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T:The Bold Fisherman
S:Harry Holman, Copthorne, Surrey
B:"The Life of a Man", EFDS Publication, 1972
Z:Ken Stubbs
F: http://www.folkinfo.org/songs
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w:As I was a-walk-ing one morn--ing at ease,
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w:A-view-ing the leaves as they hung from the trees,
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w: They were all in full mo-tion or ap-pear--ing to be,
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w:And_ those that were with-er'd, they fell from the tree.
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w:Then what is the life of a man, an-y more_ than the leaves,
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w:A man has his sea-sons,* so why should he grieve;
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w:Even though in this wide world he ap-pears bright and gay,
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w:Like the leaves we shall wi-ther and soon fade a-way.
W:I was a-walking one morning at ease,
W:A-viewing the leaves as they hung from the trees,
W:They were all in full motion or appearing to be,
W:And those that were wither'd, they fell from the tree.
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W:(Chorus)
W:Then what is the life of a man, any more than the leaves,
W:A man has his seasons, so why should he grieve;
W:Even though in this wide world he appears bright and gay,
W:Like the leaves we shall wither and soon fade away.
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W:Did you not see the leaves but a short time ago?
W:They were all in full motion appearing to grow,
W:When the frost came upon them and wither'd them all
W:Then the rain came upon them and down they did fall.
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W:If you go down to yonder churchyard, many names there you'll see,
W:Who have fallen from this world like the leaves from trees;
W:What with age and affliction upon us all,
W:Like the leaves we will wither and down we shall fall.