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There lived a man, a crooked man Who walked with crooked gait He'd walk along the crooked road From sun up until it was late His knees would scream with every step No matter how much he wanted to run We'd never know where he was going He'd always follow the sun He'd mutter to himself, of rises and falls And of lessons his life had shown But what we never saw or barely noticed Was that he had never walked alone He'd walk his walk with his cane and hat Dragging behind him a shadow of black It did what he did and trailed long and short It accompanied him down the track Know this man, the crooked man Whose back was bent misshapen He had made the choice to chase the sun With steps sorely laboured and uncertain
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Sep 21, 2016
Sep 21, 2016 at 10:46 AM UTC
Crooked Man (I)
There lived a man, a crooked man Who walked with crooked gait He'd walk along the crooked road From sun up until it was late His knees would scream with every step No matter how much he wanted to run We'd never know where he was going He'd always follow the sun He'd mutter to himself, of rises and falls And of lessons his life had shown But what we never saw or barely noticed Was that he had never walked alone He'd walk his walk with his cane and hat Dragging behind him a shadow of black It did what he did and trailed long and short It accompanied him down the track Know this man, the crooked man Whose back was bent misshapen He had made the choice to chase the sun With steps sorely laboured and uncertain
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Sep 21, 2016
Sep 21, 2016 at 10:46 AM UTC
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