Another Song

Recently, I posted this, which I said was the only true song I ever wrote. That’s no longer true. A refrain from a Dylan-inspired verse I wrote back in 1968 began to percolate in my brain, and it has just expanded into my second song.

Fortune Smiles on a Motherless Child

Intro(1):
Well, Life, it is fleeting,
And rain, it is sleeting,
And I have no where to go.
But still, I can ramble,
And with cards, I can gamble,
So I’m heading out on the road.

Chorus:
Fortune smiles on a motherless child,
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