RAGAMUFFIN MAN
(Mitch Murray / Peter Callander)

Manfred Mann - 1969
Pendulum - 1969
Bobby Davis - 1969
The Hit Parade Orch. & Singers - 1969
Paper Lace - 1973



Born and raised as a rich man's son
You were always the restless one
Living high only made you low
So you packed up and hit the road

Hey, Mister Ragamuffin Man
Life was so grand, you used to stand
Holding your head up high
Hey, Mister Ragamuffin Man
Just look at you now, I wonder how
You can be satisfied

Stole a ride on a westbound train
Called yourself by another name
Spent your nights in a mission home
Cast away the life that you'd known

Hey, Mister Ragamuffin Man
Life was so grand, you used to stand
Holding your head up high
Hey, Mister Ragamuffin Man
Just look at you now, I wonder how
You can be satisfied

As you rise in the mornin' rain
Take a look down that road again
Does the thought ever grab your mind
For the life that you've left behind

Hey, Mister Ragamuffin Man
Life was so grand, you used to stand
Holding your head up high, high, high, high
Hey, Mister Ragamuffin Man
Just look at you now, I wonder how
You can be satisfied, no, no, no

Hey, Mister Ragamuffin Man
Yea-hey-hey-yeah
Ahhhhh, la-la-la-la-la-la-la
Hey ...... FADE


(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - July 2017)