Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Laura Veirs
Canonical path: /laura-veirs/chimney-sweeping-man
Related lyric paths: 6
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Chimney Sweeping Man
Read Chimney Sweeping Man lyrics by Laura Veirs on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Chimney Sweeping Man
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I'm a chimney sweeping man
You see the black lines
On the backs of my hands
I planted all the gardens
I sent off all the hand-typed letters
To the empty shells on high
How i want to make things better
Maybe you thought i'd be president
With my cheshire grin, high iq
And charming baby blues
Well i'm a lowland forest resident
With lime in the outhouse
And black grime for tattoos
I try to make things better
I try to make things mine
I write a lot of letters
To pass the time
I pulled three hundred rocks
From the land to build my house
I walk quiet through the forest
Like a tiny quiet forest mouse
I'm a chimney sweeping man
You see the black lines
On the backs of my hands
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Laura Veirs performs "Chimney Sweeping Man", and this lyric page sits inside the Laura Veirs catalog on LyroVerse.
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Yes. The related section below points to I Can See Your Tracks and Tumblebee with a short reason for opening each page next.
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