Hobo Johnnie

from The Soul of Democracy by Alan Dickson

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A song written by Alan Dickson about John Muir from Dunbar, Scotland, known today as "The Father of the National Parks" in the United States. Until his death in 1914 though, Muir described himself as a tramp - it's only part of the story but undoubtedly the most picturesque part!

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The trees they grow ever higher
Can't you hear the wee birds sing?
And the stories round the campfire
The last frontier is everything

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Ramble on, Hobo Johnnie
Leave the city far behind
Take the byways and the backwoods
Rest your head where the river wynds

In the morning on the hot stove
Porridge boils to start the day
Pack your bags then head northwards
Where your bound who can say

Chorus

Now and then you take some odd job
Turn your hand to get by
A little sheering and a wrangling
You sing of home, sweet lullabies

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from The Soul of Democracy, released June 24, 2017

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Alan Dickson Glasgow, UK

Scottish singer songwriter Alan Dickson was born in Leith but now based in Glasgow. Alan writes about life in Scotland and beyond, mainly of a personal and political nature.

Descended from a Leith docker, he remarks: "as life mimics art I'm just like my grandfather, only he used a rivet gun and I use a guitar."

Among his influences are Robert Burns, Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan and Dick Gaughan.
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