Strawbs - A Song For Me lyrics

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Once I was a minstrel boy, I sang just like a bird<br />

I used to trade in memories, I relived every word<br />

But the galleries are empty now, the crowds have all gone home<br />

I locked away my songs, I sang them on my own<br />

I sang them on my own.<br />

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Now those who walk behind me have heard it all before<br />

They knew the many reasons I screwed them like some whore<br />

Like jumped-up jacks of all trades they walked with fettered legs<br />

And wondered where the tent went when I pulled out all the pegs<br />

I pulled out all the pegs.<br />

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This song is sung for me<br />

This song is sung for me<br />

This song is sung for me<br />

This song is sung for me<br />

This song is sung for me.<br />

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The peaceful queen of platitudes sat resting on his throne<br />

His laurel wreath was slipping as he retrieved his buried bone<br />

Ah but I had got there sooner, I had chewed away the fat<br />

While he slept in the gutter, I slept on the mat<br />

I slept on the mat.<br />

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This song is sung for me<br />

This song is sung for me<br />

This song is sung for me<br />

This song is sung for me<br />

This song is sung for me<br />

This song is sung for me<br />

This song is sung for me