"Say that boy's a wonderment"
"No! The kid's a freak"
But that kid he don't care none
His black hands resting on the keys
Hoppin' like a big old frog
And hissin' like a train
Entertaining royalty
All points east, west and in-between
General he's a fine old man
Treat him like his own
"Boy wouldn't know from money"
Just throw old Blind Tom a bone
From the times of King Cotton
May we present to you
All you Jim Crow monkeys
From Harlan County down to Tuscaloo
Pay me anything you like
I'll pay it back to you
Be careful what you call me though
Some things cut clear on through
I may be an idiot
I may be a savant
I didn't choose this life for me
But it's something that I want
Cocks that old big head aside
Grunts a word or two
Keeps 'em guessin' every night
Is he really gonna make it through
Faint hearts with their fans out
Starched collars and cigars
He weren't no use for slavin'
"I wouldn't want him in my yard"
[Chorus x2]
The lyrics THE BALLAD OF BLIND TOM of ELTON JOHN is also present in the album The diving board (2013)
Sir Elton Hercules John, nato Reginald Kenneth Dwight il 25 marzo 1947 a Pinner, Middlesex, Inghilterra, è uno dei musicisti più influenti e riconoscibili al mondo. Iniziò a studiare pianoforte all'età di sei anni e si formò alla Royal Academy of Music. Nel 1962 cambiò nome in Elton John e iniziò la sua carriera musicale come tastierista per diversi artisti, tra cui Bluesology. Nel 1967 incontrò il lyricist Bernie Taupin, con cui ha collaborato costantemente fino ad oggi. Il loro primo album insieme, *Empty Sky*, uscì nel 1969. Il successo arrivò con l'album del 1970 *Tumbleweed Connection* e la hit *Your Song*. Negli anni '70 John divenne una superstar mondiale con album come *Goodbye Yellow Brick Road* (1973), *Caribou* (1974) e *Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy* (1975). I suoi brani più famosi includono *Tiny Dancer*, *Rocket Man*, *Bennie and the Jets*, *Candle in the Wind* e *Don't Go Breaking My Heart*. Oltre alla musica, John è noto per il suo stile eccentrico e la sua attività filantropica. Nel 1998 ricevette il titolo di Sir dal Queen Elizabeth II.
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