Testo The Chimbley Sweep The Decemberists
To hear me weep. Your day will come indeed.
For I am a poor and a wretched boy,
Chimbley Chimbley Sweep.
I am an orphan, an orphan boy.
Iâve known no love; Iâve seen no motherâs joy.
On a dirty doorstep, my cradle lay.
My fortune made Iâll shake you from your sleep
To hear me weep. Your day will come indeed.
For I am a poor and a wretched boy,
Chimbley Chimbley Sweep.
A lonely urchin, The widow cries.
Iâve not been swept since the day my husband died.
Her cheeks are blushing, her legs lay bare.
And shipwrecked there Iâll shake you from your sleep
To hear me weep. Your day will come indeed.
For I am a poor and a wretched boy,
Chimbley Chimbley Sweep.
For I am a poor and a wretched boy,
Chimbley Chimbley Sweep.