Tinker, Tailor
Words & music by Tom Lewis
(Recorded by Tom Lewis on Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Singer!)
Tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor, rich
man, poor man, beggarman, thief,
Butcher, baker, candlestick maker, I'll be none of these.
Chorus:
I'll be a singer, not a church-bell ringer, I'll use my voice
to carry the load,
I'll tell the story, heartfelt or carefree, and share a song
along the road.
I'll change direction and risk rejection, I'll travel far and
travel wide,
An endless highway, I'm going my way, a loving friend close by
my side.
There will be hard years but put aside fears, friends are for
loving good times or bad,
I'll think on new ways, remember old days, but my resolve is
ironclad.
I'm poor in stipends but rich in good friends, I will not
beg, nor will I thieve,
I'm not a wastrel, I am a minstrel, my song will stay though I
must leave.
