Old Leatherman
 
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Old Leather Man
by Eric Westbrook

One misty, moisty morning
when cloudy was the weather
I chanced to meet an old man
clothed all in leather
He spoke no words of wisdom
as he wandered through the dark
New England day

But his words were spoken for him
by the pieces stitched upon his back
They began to come unraveled
cracked and beaten by the fact
of too many misty mornings torn by
remembering there ain't no way
to go back

Old leather man
your freedom dealt you
a cheatin' hand
Old leather man
you know I
understand

Well I knew that the leather man
could not speak
but he asked me with his eyes
If the face I wore with confidence
was nothing but a disguise
I spoke no words of wisdom
as I stumbled through the dark
New England day

Old leather man
your freedom dealt you
a cheatin' hand
Old leather man
you know I
understand


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