QUIET MAN
(John Prine)


John Prine - 1971





Strollin' down the highway with my shoes in my hand
I don't talk much, I'm a quiet man
Beauty and silence both run deep
And I'm runnin' like crazy while you are asleep

You got news for me 
I got nothin' for you
Don't pin your blues on me
Just go ahead and do whatever you wish to

Last Monday night I saw a fight
Between Wednesday and Thursday over Saturday night
Tuesday asked me what was goin' on
I said Sunday's in the meadow and Friday's in the corn

You got news for me 
I got nothin' for you
Don't pin your blues on me
Just go ahead and do whatever you wish to

Hocus pocus, maladjusted 
Don't you think my tears get rusted
Steady losin' means you ain't usin'
What you really think is right

You got news for me 
I got nothin' for you
Don't pin your blues on me
Just go ahead and do whatever you wish to

Oodles of light, what a beautiful sight
Both of God's eyes are shinin' tonight
Rays and beams of incredible dreams
And I am a quiet man

Oodles of light, what a beautiful sight
Both of God's eyes are shinin' tonight
Rays and beams of incredible dreams
And I am a quiet man

Oodles of light, what a beautiful sight
Both of God's eyes are shinin' tonight
Rays and beams of incredible dreams
And I am a quiet man






(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - November 2012)