Kate Wolf THE OLD STREET SINGER

Recorded live in June 1978. Words and music by Kate Wolf
YOU OLD STREET SINGER; SOME CALL YOU A BUM
SITTING ON A PARK BENCH SOAKING UP THE SUN
SINGING TO THE CHILDREN AND THE PEOPLE PASSING BY
WITH A BOTTLE IN A PAPER BAG AND A BANJO AT YOUR SIDE
ANYONE WOULD KNOW YOU IF THEY'D TAKE THE TIME TO LOOK
UNDERNEATH THOSE RAGGED CLOTHES
THEY'D READ YOU LIKE A BOOK
THEY'D SEE IT IN YOUR EYES, THE CORNERS OF YOUR SMILE
THERE'S MORE TO THIS OLD STREET BUM
THAN TOO MANY DUSTY MILES
SOMETIMES THAT HOTEL ROOM MUST GET SO VERY SMALL
A BED AND A CHAIR AND MEMORIES ON THE WALL
IN A CITY FULL OF STRANGERS FAR AWAY FROM TIMES
YOU'VE MADE THAT BANJO RING ACROSS A PICKET LINE
YOU GO DOWNSTAIRS AND OUT ON THE STREET
SIT THERE WAITING FOR EVERYONE YOU MEET
SOME THEY IGNORE YOU; SOME THEY ASK YOU WHY
SOME THEY DANCE TO THE TUNE YOU'RE PLAYING TO THE SKY
PASSING THROUGH A CITY ONE DAY YOU'LL SEE HIM THERE
STOP AND LISTEN TO HIS TUNES; LET HIM KNOW YOU HEAR
PUT A DOLLAR IN THE BOX THAT SITS THERE AT HIS FEET
TIP YOUR HAT TO THE MAN WHO'S SINGING IN THE STREET
'CAUSE IF YOU STOP AND LISTEN YOU'LL HEAR IT EVERY TIME
MELODIES AROUND YOU THE RHYTHMS AND THE RHYMES
IN THE STARES OF PASSING STRANGERS,
QUESTIONS OF THE YOUNG, THE BARKING OF A STRAY DOG
AND THE MEMORIES OF A STREET BUM

[@maxbien2382]

KATE WOLF WAS MY ONLY BEAUTIFUL SISTER I EVER NEW HOPE SHE HAPPY IN HEAVEN NOW GOD REST HER BEAUTIFUL HEART AND LOVELY FACE AND ONE O F A KIND SMILE

[@maxbien2382]

STILL LOVE KATES WOLF SONGS REMINDS ME OF MY LIFE SHE NARRATES SO WELL IN HER BEAUTIFUL WAY WITH STORY SONGS I LOVE IT ALL

[@butterfly7576-v7]

Love this beautiful woman and his angelic voice❤😇 R.I.P. Kate

[@georgepollastri7701]

LOVE THIS SONG _ LOVE U KATE _ _ SORRY U GONE - God wanted u to sing for him !

[@hanneloreantes2301]

Wonderful old folkmusic of our generation .

[@ianknight4013]

lovely gentle voice that i discovered far too late in life, thank's PS

[@PS109VanBurenHigh]

Thank you. Kate Wolf passed on in 1986 but, as she once wrote. "Although I've gone away, my heart is here to stay." She left us with all her songs which sound as fresh and good now as they did then. I think sometimes it's better to discover song artists later in life. If it's early, we enjoy the music in our time and and then file it away. When someone discovers Kate Wolf and wants to hear more, she fills a void that other singers left behind. I think Kate's music will warm the hearts of people for generations.

[@OhtobeinIreland]

I feel exactly the same way! I only discovered her a few days ago.😢

[@valdemargomesdesouza6351]

Que voz linda parabens. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏💐💐

[@henrylarsson3150]

Gudomlig vacker kvinna fantastisk sångröst hälsningar från Sweden Fred till Ukraina ☮️ Slava Ukraina ☮️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@spatzunderberlin8632]

each of her wonderfull songs, thanks forever Kate.

[@alfredpeter1]

Sad to say many friends in NY never herd of her back then - Such beautiful songs!

[@seangage9088]

What an amazing voice and talent she had........she's very sorely missed......

[@pepecherin2341]

Me encanta Kate, es un Angel.

[@duncanmacgilvray2486]

Thankyou PS Kate is just a beautiful poet and singer

[@frankschneider6074]

Einzigartig schön.

[@ReichardtHelmut]

She´s wonderful to watch, wonderful to listen to, lovely texts; I can listen to her for hours on end! Isn´t it wonderful to discover her? Thanks PS

[@PS109VanBurenHigh]

Yes yes, yes. Thanks for your comment.

[@ReichardtHelmut]

@@PS109VanBurenHigh I really love this one; what a wonderful sense of empathy she shows in this simple text: a real eye-opening spiritual lecture. I´m hooked, and grateful!

[@tbmurdoch2207]

Pretty song. Beautiful voice. Thanks, PS.

[@PS109VanBurenHigh]

Thanks for the comment.

[@thomashermann2785]

Why does it seem the best are taken far too soon? Kate, Eva, Sandy.......

[@Bohdan..Ostapyuk]

I suspect passive smoking, at their venues. Smokers assume they have a perfect right to pollute everybody's air with their (cancerogenic) stink.

[@diegocatinari439]

thank u !

[@PS109VanBurenHigh]

Back to you. Thanks.

[@valleyechos2350]

💞🎶⚡🌀🌾

[@user-oh9nv9hv4y7]

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