Ragamuffin Minstrel Boy

[Verse 1]
There's mountains in the rocky west that stand above us strong
And waves that rush on sandy shores where only wrecks belong
Men who lift a thousand pounds and build up great stone walls
And highways stretching from Mexico to the hills of old St. Paul
But there's one whose words are strong enough to change the seasons 'round
That ragamuffin minstrel boy from a lil ol' minin' town

[Verse 2]
Standin' on a highwire three days at a time
Cannot match that minstrel and his haunting sense of rhyme
Tunnels pass through solid rock and under salty bays
But his tunes will still blow in the wind when the tunnel wall decays
His leaves will still hang bright and green when the rest have all turned brown
That ragamuffin minstrel boy from a lil ol' minin' town

[Verse 3]
He's walked down the backroad and through the velvet walls
And he's walked beside the poor man when he heard those helpless calls
Blind eyes have been opened and deaf ears now can hear
From the words that he sung out over lands far and near
When all comrades lay down their hand, you'll find 'im with the crown
That ragamuffin minstrel boy from a lil ol' minin' town