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Beggar

from The Post by Henry Bristow

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A track telling the tragic tale of an old beggar.

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When I was a younger man
A beggar I knew
He lived in the bottle
And at the bottom of his tunes

He’d sit on those corners
And play for his food
There’s a cold bite
In the air

His sons went to war
A many year ago
A proud father
For he’d watched them grow

How can a man be merry
When he’s withered and cold?
There’s a tear
When he thinks he’s alone

“Oh Stranger, oh stranger,
What of the war,
Before I die
I’d see my sons once more,
And still in my dreams
I thought I saw
My sons, my sons again”
Well Winter got darker
And the soldiers came home
They found him dead
On that cold grey stone
Alas my friend
The beggar alas,
He played his tune no more.

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from The Post, released July 5, 2018

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Henry Isaac Bristow - Haunt Hastings, UK

I was born in Hastings, East Sussex, England, and play, write and record music of many genres; this is for my original work. I'm a producer, composer, and session musician, and was classically trained in the violin and piano, and I like to sing and play the guitar from time to time.


I created the project, Haunt for lofi and shoegaze recordings of mine; A genre I'm passionate about.
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