January man (video) (intro)

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1. The January man, he goes around

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in woolen coat and boots of leather.

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The February man still shakes the snow

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from off his clothes and blows his hand.

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The man of March he sees the Spring,

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and wonders what the year will bring, and hopes for better weather.

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2. Through April rain the man goes down

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to watch the birds come in to share the summer.

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The man of May stands very still

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to watch the children dance away the day.

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In June the man inside the man

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is young and wants to lend a hand, and smiles at each new comer.

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3. In July the man in cotton shorts,

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he sits and thinks and being idle.

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The August men in thousands take

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the road to find the sun and watch the sea.

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September man is standing near

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to saddle up another year, and Autumn is his bridle.

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4. The man of new October takes the rain,

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and early frost is on his shoulder.

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The poor November man sees fire and mist

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and wind and rain and winter ere.

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December man looks through the snow

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to let eleven brothers know, they're all a little older.

+ instrumental = verse 4

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5. The January man, he comes around again

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in coat and boots of leather.

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To take another turn and walk

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along the icy road he knows so well.

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The January man is here,

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the start of each and every year, along the road forever.

(Christy Moore)