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I worked for the father of the girl I loved
Selling leather to the Paris shops
One day I bought a huge shipment and the price was a steal
But the next day the market just dropped

Now I’m out of a job and I’m out of a house
And her father told me “go to hell”
So I took the next ship to the USA
So I could stay with some relations there

They call me the Leather Man
Woah I’m the Leather Man
I sleep in my caves and I do what I please
Yeah I’m the Leather Man

I ask nothing from you but a fresh loaf of bread
And they all come to see me when I come around
Cause I’m the Leather Man
Woah I’m the Leather Man

Now my grandpa was an Indian he taught me a lot
How to live off the land all alone
He told me I should get my life back in check
That I should find a place to call my own

My grandfather died when the summer came by
And again I was on my own
I ended up in Connecticut and there I’ll stay
That’s where I’ll make my home

They call me the Leather Man
Woah I’m the Leather Man
I sleep in my caves and I do what I please
Yeah I’m the Leather Man

I ask nothing from you but a fresh loaf of bread
And they all come to see me when I come around
Cause I’m the Leather Man
Woah I’m the Leather Man

I’ve finally got my life under control
I’ve got a cave for my home and a fire to stay warm
I make my way ‘cross the land a month at a time
The same route till the end of my days

And the people they all love me
They give me bread and they tell me stories
But I’ll never let them get through to me
‘Cause in the end I’m still alone

They call me the Leather Man
Woah I’m the Leather Man
I sleep in my caves and I do what I please
Yeah I’m the Leather Man

I ask nothing from you but a fresh loaf of bread
And they all come to see me when I come around
Cause I’m the Leather Man
Woah I’m the Leather Man

One day the Leather Man was late into town
And the people they started to worry
He made it into town lookin’ sick as a dog
But still he continued on

He never made it to the next town
And the people went after him
They found him lying dead in his big heavy suit
It was the last of the Leather Man

They called him the Leather Man
Woah he was the Leather Man
He slept in his caves and he did what he pleased
He was the Leather Man

He asked nothing from them but a fresh loaf of bread
And they all came to see him when he came around
He was the Leather Man
Yeah, he was the Leather Man

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from Before The Age Of The Choo​-​Choo Train, released May 10, 2015
Lyrics: Claire Roche
Music: Claire Roche

Claire Roche: Acoustic guitar, drums, electric bass, vocals

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