Schubert - Der Leiermann (The Organ Grinder) from Winterreise

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Just outside of town
The organ grinder stands
And he turns his organ
With his frozen hands

Barefoot on the ice
He staggers back and forth
And for all his music
Not a penny's worth

No one wants to hear him
No one sees him play
And the dogs are snapping
At his feet all day

And he lets the world go
Spinning as it will
Turns and turns his organ
Leaves it never still

Now, you weird old stranger
Shall I come along?
Will you turn that organ
And play to my song?