He Came From So Far Away (Red Man Speaks)

He came from so far away
He had a telephone without a number
He came from so far away
He came from so far away
I never saw him drink a drop of water
He came from so far away

Well he told me that his mom was Ginger Rogers
And he said his old man was Fillmore Slim
And he never raised his voice above a whisper
But I learned in to every word he said

He came from so far away
You wouldn't even know it if you saw him
He kept a picture of a pigeon in his wallet

Well I dreamed I saw him once on television
And I thought he’d melt the camera with his eyes
When they asked him why he wore a mask in public
He said This is my face, it covers my disguise

He came from so far away
Couldn't tell a cradle from a coffin
Never even owned a television
And the children
The children ran up to him
And he held them
He came from so far away