Richard & Linda Thompson
Richard & Linda Thompson
Richard & Linda Thompson
Richard & Linda Thompson
Richard & Linda Thompson
Richard & Linda Thompson
Richard & Linda Thompson
Richard & Linda Thompson
Richard & Linda Thompson
Richard & Linda Thompson
Richard & Linda Thompson
Richard & Linda Thompson
Richard & Linda Thompson
Mystical and cynical at the same time, this song expresses doubt at the prospect of humans overcoming their weakness and suffering without the light of divine grace. Richard Thompson wrote these lyrics in the year he and Linda embraced Islam, eventually dropping out of the music business for a short...
[Verse 1]
A man, he's like a rusty wheel
On a rusty cart
He sings his song as he rattles along
And then he falls apart
[Chorus]
And we'll sing hallelujah
The turning of the year
And we work all day in the old-fashioned way
Till the shining star appears
[Verse 2]
A man, he's like a briar
He covers himself with thorns
He laughs like a clown when his fortune's down
And his clothes are ragged and torn
[Chorus]
And we'll sing hallelujah
The turning of the year
And we work all day in the old-fashioned way
Till the shining star appears
[Verse 3]
A man, he's like a three string fiddle
Hanging upon the wall
He plays when somebody scrapes on the bow
Or he can't play at all
[Chorus]
And we'll sing hallelujah
The turning of the year
And we work all day in the old-fashioned way
Till the shining star appears
[Verse 4]
A man, he's like his father
Wishes he never was born
He longs for the time when the clock will chime
And he's dead forevermore
[Chorus]
And we'll sing hallelujah
The turning of the year
And we work all day in the old-fashioned way
Till the shining star appears
Ah, and we'll sing hallelujah
The turning of the year
And we work all day in the old-fashioned way
Till the shining star appears
We Sing Hallelujah was written by Richard Thompson.
We Sing Hallelujah was produced by John Wood & Richard Thompson.
Richard & Linda Thompson released We Sing Hallelujah on Tue Apr 30 1974.