Nina Simone - Rags And Old Iron lyrics

Rags old iron, rags old iron
All he was buying was just rags and old iron
I heard that old rag man
Now making his rounds
He came right to my alley
Lord with sorrowful sounds
Crying rags old iron and pulling his cart
Ask him how much he'd give
Me for my broken heart

Rags old iron, rags old iron
All he was buying was rags and old iron
So I asked that old rag man
How much he would pay
For a heart that was broken
Baby when you went away
For a burnt out old love
Light that no longer beams
And a couple of slightly
Used second hand dreams

Rags old iron, rags old iron
All he was buying was just rags and old iron

Whatever he'd offer I'd happily take
For those big empty promises you used to make
For those memories of you that
Are no longer sweet
I wish he could haul them off down the street

Rags old iron, rags old iron
All he was buying was just rags and old iron
When love doesn't last tell me
How much is it worth it was once mama's most
Precious possession on earth
When I asked that old rag man
If he'd like to buy
He just shook his head and continued to cry

Rags old iron, rags old iron
All he was buying was just rags and old iron
Rags old iron, rags old iron
Rags old iron, rags old iron, rags old iron