Harmonica Man Lyrics - Tom T. Hall

An old man stood and stared into the music store window 

And he saw a sorta harmonica lyin' there in the sun 

He thought of the music the harp could be playing 

He closed his old eyes and he started to hum 

He hummed an old song bout an unfaithful lover 

He hummed the sweet tune about children at play 

He hummed the bright song about beer drinking buddies 

One about Jesus and uncloudy day 

Well he bought the harmonica and he took it on home 

With his youth all behind him and livin' alone 

He soon learned to play it as pure and as cool as any great master musician could do 

He played an old song bout an unfaithful lover 

He played the sweet tune about children at play 

He played the bright song about beer drinking buddies 

And one about Jesus and uncloudy day 

Well they found him one morning lying there on the sofa 

Ah but they didn't find his harmonica there 

They lowered him down and they put the dirt on him ashes to ashes to Jesus a prayer 

Well the old man's gone and of course his music went with him 

And there's a sadness about him you know it seems strange to say 

For all of his music and as much as he loved it nobody else even knew he could play 

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