Ragged Man -

Hey little ragged man

Tell me where you’re going?

The twilight hours are long over

And the winter winds are blowing

Do you have a secret

That keeps you set apart?

Or are you just a victim

Of someone’s hardened heart?

Hey little ragged man

Are you heading homeward?

Or is your home a mystery

Like an edge without a sword?

Do you keep your secret

Away from all you meet

Or do you have a partner

Upon the silent street?

Hey little ragged man

Help me find the courage

I need the strength to carry on

And stand up to this outrage

Let me know your secret

Let me be your friend

Together we will conquer

Together we will mend

I saw a little ragged man

His feet of dancing frost

With rags about his icy hands

And breath plumed like exhaust

He laughed and looked upon the end

And cried because he’d lost