Poor Ditching Boy-Richard Thompson

[ti:Poor Ditching Boy] [ar:Richard Thompson] [al:The Best Of Richard And Linda Thompson: The Island Record Years] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Poor Ditching Boy - Richard Thompson [00:06.98]Written by：Richard Thompson [00:13.96]Was there ever a winter so cold and so sad [00:18.62] [00:19.83]The river too weary to flood [00:22.47] [00:25.15]The storming wind cut through to my skin [00:29.42] [00:30.43]But she cut through to my blood [00:33.54] [00:38.24]I was looking for trouble to tangle my line [00:43.10] [00:44.34]But trouble came looking for me [00:46.79] [00:49.30]I knew I was standing on treacherous ground [00:53.38] [00:54.85]I was sinking too fast to run free [00:58.11] [00:59.73]With her scheming idle ways [01:04.76] [01:05.89]She left me poor enough [01:08.82] [01:11.42]The storming wind cut through to my skin [01:15.73] [01:16.64]But she cut through to my blood [01:19.79] [01:22.22]I would not be asking I would not be seen [01:26.85] [01:28.21]A beggin on mountain or hill [01:30.87] [01:32.81]But I'm ready and blind with my [01:36.26]Hands tied behind [01:37.57] [01:38.83]I've neither a mind nor a will [01:41.73] [01:43.65]With her scheming idle ways [01:48.89] [01:50.03]She left me poor enough [01:53.12] [01:55.61]The storming wind cut through to my skin [02:00.17] [02:01.21]But she cut through to my blood [02:04.18] [02:09.14]It's bitter the need of the poor ditching boy [02:13.53] [02:15.10]He'll always believe what they say [02:17.65] [02:20.09]They tell him it's hard to be honest and true [02:24.51] [02:25.71]Does he mind if he doesn't get paid [02:28.95] [02:30.73]With her scheming idle ways [02:35.95] [02:37.35]She left me poor enough [02:40.19] [02:42.90]The storming wind cut through to my skin [02:47.01] [02:47.79]But she cut through to my blood