I've known him before wearing several faces Under many names and in a lot of places The go-away man The take-it-easy-everything'll-be-OK man And he isn't one for coming back The campfires cold along his track [Later: The campfires cool behind him along his curving track] While he seeks fresh pastures and the greener fields A spend-the-night man, a stay-a-day man The go-away man I've known him before wearing several faces Under many names and in a lot of places The heading-west man A surface burst they didn't mention in the test-ban And he isn't one for coming back The early-morning quitter doesn't even ring you back As he waits with the milk-cans for the early train A kill-the-light man, a stay-a-day man The go-away man I've known him before wearing several faces Under many names and in a lot of places The hit-and-run man A pack of lies held together by a suntan And he isn't one for coming back A doubled-handled bag [above him] on the luggage rack As he takes it easy stretching out along the seat A travel-light man, a stay-a-day man The go-away man
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