Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Harry Chapin
Canonical path: /chapin-harry/barefoot-boy
Related lyric paths: 6
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Barefoot Boy
Read Barefoot Boy lyrics by Harry Chapin on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Barefoot Boy
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Oh, barefoot boy,
Once he came unto a land of forests,
And of streams
That tumbled through the meadows to the sea.
He called it home for many were its wonders
And he learned to live upon the land
Taking only what he needed.
Barefoot boy
He don't like the concrete
Seek the country any way he can.
Barefoot boy
Fading down the street.
I know he'll never come this way again.
Time passes on,
In this life of always changing
People coming
Building cities
Cut your forest
Pave your highway.
Oh barefoot boy,
Wraps his blanket 'round his shoulders,
Says goodbye to misty valleys,
Once more he sets off to wander.
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Harry Chapin performs "Barefoot Boy", and this lyric page sits inside the Harry Chapin catalog on LyroVerse.
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