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Pretzel Man
Pretzel Man
by Harry Chapin
He's the little pretzel man, he's got his twisted pretzel hands He's got his a pretzel wife, that he's loved all his pretzel life And he's got himself a pretzel girl, that they both brought into their world And watch them all twist pretzels by hand, by hand And if only we all lived in Pretzel Land Six days a week, when he wakes up She will fill his coffee cup Six days a week he is a working man He wheels his wagon to the park He sells pretzels 'till it's dark But that's the only life that he understands He's his own man He's the little pretzel man, he's got his twisted pretzel hands He's got that pretzel wife, that he's loved all his pretzel life And he's got himself a pretzel girl, that they both brought into their world But watch them all twist pretzels by hand, by hand And if only we all lived in Pretzel Land On Sunday, when they go to church In the seventh pew they perch They listen to his sermon and they believe They're grateful for the food they ate So they put their money in a plate They've heard of hungry children and they grieve (they believe) So we watch them all twist pretzels by hand, by hand And if only we all lived in Pretzel Land If only we could all be like that man If only we all lived in Pretzel , only we all lived in Pretzel, only we all lived in Pretzel ...Land
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"Oh, if a man tried to take his time on earth and prove before he died what one man's life could be worth, I wonder what would happen to this world?" -- Harry Chapin, 1942-1981.
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Sniper & Other Love Songs
[iTunes]
In 1972, Harry released
Sniper & Other Love Songs.
Thirty years would pass before the album would ever reach the CD format. Sniper was finally re-released in June, 2002.
Originally given a working title of Sweet City Suite, the album tells the story of various characters one might run into in
a city. The album features the original studio versions of Chapin classics "A Better Place to Be" and "Circle." But
perhaps more importantly (as those songs are already well-distributed on compilation CDs), the album features seemingly
lost Chapin stories, including "And the Baby Never Cries," "Burning Herself," "Barefoot Boy," and "Woman Child."
Sniper is for the seasoned Chapin fan. New fans would do better to check out
Greatest Stories
Live. But for Chapin fans who have reached the level of the
Dance Band on the Titanic album, this is the next step. Slightly over-produced and having a little of the "forced"
feel that some of Harry's studio albums possess, this album does not capture the powerfully live Harry Chapin. Nonetheless,
it captures Harry's great iconoclastic songwriting--Harry takes the story song to new heights here. But the album works best
for those ready for it; don't buy it until you are ready to appreciate it!
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