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Gilly (a hobo) interrupts a temperance hall meeting to stage an impromptu funeral for a hobo icon and friend, James Eads How.

lyrics

Introduction

Pleased to meet ya

Call me Gilly

Most folks do

I’ve lived a rather sorta storied life

And I’ll share

Seein’ your faces

Lined with traces

Of the comfort ‘fore they were broken

Like a glimmer in a spotted sky

And the white hot star stars shinin’ through

It’s the truth

No denyin’

Keep an ear to the ground and a heart that’s ripe

Hell, I’m glad

That you’re present

For a hobo funeral

Got a speech

Filled with purpose

Wrote it down in a hurry and it suits me fine

There is art

There is humor

In a hobo funeral

Listen well

‘Fore you leave here

You’ll discover

How to win your lover’s heart

Or how to end a fight you didn’t want

Guaranteed

Make cheap vittles

‘Void the police

How to frame a life worth livin’

Find comfort in a single day

‘Fore the night makes ghosts of us all

It’s the truth

No denyin’

Keep an ear to the ground and a heart that’s ripe

Hell, I’m glad

That you’re present

For a hobo funeral

Got a speech

Filled with purpose

Wrote it down in a hurry and it suits me fine

There is art

There is humor

In a hobo funeral

Listen well

It’s the truth

No denyin’

Keep an ear to the ground and a heart that’s ripe

Hell, I’m glad

That you’re present

For a hobo funeral

Got a speech

Filled with purpose

Wrote it down in a hurry and it suits me fine

There is art

There is humor

In a hobo funeral

In a hobo funeral

A hobo funeral

Listen well

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from King of the Hobos - Cast Recording, released November 2, 2014

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King of the Hobos New York, New York

Jara Jones is an actor, singer/songwriter, and poet residing in New York City.
You can find more songs, poems and rambles on his site:
www.jarajones.com

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