I write 'em and play 'em just as good as i can

and I mean to be real, and thoughtful's my plan

a folksong tells stories, explicit or vague

a folksong finds meaning in "chicken or egg"

a folksong will speak to the young and the old

a folksong is deeper than "do what you're told"

a laugh or a cry with a thoughtful demeaner

or the quietest voice that found some grass greener

the start of a process, the end of an era

a mistaken thought grinning, the truth in an error

for a good song, a folksong, would be dear to the many from the dusty outback, to the kells of killkenny

it may be co-written or origional as sin

but a folksong is one to help most the folks win

and I wish that the simpletons like me on this planet

could take back the music, and not try to can it.