Beans On Toast Folk Singer song lyrics

I came for a one-handed applause

And I stayed because on stage I feel at home

And I'll share my opinion with an SM-58

But that doesn't make me clever and that doesn't make me great

In fact sometimes I feel like I'm a tool

As I gaffer tape my soul to the same old chord

Trying to make a living whilst trying to stay free

I'll be down the front tonight selling my CDs

But it's not about the money, it's just nice when I get paid

I'd like to think that if I didn't though I'd do it all the same

It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice

I dunno where I read that but I'll bet you've heard it once or twice before

So what am I singing for?

Well anyone can be a folk singer

You just find a song and sing it for another

It's a funny old tradition, trying to stay in tune

While the trials and tribulations scare off many but a few

And then you're left to roam and travel round

Making up songs about the stories that you've found

I'm barely breaking even getting paid more than I'm worth

If you give me a tenner I'll give you a t-shirt

But it's not about the selling though, it's all about the songs

It's all about the distance to the distant singalongs

I'm quick to criticize and quick to put the world to right

But I just love singing these songs every night

And so I'm gonna sing a couple more

Did you hear that Pete Seeger died on Monday?

He pretty much invented this whole folk singing malarkey

Just one man and a banjo or guitar

And a song sung from the heart