John J Francis Simple Ben Lyrics

Simple Ben Lyrics

Walkin' on a dusty road in the countryside of ease

I heard a song driftin'
on the gently blowin' breeze

Sunshine through the Autumn, sweet snow to
the Spri-ing

Corn by the water of an old mill stream, and you give me
all, you give me all



A barrow pushed by a little man came rollin'
from the west

He sang a song as he stepped along until we drew abreast

Well hello there my friend, I see you're on the road here just like me

Why don't we stop and rest a while and I'll boil a pot of tea

Just
give me sunshine through the Autumn, sweet snow to the Spri-ing

Corn by
the water of an old mill stream, and you give me all, you give me all



He said his name was Simple Ben but not what I'd believe

Christened by
the way he thought and not the way he lived

I've seen the best and worst
that we have here on our earth

And finally decided on the things that I
get worth

Just give me sunshine through the Autumn, sweet snow to the
Spri-ing

Corn by the water of an old mill stream, and you give me all,
you give me all



I asked if he had seen the great jets fly across
the sky

He said he'd seen the smallest bird learnin' how to fly

Have you seen the bridges stretched across the bays

I've seen the
smallest fish alive dyin' in the haze

Have you seen the massive buildin's
reached towards the sun

I've seen the fields of barronness from the work
that man has done

What about the dams and weirs that feed the
countryside

I've seen the brownness of the grass when the dams and weirs
run -

Just give me sunshine through the Autumn, sweet snow to the
Spri-ing

Corn by the water of an old mill stream, and you give me all,
you give me all



What about the fertile lands where nothin' once
would grow

I've seen the lands