The Folk Singer-Tommy Roe

[ti:The Folk Singer] [ar:Tommy Roe] [al:Working Class Hero] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Folk Singer - Tommy Roe [00:09.53]He use to sing his songs to his Sara Jane [00:14.05]The folk singer [00:17.90] [00:18.75]His songs filled with love made the mountains ring [00:23.43]To the folk singer [00:27.54] [00:28.22]At first Sara Jane was to be his bride [00:32.63] [00:33.26]But as his fame grew she was pushed aside [00:37.45] [00:38.11]So the mountain girl would say good-bye [00:42.74]To the folk singer [00:46.88] [00:47.70]He let his hair grow long and he dressed in style [00:52.51]The folk singer [00:56.54] [00:57.35]His voice was pure and the fans went wild [01:02.31]For the folk singer [01:06.47] [01:07.10]He said Sara Jane was much too plain [01:11.94]So he left her alone as grew more fame [01:16.81]But sorrow will come like a mountain rain [01:21.71]To the folk singer [01:25.94] [01:36.75]Lavished in glory fortune at his feet [01:41.33]The folk singer [01:45.58] [01:46.34]Awoke one morning and he couldn't speak [01:51.30]The folk singer [01:55.69] [01:56.32]The doctor said his singing days were through [02:01.30]Thousands wept [02:03.29]Sara Jane did too [02:06.27]He could not sing now his friends were few [02:11.45]The folk singer [02:15.54] [02:16.45]Sick at heart in the mountains again [02:21.27]The folk singer [02:25.62] [02:26.44]Now Sara Jane didn't look so plain [02:31.01]To the folk singer [02:35.99]Oh the power of love can do strange things [02:41.10]'Cause love has made him sing again [02:45.86]Only now he sings for his Sara Jane [02:50.85]The folk singer [02:55.13] [02:55.90]And once again the mountains ring [03:00.72]To the folk singer [03:05.13] [03:05.73]The folk singer [03:09.80] [03:10.32]The folk singer [03:14.93] [03:15.55]The folk singer