Jerry Jeff Walker – Gypsy Songman (Guitar)

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I'm Gypsy Songman yes sir you'd like to hear my song

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I'll pick it for you now and play it all night long

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If the blues is all you see - this song is what you need

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My whole life is a song and I'll share it with you now

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Pickin' and a-singin' well I'll get by somehow

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A dime would help me please - but a smile is all I need

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Gypsy Songman - passing by

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Kids come a runnin' as I pass by they all want to see

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Say "Hey Gypsy Songman play a song for me"

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Their eyes glued on the strings - dancin' as I sing

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Gypsy Songman - passing by

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I've got as stage on every corner got a hall on every street

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My hat is my coinbox this song is what you need

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It's just a swapping time – a song for your dime

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Gypsy Songman - passing by

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So as I leave you now please remember me this time

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I'm the man who sang the song for your nickles and your dimes

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Today you saw me play as I stopped along the way

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I'm Gypsy Songman - passing by

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I'm Gypsy Songman yes sir you'd like to hear my song

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I'll pick it for you now and play it all night long

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If the blues is all you see - this song is what you need

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Gypsy Songman - passing by

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 Just a Gypsy Songman - passing by