The old street musician (De oude muzikant) - lyrics

Ben Cramer N/A

1973 - Netherlands
Recorded by:	Ben Cramer
Music by:	Pierre Kartner
Lyrics by:	N/A
Language:	English
Placing:	14th (69 points)
Other versions:	Dutch, Dutch, French, German, Dutch

The old street musician

In the streets of old Paris grows a man who used to be

Rich and famous in his day because of songs that he would play

Now he walks from street to street, rags for shoes upon his feet

But the words that he wrote down still get played from town to town

I can hear the song you're singing, will it ever die?

Though you're old and they don't know you when you pass them by

Still, the songs you wrote are bringing joy to one and all

You hear them in the streets and squares and subways and up the stairs

Your melodies will always be a happy lasting memory

So as you retire to bed, close your eyes and rest your head

You can hear the sound of feet on the pavement, in the street

When he rests, you never know, he'll just sing a song and go

Throw a penny, if you can, to the old man singing there

I can hear the song you're singing, will it ever die?

Though you're old and they don't know you when you pass them by

Still, the songs you wrote are bringing joy to one and all

You hear them in the streets and squares and subways and up the stairs

Your melodies will always be a happy lasting memory

I can hear the song you're singing, will it ever die?