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"This is about a busker in front of the Hard Rock Café on Young and Dundas." - John

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OTHER DAYS
I see the old man dancing
The rain is falling
His trousers are tattered
He don’t look my way
His eyes are empty
His thoughts are stolen

Won’t you please toss him a nickel for his coffee.

You see him dancing down on Young and Dundas
He’s collecting spare change from soft people
He plays his harp so softly
He don’t know what he’s playing

Won’t you please toss him a nickel for his coffee.

We sit in the hard rock café
French fries not eaten
We talk about Robert Plant’s guitar
Take some pictures
The old man is outside
All alone but he’s not lonely

Won’t you please toss him a nickel for his coffee.

His hands they shake until he drinks his beer
People think he’s crazy. He don’t drive a car
Ah, He’s only human. Who do they think they are?

Won’t you please toss him a nickel for his coffee.

The music stops.
The old man walks away
He’s got no place to go
No, he don’t pay hydro
But he’ll be back here tomorrow
Down on Young and Dundas

Won’t you please toss him a nickel for his coffee.

(c) John Rogers

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from Bob Westfall & John Rogers: "The Perfect Afternoon" Live In Prince George (2019), released September 13, 2019
Written by John Rogers

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