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Homeless Man

His grave is in the Sparta Cemetery, Route 9, Scarborough, New York.

Jules Bourglay
OF LYONS, FRANCE
"THE LEATHER MAN"
who regularly walked a 365 mile route
through Westchester and Connecticut from
the Connecticut River to the Hudson
living in caves in the years
1858–1889

Homeless man, homeless man, where do you go
The winds they do whistle the winds they do blow
The streets they are frozen and covered with snow
Yes the streets they are covered with snow

I’ve traveled the mountains I’ve traveled the seas
And I’m traveling back home for my mother to see
Cross the high mountains and under the sky
I’m going back to mother, and there I shall die
Yes I’m going back to mother and die

Then homeless man, homeless man, tell me your name
And why do you roam through the forests and plains
Homeless man homeless man tell me your name
Why do you stand here in this freezing rain
Why do you stand here in the rain?

The sky is my roof and the streets are my bed
I’ll live till I die and I’ll die till I’m dead
I cannot remember the sound of my name
Or why I am clad in these filthy rags
Clad up in these awful rags

Then homeless man, homeless man, stay here a while
From your mumbling stumbling wearisome miles
Homeless man homeless man talk to me a while
And tell me the reason that you never smile
Tell me why you never smile?

My body is aching and racked with pain
My soul is in torment and burning with shame
The cause of my torture I never can tell
As I tread this cruel road between heaven and hell
On the road between heaven and hell

All alone on the road between heaven and hell...

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from We're All to Blame, released January 6, 2000

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The Missin' Cousins Oakland, California

The Missin' Cousins are from Oakland California. We have played Alameda County & Western music since 1994, in bars, BART stations, jail, institutions, benefits, streets, parties, etc. Much of our songs are made up, and we play a lot of folk & country songs we love.

Suzanne Pegas (singing/drums)
Elizabeth Zirker (singing/violin)
David Modersbach (singing/ guitar)

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