VERSE
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Thirty thousand men on the Bowery
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Thirty thousand men on the street
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Can't help but roam when you ain't got no home
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Beggin' handouts for something to eat
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Beggin' handouts for something to eat
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VERSE
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Thirty thousand men on the sidewalk
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Thirty thousand men in the town
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Nowhere to go when the wind starts to blow
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Lookin' 'round for some place to lay down
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Lookin' 'round for some place to lay down
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VERSE
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Thirty thousand men tired and dirty
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Thirty thousand men to be fed
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Bussed out to Queens for a chance to get clean
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And a shot at some sleep in a bed
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And a shot at some sleep in a bed
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VERSE
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Thirty thousand men in the arm'ries
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Thirty thousand men down the block
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Neighbors all shout "we don't want 'em about"
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"Bus 'em back in the morning and stop"
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"Bus 'em back in the morning and stop"
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VERSE
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Thirty thousand men of depression
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Thirty thousand men 'neath a cloud
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Jobs getting scarce and they're cutting welfares
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And we might find ourselves in the crowd
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And we might find ourselves in the crowd
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VERSE
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Thirty thousand men in the city
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Thirty thousand men killin' time
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Helpless and cold, some are young, some are old
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Shabby clothes and some bottles of wine
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Shabby clothes and some bottles of wine
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Steve Forbert
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Welk Music (ASCAP)/
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Rolling Tide Music (ASCAP)
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Thirty Thousand Men
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| Steve Forbert |
