GORDON LIGHTFOOT - Minstrel Of The Dawn lyrics

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The minstrel of the dawn is here<br>To make you laugh and bend your ear<br>Up the steps you'll hear him climb<br>All full of thoughts, all full of rhymes<br>Listen to the pictures flow<br>Across the room into your mind they go<br>Listen to the strings<br>They jangle and dangle<br>While the old guitar rings<br>The minstrel of the dawn is he<br>Not too wise but oh so free<br>He'll talk of life out on the street<br>He'll play it sad and say it sweet<br>Look into his shining face<br>Of lonelines you'll always find a trace<br>Just like me and you<br>He's tryin' to get into things<br>More happy than blue<br><br>A minstrel of the changin' tide<br>He'll ask for nothing but his pride<br>Just sit him down upon that chair<br>Go fetch some wine and set it there<br>Listen to the pictures flow<br>Across the room into your mind they go<br>Listen to the strings<br>They jangle and dangle<br>While the old guitar rings<br><br>A minstrel of the dawn is near<br>Just like a step 'n fetchit here<br>He's like an old time troubador<br>Just wanting life and nothing more<br>Look into his shining eyes<br>And if you see a ghost don't be surprised<br>Like me and you<br>He's tryin' to get into things<br>More happy than blue<br><br>The minstrel boy will understand<br>He holds a promise in his hand<br>He talks of better days ahead<br>And by his words your fortune's read<br>Listen to the pictures flow<br>Across the room into your mind they go<br>Listen to the strings<br>They jangle and dangle<br>While the old guitar rings<br><br>The minstrel of the dawn is gone<br>I hope he'll call before too long<br>And if you meet him you must be<br>The victim of his minstrelsy<br>He'll sing for you a song<br>The minstrel of the dawn