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The Poor Ditching Boy Lyrics

The song The Poor Ditching Boy is performed by Richard Thompson in the album named Watching The Dark: The History of Richard Thompson in the year 1993 .

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Was there ever a winter so cold and so sad
The river too weary to flood
The storming wind cut through to my skin
But she cut through to my blood

I was looking for trouble to tangle my line
But trouble came looking for me
I knew I was standing on treacherous ground
I was sinking too fast to run free

With her scheming, idle ways
She left me poor enough
The storming wind cut through to my skin
But she cut through to my blood

I would not be asking, I would not be seen
A-beggin' on mountain or hill
But I'm ready and blind with my hands tied behind
I've neither a mind nor a will

With her scheming, idle ways
She left me poor enough
The storming wind cut through to my skin
But she cut through to my blood

It's bitter the need of the poor ditching boy
He'll always believe what they say
They tell him it's hard to be honest and true
Does he mind if he doesn't get paid?

With her scheming, idle ways
She left me poor enough
The storming wind cut through to my skin
But she cut through to my blood



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Richard Thompson - Watching The Dark: The History of Richard Thompson

Watching The Dark: The History of Richard Thompson
May 1993
  1. A Man In Need
  2. Crash The Party
  3. Bird In God's Garden / Lost And Found
  4. Now Be Thankful
  5. A Sailor's Life
  6. Genesis Hall
  7. The Knife-Edge
  8. Walking On A Wire
  9. Small Town Romance
  10. Shepherd's March / Maggie Cameron
  11. Wall Of Death
  12. For Shame Of Doing Wrong
  13. Back Street Slide
  14. Strange Affair
  15. Borrowed Time
  16. From Galway To Graceland
  17. Bogie's Bonnie Belle
  18. Poor Wee Jockey Clarke
  19. Jet Plane In A Rocking Chair
  20. Dimming Of The Day
  21. Old Man Inside A Young Man
  22. Never Again
  23. Hokey Pokey (The Ice Cream Song)
  24. A Heart Needs A Home
  25. Beat The Retreat
  26. Al Bowlly's In Heaven
  27. Walking Through A Wasted Land
  28. When The Spell Is Broken
  29. Little Blue Number
  30. I Ain't Going To Drag My Feet No More
  31. Withered And Died
  32. Nobody's Wedding
  33. The Poor Ditching Boy
  34. The Great Valerio
  35. Twisted
  36. Calvary Cross
  37. Jennie
  38. Shoot Out The Lights