Steve Earle - Gypsy Songman lyrics

I'm Gypsy Songman, yes sir
Would you like to hear a song
Well I'll pick it for you now
And play it all night long
If the blues is all you see
This song is what you need
Gypsy Songman passing by

And my whole life is a song and
I'll share it with you now
Just a-pickin' and a-singin'
I'll get by somehow
A dime would help me, please
A smile is all I need
Gypsy Songman passing by

Kids come a-runnin' as I pass by
They all want to see
"Hey Gypsy Songman, play a song for me"
Their eyes glued on the strings
Dancin' as I sing gypsy Songman passing by

I've got as stage on every corner
A hall on every street
My hat is my coin box
This song is what you need
Now's a-swapping time
This song is for your dime
Gypsy Songman passing by

Well as I leave you now, please
Remember me this time
I'm a man who sang a song
For your nickels and your dimes
Today you saw me play
As I stopped along the way
Gypsy Songman passing by