND LONG
And I ain’t no virtuoso sometimes I get it wrong
But I’m just a folk singer And I hope you’ll sing along
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Feter
Man this is so awesome .. what a remarkable spirit this song has ...your
vocal ...the lyrics ...the feel ..all so decent and honest ..this is so
perfect ...speaks of us all who call themselves folkies ...wonderful pickin
very skilled and tasty ...kudos ...thnx alot for sharin such gem !!!!!