Song Description
A true story about a beggar in Italy, who took a young tourist girl out for a dinner. A lesson in life/pride. This was one of those character defining moments when you start to realise what kind of person you will end up being.
| Song Length |
0:59 |
Genre |
Blues - Rock, Country - Alternative |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Content, Poignant |
Subject |
Life |
| Similar Artists |
Bob Dylan |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Vagabond from Finland
Verse 1:
On the streets of Perugia
Some 20 years ago
Sat this lonely man begging
With nowhere else to go
I gave him some liras
He said thank you
We started chatting
found out he's
from Finland too
He was from Finland too
Verse 2
Been through the gutters
Gone a bit bonkers
He then asked me out for a meal
He kept saving his beggings
And waited on his beat
Until I said it's fine,
let's go and eat
Let's go and eat
Verse 3
He took me to this joint
That no one really knew of
On the quiet back streets
Just a tiny bit rough
But the food was great
And he paid
And told me
How it made his day
How it made his day
MID 8
All his clothes were rotten
And he looked a bit odd
He was off his head with his sad life and some pot
But he had a heart the size of the moon
And once upon a time he belonged too
he belonged too
Verse 4
I was only 18
And a bit green
Didn't quite know what to do
When he told me his story he made me cry
He was never loved Never heard a lullaby
Never heard a lullaby
Chorus:
No house no food
No home no car
No friends no hat no shoes
Homeland long forgotten
That's why he plays
He plays the blues