My Old Man
Joni Mitchell * Track #2 On Blue
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My Old Man by Joni Mitchell
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Joni MitchellAbout
Joni wrote this song about a fantasy of domesticity that harkens back to her relationship with Graham Nash, which ended while Joni was on a trip to Europe after her announcement that she was retiring from public performance.
During this trip, she sent him a telegram with the sentence, “if you hold...
My Old Man Lyrics
[Verse 1]
My old man
He's a singer in the park
He's a walker in the rain
He's a dancer in the dark
[Chorus]
We don't need no piece of paper from the city hall
Keeping us tied and true
My old man keeping away my blues
[Verse 2]
He's my sunshine in the morning
He's my fireworks at the end of the day
He's the warmest chord I ever heard
Play that warm chord, play and stay, baby
[Chorus]
We don't need no piece of paper from the city hall
Keeping us tied and true
My old man keeping away my blues
[Bridge]
But when he's gone
Me and them lonesome blues collide
The bed's too big
The frying pan's too wide
[Verse 3]
Then he comes home
And he takes me in his loving arms
And he tells me all his troubles
And he tells me all my charms
[Chorus]
We don't need no piece of paper from the city hall
Keeping us tied and true, no
My old man keeping away my blues
[Bridge]
But when he's gone
Me and them lonesome blues collide
The bed's too big
The frying pan's too wide
[Verse 4]
My old man
He's a singer in the park
He's a walker in the rain
He's a dancer in the dark
[Chorus]
We don't need no piece of paper from the city hall
Keeping us tied and true, no
My old man keeping away my lonesome blues
My Old Man Q&A
Who wrote My Old Man's ?
My Old Man was written by Joni Mitchell.
Who produced My Old Man's ?
My Old Man was produced by Joni Mitchell.
When did Joni Mitchell release My Old Man?
Joni Mitchell released My Old Man on Tue Jun 22 1971.